BCSAP Training Framework : BC Settlement and Adaptation Program Training Framework

Olga Scherbina who assumed many critical responsibilities pertaining to the development, distribution, and analysis of the survey; provided a thorough analysis of the identified training approaches; and assisted in conceptualizing the training framework presented within this report. [...] For the purpose of the BCSAP Training Framework, the term training refers to in-service training and professional development. [...] The Ministry’s Approach CBMercer and Associates was contracted by the Ministry to explore various approaches to sectoral training in other jurisdictions across Canada; to solicit the opinions of key informants with experience in the delivery of training and professional development services to language instructors, settlement workers, and other support staff; and to develop a training framework th [...] Rather, the approach will lead to the development of a common framework that supports in-service training and professional development as it pertains to the delivery of BCSAP-funded services. [...] Funding and/or Purchase of Training Roles and Responsibilities The vast majority of respondents felt that funding or the purchase of in-house or professional development training was not the worker’s responsibility, especially given wide wage variances among the agencies and the perceived low wages in the field.