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Orientation SessionOctober 28, 2013
ANESSENTIAL SKILL!
4. Project and E-Learning Program Overview
Doc. #: 4
Presentation Agenda
A. Project Goal & Objectives
B. Issues Addressed by Project
C. Training Model
D. E-Learning Program
E. Project Organization
Orientation SessionOctober 28, 2013
ANESSENTIAL SKILL!
A. Project Objectives
Doc. #: 4
Project Objectives
To increase the effectiveness of rural
SMEs in assessing and enhancing the digital skill levels of employees
Project Objectives
To increase capacity of the field in essential digital skills through knowledge gained following the pilot testing and evaluation of a training model in essential digital skills
(The Research Program)
Orientation SessionOctober 28, 2013
ANESSENTIAL SKILL!
B. Issues Addressed by Project
Doc. #: 4
Literacy & Essential Skills
needed for work, learning and life
foundation for learning all other skills
help people evolve with their jobs and adapt to workplace change
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada
Issue #1
Literacy & Essential Skills
Reading
Writing
Document Use
Numeracy
Computer Use
Thinking
Oral Communication
Working with Others
Continuous Learning
Source: Employment and Social Development Canada
Issue #1
Digital Essential Skills
The Computer Use Skill
Has evolved due to the rapid evolution of …
Information & Communication Technologies
Due to the increasing importance of:
• INTERNET information networks & applications
• Communication & Mobile technologies
Issue #1
Digital Essential Skills
Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) are rapidly changing:
the way business is conducted
the way we work
the way we perform work tasks
Issue #1
Rural Digital DivideRural SMEs are at risk of falling behind
In most OECD countries, workers:
in over 95% of large businesses
In over 85% of medium-sized businesses
And 65% of small businesses
have access to and use the Internet as part of their jobs
Issue #2
Occupational Digital DivideLow-skilled occupations are behind
In the OECD Skills Outlook 2013, on average across
countries:
50% of adults in skilled occupations
20% of adults in elementary occupations
score at Level 2 or 3 in the problem solving in technology-rich skill
Issue #3
Source: OECD Skills Outlook 2013
Access to TrainingNot easy for rural small businesses to access training opportunities
Distance from training locations
Costs due to travel
Employees time out-of-work
Minimum number of employees needed for a training course to be offered
Class-room approach not adapted to workplace training
Issue #4
Access to TrainingWorkers in elementary occupations
Are offered less training opportunities than those of skilled and higher skilled occupations
Elementary occupations lack the foundational skills needed to learn
Issue #4
Orientation SessionOctober 28, 2013
ANESSENTIAL SKILL!
C. Training Model
Doc. #: 4
Project Goal
Design a bilingual workplace training
model to develop the essential digital
skills of rural small businesses
Training ModelWith rural small business needs in mind
ACCESSIBLE DIRECTLY IN THE WORKPLACE
• Via on Online E-Learning Platform
FLEXIBLE TO ADAPT TO THE WORKPLACE
• Self-Paced and Autonomous Learning
CONTEXTUALIZED TO THE WORKPLACE
DRIVEN BY THE SME OWNER / MANAGER
Training Model
BASIC DIGITAL SKILLS TRAINING Adapted to Low-skilled Occupations
Training contextualized to doingreal and practical workplace tasks more efficiently using ICTs
Designed for Level 2 literacy
Training Model
Target Groups
Rural small businesses in industries with a low-skilled workforce
Manufacturing and service industries
• For the piloting of the training: Recruit 12 SMEs in 5 participating provinces to pilot-test the training program
Training ModelTarget Groups
Low-skilled workers
Elementary Occupations
• For the piloting of the training: Recruit over 100 employees of level 2 (& 1) literacy to pilot-test the training
• Recruit those with lower than high school diploma
Orientation SessionOctober 28, 2013
ANESSENTIAL SKILL!
D. The Digital Skills E-Learning Program
Doc. #: 4
Definition - Digital Skills
Using digital technology
Using communication tools and networks
Acquiring and evaluating information
Communicating with others
Performing practical tasks
in the work place
Basic Digital Skills Training
TARGETING ELEMENTARY OCCUPATIONS IN:
ADMINISTRATION
PRODUCTION or OPERATIONS
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Basic Digital Skills Training
Designed for literacy level 2
To train employees on how to
perform EIGHT (8) practical
workplace tasks using ICTs
Orientation SessionOctober 28, 2013
ANESSENTIAL SKILL!
E. Project Organization
Doc. #: 4
A Partnership Approach
TO HELP BRIDGE THE GAP
of Digital Skills in rural SMEs
Partners in 5 Provinces
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Québec
Manitoba
Alberta
Partners
SMEs Owners / Managers / Employees
Literacy and Essential SkillsProvincial Programs
Rural Business OrganizationsCommunity Futures Network of Canada
Funding PartnersFunded in part by the Government of Canada's
Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills Program and ACOA’s Business Development Program
Funded also by the NB Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour and the NB Regional Development Corporation
Delivered by the
Key IntervenersGUIDES
Will recruit SMEs and coordinate their participation in collaboration with the WES Instructors
WES INSTRUCTORSof the provincial workplace essential skills program
Will support SMEs and employees participating in pilot-testing of the Online Digital Skills Training in the workplace
Key IntervenersE-LEARNING CONSULTANTS (SOFAD)
To design and develop all the components of the Online Digital Workplace Skills Training Program
RESEARCH CONSULTANTS (SRDC)
To develop research to measure the efficiency of the Online Digital Skills Training
Project Team
Plan, implement and coordinate the project, from global planning to workplace activities
Key Interveners
SME Owners/Managers and Employees
To use/pilot/test the Online Digital Workplace Skills Training Program in a real workplace setting
LEVEL OF EFFORT OF SMEs
Project Global Process
THANK YOU!
QUESTIONS?Project Delivered by
The opinions and interpretations in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the
Government of Canada.
MERCI!
QUESTIONS?Projet livré par
Les opinions et les interprétations figurant dans la présente publication sont celles de l’auteur et ne représentent pas nécessairement celles du
gouvernement du Canada.
Funding Partners • Partenaires financiers
The N.B. Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour and the Regional Development Corporation [N.B.] are also participating in funding the project.
Le ministère de l’Éducation postsecondaire, de la Formation et du Travail du N.-B. et la Société de développement régional [N.-B.] participent aussi au financement du projet.
Funded in part by the Government of Canada's Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills Program and ACOA’s Business Development
Program..
Financé en partie par le gouvernement du Canada, Programme d’apprentissage, d’alphabétisation et d’acquisition des compétences essentielles pour les adultes et le Programme de développement des
entreprises de l’APÉCA.