Employment Skills Training Plan Consultant - Toronto, Canada - Yonge Street Mission

Yonge Street Mission

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Project Overview:

At YSM, we recognize each and every one of the 500,000 people experiencing poverty in Toronto have immense value.

As a local development agency, all our resources and energy are focused on responding to immediate needs, while also helping community members move from surviving to thriving.

We believe if we combine our collective resources and wisdom, together we can achieve our vision of ending chronic poverty in Toronto in a generation.

As a part of its overall strategy YSM seeks to ensure that clear pathways to meaningful income are developed for each population group served.

Employment skills training is an important component along the pathway to meaningful income.

The Workforce Development team has been providing pre-employment training as a part of its programming for several years and has identified training as an important pillar of the model in addition to Employment Services and Employer Engagement.

The team is seeking an
Employment Skills Training Plan Consultant, to assist with the following:

Determining the effectiveness of current preemployment training offerings in preparing our participants for achieving meaningful income
Researching and collating best practices in preemployment training
Recommending changes or additions to be made to optimize the preemployment training offered by YSM

The consultant will work closely with the Workforce Development Director to fulfill the project deliverables outlined below:

Project Deliverables:

Deliverable 1:

Review of Current Needs and Evaluation of Current Employment Skills Training Offerings*YSM serves 3 priority population groups: Street Involved Youth, Adults Experiencing Chronic Poverty, Families in Need.

Currently YSM is delivering a number of employment skills training offerings through its Workforce Development programs:

Next Step
Employment Services
Youth Job Connection and Youth Job Connection Summer
Retention Achieved through Maximized Partnerships (RAMP)
Opportunities Fund

This first deliverable focuses on reviewing the training being delivered as a part of these programs to assess its effectiveness from a job readiness perspective.

A variety of methods may be used, including a desk review, observation and engagement of key stakeholders (YSM staff and participants).

Consideration will be given to current and projected labour market needs in determining what is effective.

Deliverable 2:
Research and collate best practices in Employment Skills Training

There are numerous opportunities for individuals to benefit from training which will assist them in gaining or improving their employment.

The intent is to gain a good understanding of what types of training are most effective in getting people into long term employment, including any information on new and innovative ways in which this training might be delivered.

Best practices might be uncovered through a number of avenues including:

Researching other Employment Service Providers
Data from think tanks

Included in this deliverable would be the identification of any opportunities for partnering with training institutions offering accredited micro-credentials programs.

Deliverable 3:
Recommendations on an Approach for YSM's Employment Skills Training
Based on the previous 2 deliverables, the consultant will deliver recommendations on an approach for YSM's Pre-Employment Training pillar.

This will include not only what we might do to deliver best practice training, but also the identification of any niche areas for the organization.

Deliverable 4:
Training Plan Development

Based on the above deliverables, and in consideration of the pending Employment Services Transformation, develop a plan YSM's Workforce Development department's training offerings.

The findings of the previous deliverables will guide the development of this plan.

Specific Requirements Include:

3+ years experience in research and evaluation, including conducting qualitative research projects
Experience and proven ability to create research reports including clear recommendations and next steps
Education or experience in Career Development, Social Work, Human Resources or related field
Experience or knowledge of employment skills training models is an asset
Strong analysis and synthesizing skills. Excellent written/verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently and maintain timeline deliverables

RFP Requirements to Include:

Full proposal with timeline for completion of deliverables, including milestones and process for creating a training plan
Itemized outline of outputs/deliverables against proposed budget. Where applicable, please provide a breakdown of project milestones and invoicing amounts by milestone
Daily rate/fee

References:

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Please submit a full proposal by February 3, 2023. _**_Thank you._*
Project Timeline:February 13, April 14, 2023

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