Conducting a Training Needs Assessment as a Partnership Initiative

Conducting a Training Needs Assessment as a Partnership Initiative

Agenda • Introductions • Benefits • Survey Design • Survey Results • Next Steps

Partners • Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board • Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board • Greater Essex County District School Board • Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board • Renfrew County Catholic District School Board

Message • School Boards, regardless of size, geography and diversity, can achieve more with less by collaborating and working together towards a common goal.

First Benefit – An Effective Use of Resources • Common Need • Cost Effective • Limited resources, time • Request for Proposal • Develop Survey • Differences (language, Catholic/Public, titles)

Second Benefit - Relationships • Support – manageable • Share Best Practices • Expand School Board Contacts • Synergy, motivating, meaningful • Commonalities

Third Benefit - Sharing of Ideas • What started off as a Needs Assessment Survey evolved into a platform for sharing best practices! • Newsletters/Brochures • Big Picture Series • Keynote Speakers • Training and Delivery Ideas

Fourth Benefit – Planning Tool • PD data to use for planning • Board specific and aggregate data • Topic and group breakdowns • User friendly format

Personal Growth & Development IT Training Working Relationships Training Survey Topic Areas & Categories Health Safety Wellness Educational Topics General Interest and Personal Topics

Our Respondents Gender & Age • Male 20% & Female 80% • 66% Ages 45 – 63 Years Experience • 27% > 20 years • 18% 16 – 20 years • 13% 11 – 15 years • 25% 6 – 10 years • 16% 1 – 5 years Employee Group • 27% Educational Resource Workers • 21% Secretarial/Clerical • 20% Custodial/Maintenance

Survey says…………

Professional Growth & Development(16 Topics)12 • Problem Solving • Assertiveness Training • Project Mgmt – planning & organizing • Mentoring & Coaching Skills • Managing Change

Working Relationships(6 Topics) • Working with Difficult People • Managing Conflict • Working in Teams

General Interest & Personal(7 Topics) • Managing Stress • Planning your Retirement • OMERS

Health & Safety/Wellness(9 Topics) • Standard First Aid/CPR • Emergency Preparedness (Lockdown) • Ergonomics in the Workplace • Back Safety/Lifting and Carrying

Education(10 Topics) • Behaviour Management Systems • Safe Schools – Code of Conduct, Bullying • Assistive Technology • Child in Need of Protection

Information Technology(10 Topics) • MS Office Excel • Email (Outlook) • Computer Basics • Budget and Banking Software • Student Information Systems

Findings • Geographic and Size differences yet similarities in our training needs • Staff Comments • System Recognition of Support Staff of Training & Development Needs

Next Steps • As Partners we are advocating for a Provincial forum • On going PD Needs • OASBO Support

Q & A Questions? Thank you!

Conducting a Training Needs Assessment as a Partnership Initiative