Evaluation of the Job Placement Program and the Training For Jobs Program
In September 2002, the Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance (MEIA) commissioned an evaluation of its two major employment programs, the Job Placement Program and Training for Jobs Pilot.
The Job Placement (JP) Program is designed to assist the most job-ready BC Employment and Assistance clients to obtain sustainable employment. The Training for Jobs (TFJ) Program Pilot provides BC Employment and Assistance clients with short-term skills development training, job placement and other supports required to obtain sustainable employment and independence.
The Evaluation of the Job Placement (JP) Program and Training for Jobs (TFJ) Program Pilot, conducted from 2002-2005 by the Victoria Consulting Network (VCN), was undertaken to:
- Determine if clients accepted into JP/TFJ moved into sustainable employment quicker than if they had not participated; and,
- Provide advice on developing future employment programming.
The evaluation includes input from program service providers, clients and ministry staff, and identifies a number of successes with ministry employment programs. Specifically, the report highlights the significant number of clients assisted to employment and the incremental benefits gained through a reduction in income assistance payments.
The evaluation also finds that the Ministry must continue to improve programs to meet the needs of the changing caseload, and recommends strengthened administrative and internal controls.
The summary of the evaluation, dated September 9, 2004, is included below along with an evaluation update, dated July 6, 2005. These documents, along with other research on programming in other jurisdictions and feedback from staff, clients and service providers, are being used to determine which elements of JP and TFJ work well and what areas need improvement. Current employment programs will be refined in a way that best suits client needs and capabilities, and addresses changes in the nature and characteristics of the income assistance caseload.
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