1 Promoting Provincial Partnerships: Motivation, Process and Outcomes Ontario Native Literacy Coalition.

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Promoting Provincial Partnerships:Motivation, Process and Outcomes

Ontario Native Literacy Coalition

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Promoting Provincial Partnerships:Promoting Provincial Partnerships:Motivation, Process and OutcomesMotivation, Process and Outcomes

• HRSDC funded

• Ontario Advisory Committee – partner organization membership

• Provincial Working Group – one member per partner organization

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Provincial Working GroupProvincial Working Group

Irene Blayney – CESBA

Sandra Hennessey – CSC

Nida Home Doherty – ONLC

Mary-Ann Stark – CLO

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Project OverviewProject Overview

• document how effective cross-sectoral partnerships are identified and developed

• outline challenges and benefits

• discover best practices

• Essential Skills training as vehicle

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PartnershipPartnershipTerms of ReferenceMission, Vision and ValuesBaseline Surveys – partnership, Essential SkillsSurveys – to be re-administered at final meetingFinal report – process, challenges, benefits, best practices, next steps

Product – WorkbookProduct – WorkbookSelf-directed and face-to-face ES familiarization based on surveyChapter identification and assignmentWorkbook template developmentEditor and desktop publisher identifiedDrafts, edits – some in final form (case studies and tools development

underway)Publication date – June 2008

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Seven Grandfather TeachingsSeven Grandfather Teachings

WISDOM

LOVE

RESPECT

BRAVERY HONESTY

HUMILITY

TRUTH

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ChallengesChallengesPerceived at project start up: organizational culture preventing full participation initial investment of time, resources and staff differences in operational requirements potential “scrutiny” by partners fear of unknown requirement to work in new ways increased communication requirements increased need for flexibility and compromise competition between stakeholders lack of trust potential for shared PD funding base

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Benefits Benefits Perceived at project start up:• increased opportunity for/wider collaboration • improved transition of learners • establishment of new network or forum• increased opportunity for staff training and PD• decreased cost for staff training and PD• enhanced practitioner confidence• increased funding opportunities• better support at the local level• improved ES training for learners• levelling of the playing field• frontline connections

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The WorkbookThe Workbook

Chapter Title1 Introduction2 Essential Skills Background and History3 Introduction to Essential Skills4 Essential Skills Profiles5 Using ES and Profiles With Your Learners6 Other ES Resources7 Additional ES Stories and Case Studies8 Summary

Appendices

Chapters 7 & 8 may be collapsed

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Introduction to Essential SkillsIntroduction to Essential Skills

Essential Skills are: ‘enabling’ skills that help people perform tasks

required by their jobs

skills that provide workers with a foundation for learning other skills

skills that enhance the ability to adapt to change

skills people use to carry out a wide variety of everyday life and occupational tasks

skills needed for work, learning and life

are not technical skills

Essential Skills are the Velcro to which other training sticks.

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Introduction to Essential Skills…Introduction to Essential Skills…There are 9 Essential Skills:

1. Reading Text

2. Document Use

3. Writing

4. Numeracy

5. Oral Communication

6. Thinking Skills

7. Working with Others

8. Computer Use

9. Continuous Learning

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Essential Skills ProfilesEssential Skills Profiles

Government has profiled the Essential Skills requirements for all C and D NOC job classifications

Each profile provides detailed information about how Essential Skills are used by workers in that job classification

Skill descriptions include the measure or complexity at which the skill is used

By 2009 all job classifications will have been profiled

Profiles are an important Essential Skills tool

Profiles can be found at http://srv108.services.gc.ca

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Learning

Life Work

EssentialSkills

ES EverywhereReading TextLifeReading a hydrorate increase letterto understand thefinancialimplication.LearningReadingassignmentinstructions to scanfor the due dateWorkReading a plantholiday closurememo to determinethe date and day ofweek

Document UseLifeComparing nutrition labelsto purchase the item with the least sugarLearningReviewing a timetableto plan weekly scheduleWork

Completing a time sheet to collect your pay

NumeracyLifeCalculating bankbalance after payinga billLearningScheduling timefor homework tomeet deadlinesWork Completing atravel claim for refund

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Measuring Essential SkillsMeasuring Essential Skills

Level 10-225

Level 2226-275

Level 3276-325

Level 4326-375

Level 5376-500

Level 10-225

Level 2226-275

Level 3276-325

Level 4326-375

Level 5376-500

0 - 500

International Adult Literacy Survey 500-point scale

HRSDC 5-level scale

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Comparing ES Complexity LevelsComparing ES Complexity LevelsIALS 500-Point Scale ES Complexity Level LBS Level

