23.3 – Implement Labour Market Action Plan

Purpose & Context

Career Development Professionals (CDPs) work with community and employment stakeholders to support the successful implementation of labour market action plans. Successful collaboration between CDPs and community partners helps communities work toward achieving long term goals, leveraging partnerships to enhance economic development.

Effective Performance

Competent career development professionals must be able to:

P1. Present components of action plan, such as:
- Employment and training programs, e.g. short- and long-term
- Service delivery, e.g. eligibility, privacy
- Career services, e.g. job search, résumé preparation, employment support, job maintenance
- Planning and coordination, e.g. intake and referral
- Financial supports, e.g. employer financial supports, participant employment and training
P2. Delegate activities
P3. Develop communication strategy
P4. Establish a schedule for progress reviews, e.g. monthly, quarterly, end of year
P5. Prepare reports, e.g. progress reports, quarterly results, final report
P6. Share knowledge and expertise throughout the implementation process, as necessary

Knowledge & Understanding

Competent career development professionals must know and understand:

K1. Community Labour Market Plan
K2. Community resources

Contextual Variables

Competent career development professionals must be able to perform this competency in the following range of contexts:

The role of the CDPs will vary depending on the resources available for the community to participate in the community needs assessment.

Glossary & Key References

Terms

Industry-specific terms contained in the standard defined here, where applicable.

Community labour market needs assessment: gathering of information to identify gaps between current and future workforce needs. The information is used to develop policies, systems and strategies to solve community employability issues.

Community labour market plans: document presenting detailed analysis of labour market statistics and strategies on how to grow the workforce to meet the local workforce needs.

Information Sources and Resources for Consideration

Ottawa Community Labour Market Plan. 2018. Accessed January 23rd, 2020. https://ottawaemploymenthub.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Community-Labour-Market-Plan-2018-v31-resize.pdf

Context Rating Scales

Criticality

Q: What is the consequence of a professional being unable to perform this skill according to the standard?

Moderate risk: CRITICAL

Frequency

Q: How frequent and under what conditions is this skill performed?

Circumstantially, e.g. per project, when a specific event arises

Level of Difficulty

Q: Under routine circumstances, how would you rate the level of difficulty in performing this skill?

Moderate difficulty or complexity

Time Required to Gain Proficiency

Q: What is the average length of time or number of repeated events that are minimally necessary for an individual to become proficient in performing the skill to the standard?

A career development professional requires at least six months to establish a network of community and business stakeholders, as well as in-depth knowledge of best practices in community labour market needs assessment.

Autonomy

Practitioners typically perform this competency without supervision, and as part of a team.

Automation

It is unlikely that this competency will automate.

Requisite Work Aids, Tools, Equipment or Materials

None