Support for Adult Learners Presentation to CESBA West Region Meeting June 12, 2015 Employment and Training Division Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities 1
Table of Contents • Canada-Ontario Job Grant – recent developments • Current directions: • Centre for Workforce Innovation • Youth Employment • Literacy and Basic Skills • Supporting apprentices • Employment and Training Services Integration • Appendix: List of Employment Ontario Programs and Services 2 Employment and Training Division
Canada-Ontario Job Grant On March 28, 2014, Ontario signed the Canada-Ontario Job Fund • Agreement with the federal government. Provides Ontario with approximately $192 million per year for the next six • years to support employer-driven training programs and services. • The agreement is a key source of funding for new, employer-driven, training initiatives like the Canada-Ontario Job Grant. • The COJG represents an opportunity for the province to engage more effectively with employers to support existing or new employees in obtaining the skills required to fill and succeed in available jobs. 3 Employment and Training Division
Canada-Ontario Job Grant • The COJG program has been very popular with employers. To help service providers prioritize applications • and manage their budget, the ministry introduced a new COJG assessment tool that will help to prioritize employer applications received after April 20 th based on the program’s strategic priorities. For additional information, you may contact • your local ministry office and visit the Employment Ontario Partners’ Gateway. 4 Employment and Training Division
COJG Skills Training Pilots • In addition to implementing the COJG, Ontario will use the grant to support two, new skills training pilots to encourage employers to take a greater role in workforce training: Canada-Ontario Job Grant: UpSkill (COJG: UpSkill) will fund partnerships between employers and training providers to develop and deliver sector-specific integrated essential and technical skills training, to meet the shared workforce needs of employers within specific sectors. o A Call for Proposal will be posted online in June 2015 Canada-Ontario Job Grant: Customized Training (COJG: Customized Training) will fund partnerships between individual employers and training providers to develop firm- specific training solutions. o Applications will be posted online for employers in June 2015 5 Employment and Training Division
Current directions: Employment and Training Division 6
Continuous improvement • Establish a new Ontario Centre for Workforce Innovation (OCWI) that will drive innovation and evidence-based service delivery across the province. • A Call for Proposals was released on May 4, 2015, to identify an entity or partnership of entities to set up and manage the new Centre. • The OCWI will: Engage extensively with key stakeholders to set strategic priorities; Build capacity and support an employment and training community of practice; Research, pilot and evaluate innovative employment and training projects; and, Launch an accessible, bilingual website where it will highlight its resources and promising practices 7 Employment and Training Division
Youth Employment Programs The 2013 Budget announced $195 Million in funding over two years for the • Youth Employment Fund (YEF), as part of the larger Youth Jobs Strategy (YJS). The Youth Employment Fund was launched on September 23, 2013, with a two- • year funding commitment to help 25,000 young people access job opportunities, develop skills, and gain valuable work experience. • The 2015 Ontario Budget renews the Ontario Youth Jobs Strategy, and commits an additional $250 million over two years to serve up to 150,000 clients. The focus areas are skills development , labour market connections, • entrepreneurship and innovation . 8 Employment and Training Division
Youth Employment Programs (cont.) • To support youth skills development , the Budget proposed a new program, Youth Job Connection, to help youth with multiple barriers gain the skills to find a job. • To promote labour market connections for young people, the Budget proposed creating Youth Job Link. It would give students and youth, who do not face significant employment barriers, access to job search resources to help transition to the labour market, including summer employment placement opportunities. • It also proposed the Youth Skills Connections Fund, to help bridge the gap between postsecondary training programs and the skills that businesses need today. 9 Employment and Training Division
Literacy and Basic Skills Focus on performance management and positive outcomes for clients • 10 Employment and Training Division
Supporting apprentices Employment and Training Division 11
Investments in Apprenticeship • Ontario is investing an additional $55 million in three programs that support apprenticeship. • This investment will help the next generation of skilled tradespeople access the training, equipment and facilities they need to get good jobs. • Pre-Apprenticeship , in April 2015, the government announced an investment of $13 million in funding over two years, to help these under-represented groups gain a foothold in the labour market. • Apprenticeship Enhancement Fund investment of $23M • Per Diem increase for Training Delivery Agencies 12 Employment and Training Division
Employment and Training Services Integration Employment and Training Division 13
Integrating Ontario’s Employment and Training Services Currently, the government invests about $1.07 billion per year in employment and • training services. • Opportunity for better integration • The potential benefits of integration are significant: For individuals who need training, it will mean enhanced and simplified access to a range of services and better employment outcomes. For individuals receiving social assistance, it will mean access to a wider range of employment and training services. For employers, the improved and co-ordinated promotion of services will mean a simpler system to navigate. For taxpayers, it will result in improved value for money . • Multiphase stakeholder engagement strategy that includes Aboriginal organizations 14 Employment and Training Division
Integrating Ontario’s Employment and Training Services We are also exploring concrete options to: • Put in place a common assessment framework, using a “distance from the labour market approach”, to ensure individuals in search of training or employment get the supports they need to access the right services; Establish a new Ontario Centre for Workforce Innovation that will drive innovation and evidence-based service delivery across the province; Pilot Local Employment Planning Councils to support strategic engagement of employers and other community actors in local workforce planning, and develop and improve the quality, analysis and application of local market information; and Develop a comprehensive Labour Market Information Strategy to improve access to labour market information and make it easier for job seekers to make informed decisions about their education, training and careers. 15 Employment and Training Division
APPENDIX Employment and Training Division 16
Appendix: List of Programs and Services Employment and Training Apprenticeship • Employment Service • Apprenticeship Client Services • Ontario Employment Assistance Services • Apprenticeship Seat Purchase • Second Career • Apprenticeship Enhancement Fund • Summer Jobs Service • Apprenticeship Innovation Fund • Ontario Job Creation Partnership • Co-op Diploma Apprenticeship Program • Ontario Self Employment Benefit • Apprenticeship Employer Signing Bonus • Targeted Initiative for Older Workers • Apprenticeship Completion Bonus to Employers • Youth Employment Fund • Apprentice Completion Bonus in Non-Red Seal Trades • Canada-Ontario Job Grant • Apprenticeship Scholarship • Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program • Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program • Support for Non-Employment Insurance Eligible Apprentices During In-School Training • Support for Apprentices with Disabilities • Loans for Tools • Examination Preparation Supports • Modular Training • Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit Foundational Skills Labour Market • Literacy and Basic Skills • Sector Initiatives Fund • Ontario Bridging Participant Assistance Program • Rapid Re-Employment and Training Service • Adjustment Advisory Program • Ontario Labour Market Partnership • Local Boards • Network Development Fund 17 Employment and Training Division
Literacy and Basic Skills – Results (cont.) Learners by Sector 2013-14 Sector Number of Learners Percent (%) Community based 13,205 30 service providers Colleges 16,712 39 School Boards 13,228 31 Total 43,145 100 18 Employment and Training Division
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