Rapid Reemployment and Training Service

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Rapid Re-employment and Training Service

• Presentation to
• Service Delivery Advisory Group

February 16, 2007
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Rapid Re-employment Training Service Concept

• The Opportunity for Change
• Effective labour adjustment programs and services
  are vital elements to ensure that Ontario workers
  remain relevant and competitive in a rapidly
  changing employment environment.
• In the Fall the Ontario Government provided new
  funding under the Economic Stimulus Package for
  services and programs to help job-threatened and
  laid off workers find new jobs
• With its expanded menu of programs and services
  the Ministry of Training, Colleges and
  Universities (MTCU) has an opportunity to expand
  and enhance its assistance to companies, workers
  and communities affected by layoffs and
  downsizing.
• Building on the Adjustment Advisory Program
  (AAP), the Rapid Re-employment and Training
  Service strategy (RRTS) will include several new
  and enhanced practices to quickly provide
  effective programs and services to affected
  workers and communities.

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Rapid Re-employment Training Service The
Vision

• Proactively respond to labour adjustment
  situations affected by layoffs, plant closures or
  job threatened across the province
• Deploy Rapid Response Teams to provide timely,
  focused and integrated training and employment
  solutions to affected workers and communities
• Play a leadership role in coordinating a
  multi-ministry response to provide the full array
  of adjustment services and interventions to
  assist affected workers and communities
• Identify inter-ministerial partnerships to
  leverage resources and expertise to enhance the
  value and effectiveness of the Ontario response
• Enable the rapid access to adjustment services
  and training funds
• Identify appropriate service providers in the
  community and address any service gaps

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Rapid Re-employment and Training Service Service
Promise

• Rapid Re-employment and Training Service (RRTS)
  establishes a number of targeted service
  commitments, including
• A government response within one hour of a public
  announcement of a major closure or downsizing
  with outreach to the affected communities
• Development of individual service action plans
  for affected workers, including a training plan
  where appropriate, will be ready within 15 days
  of initial assessment
• Response team will report back within 30 days

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Rapid Re-employment and Training Service
Focused Training and Job Services
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RRTS Business Processes / Relationships

• At a high level, the following diagram
  illustrates the key service components and
  underlying relationships that define the RRTS
  approach at both the community and
  employee/employer level.

PublicAnnouncement Initial Response
Deploy Rapid Response Team
Create Service Action Plan
Monitor of Local Adjustment Actions
Community Level Response
Formation of Local Adjustment Committee
Support to Laid Off Apprentices
IndividualWorkerAssessment
Monitor and Evaluate Rapid Re-employment
Interventions
Rapid Access to Local Services, Training / Bulk
Training
Affected Employees/Employer Level Response
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Rapid Response Team Responsibilities

• MTCU assembles/contacts Rapid Response Team
  members in response to emerging or active
  adjustment situations
• The scope of services will be available in all
  adjustment situations, however the intensity of
  the intervention will depend on a number of
  factors including the number of lay-offs and the
  community impact
• Identify the needs of affected workers and the
  resources required
• Develop a Service Action Plan including
• Identifying the range of Ontario government
  services available
• Identifying potential training service providers
  in a community
• Identifying adjustment gaps and developing
  action plans
• Monitor and implement the Service Action Plan

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Case Study Beta Brands Plant Closure