Fostering Professional Development

Success Story YES Employment Services, Thunder Bay

“To promote retention and staff development and success, we developed an internal training program.  Staff sign up as sessions are available. As a result of our efforts we received the innovations award from MTCU in 2003 and we shared the training modules with the Job Connect service providers across Ontario via the ministry website.  We have minimal staff turnover and our results continue to demonstrate success in achieving our contractual obligations.”

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Notes from the Field

“We provide cross training for staff interested. This ensures we have folks to move in to positions if vacated or programming changes they have the skills to be part of another program. We provide 3% of salary for staff development. We recognize successes at staff meetings. We have a “you rock” box that staff anonymously put accolades in and I read them at our staff meetings. We do a staff retreat annually (1 overnight) bring in trainers and generally have a good time.”

Employment & Education Centre, Brockville

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