Prose Literacy 0 - 225

Reading Text, Writing, Oral Communication

Level 1

Communications Levels 1 - 3

Prose Literacy 226 - 275

Reading Text, Writing, Oral Communication

Level 2

Communications Levels 4 - 5

Document Literacy 0 - 225

Document Use, Computer Use Level 1

Communications Levels 1 - 3

Document Literacy 226 - 275

Document Use, Computer Use Level 2

Communications Levels 4 - 5

Quantitative Literacy 0 - 225

Numeracy, Thinking Skills Level 1

Numeracy Levels 1 - 3

Quantitative Literacy 226 – 275

Numeracy, Thinking Skills Level 2

Numeracy Level 4

Adapted from Ministry of Educaton and Training - Learning Outcomes Matrix - 1998

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Essential Skills Complexity LevelsEssential Skills Complexity Levels

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Find the Ace of Hearts in the deck of cardsFind the Ace of Hearts in the deck of cards

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Locate – Complexity Level 1Locate – Complexity Level 1

LOCATE and direct match

“One and done”

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Find the 4 Aces in the deck of cardsFind the 4 Aces in the deck of cards

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Cycle – Complexity Level 2Cycle – Complexity Level 2

Direct match and locate, locate, locate

otherwise known as CYCLE

Increased time is required to complete the task

“Two or more locates”

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Find all the diamonds Find all the diamonds ♦ ♦ and place the cards in and place the cards in order from Ace (low) to King (high)order from Ace (low) to King (high)

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Integrate – Complexity Level 3/4Integrate – Complexity Level 3/4

Multiple locates of ♦’s (cycle) and thensequencing in order between Ace and King.

Increased time required and informationneeds to be integrated to complete the task.

INTEGRATE

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Identify the highest scoring hand for Identify the highest scoring hand for each of the 3 most popular card games in each of the 3 most popular card games in

North AmericaNorth America

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Generate – Complexity Level 4/5Generate – Complexity Level 4/5

Locate, cycle, integrate and generate require

an increasing amount of “brain power”.

“Prior knowledge” is required to complete the

task.

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Connection to IALS ScaleConnection to IALS Scale

Level 1 - Locate

Level 2 - Cycle

Level 3/4 - Integrate

Level 4/5 - Generate

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Recognizing Essential SkillsRecognizing Essential Skills

Review of Essential Skills and definitions:

1. Reading Text

2. Document Use

3. Writing

4. Numeracy

5. Oral Communication

6. Thinking Skills

7. Working with Others

8. Computer Use

9. Continuous Learning

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Recognizing Essential SkillsRecognizing Essential Skills

Volunteer?

Share one of your tasks that involves the

application of 3 or more of the Essential Skills.

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Re-cap – The ProjectRe-cap – The Project

• Partnership project involving CSC, CESBA, CLO and ONLC

• Project report will include challenges, benefits and best practices

• Essential Skills as the vehicle to develop a partnership – workbook available June 2008

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Re-cap – Essential SkillsRe-cap – Essential Skills

The 9 Essential Skills are the foundation forlearning other skills. They enhance one’sability to adapt to change and are neededfor work, learning and life.

They are the Velcro to which other trainingsticks.

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Re-cap – Essential SkillsRe-cap – Essential Skills

Essential Skills Profiles, describing howeach of the Essential Skills are used and atwhat complexity level, are available freemany Canadian occupations. Alloccupations will be profiled by 2009.

Profiles are available at:http://srv108.services.gc.ca

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Re-cap – Essential SkillsRe-cap – Essential Skills

Essential Skills are applied at various

complexity levels. A simplified way of

thinking about complexity levels:

Level 1 – Locate

Level 2 – Cycle

Level 3/4 – Integrate

Level 4/5 – Generate

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Learning

Life Work

EssentialSkills

ES EverywhereReading TextLifeReading a hydrorate increase letterto understand thefinancialimplication.LearningReadingassignmentinstructions to scanfor the due dateWorkReading a plantholiday closurememo to determinethe date and day ofweek

Document UseLifeComparing nutrition labelsto purchase the item with the least sugarLearningReviewing a timetableto plan weekly scheduleWork

Completing a time sheet to collect your pay

NumeracyLifeCalculating bankbalance after payinga billLearningScheduling timefor homework tomeet deadlinesWork Completing atravel claim for refund

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Questions?

Thank you