Summative evaluation of the Targeted Initiative for Older Workers : Évaluation sommative de l'Initiative ciblée pour les travailleurs âgés : rapport final

Over half of the participants (55%) experienced a recent job loss, either in the year they started the TIOW program (24%) or the year prior to starting in the program (31%). [...] Key Findings The findings of the summative evaluation are consistent with the results of the previous formative evaluation of the program which found that “labour market outcomes for participants were largely positive”. [...] The TIOW survey respondents also indicated that their participation in TIOW improved their employability: • The majority of the participants (69%) agreed that they felt more employable as a result of the services they received, and; 62% agreed that the activities and training in the program made it easier for them to find a job sooner. [...] Summative Evaluation of the Targeted Initiative for Older Workers xv Follow-up Action 3: The Evaluation Directorate recommends that the program area continue to review the international literature on older worker labour market programming to examine lessons learned and best practices to apply to TIOW to ensure that the achievement of results are as cost-effective as possible. [...] This document is organized as follows: • The Introductory section presents an overview of the TIOW program; • Section 2 provides a summary of the evaluation methodology; • Sections 3 to 6 presents the main findings for each of the evaluation issues; • Section 7 provides an overview of the conclusions and recommendations.