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

Training Survey Topic Areas &

Categories

Personal Growth & Development

Working Relationships

Health Safety Wellness Educational Topics

General Interest and Personal

Topics

IT Training

Our Respondents

Gender & Age

• Male 20% & Female 80%

• 66% Ages 45 – 63

Employee Group

• 27% Educational Resource Workers

• 21% Secretarial/Clerical

• 20% Custodial/Maintenance

Years Experience

• 27% > 20 years

• 18% 16 – 20 years

• 13% 11 – 15 years

• 25% 6 – 10 years

• 16% 1 – 5 years

Survey says…………

Professional Growth & Development(16 Topics)12

1. Problem Solving

2. Assertiveness Training

3. Project Mgmt – planning & organizing

4. Mentoring & Coaching Skills

5. Managing Change

Working Relationships(6 Topics)

1. Working with Difficult People

2. Managing Conflict

3. Working in Teams

General Interest & Personal (7 Topics)

1. Managing Stress

2. Planning your Retirement

3. OMERS

Health & Safety/Wellness(9 Topics)

1. Standard First Aid/CPR

2. Emergency Preparedness (Lockdown)

3. Ergonomics in the Workplace

4. Back Safety/Lifting and Carrying

Education(10 Topics)

1. Behaviour Management Systems

2. Safe Schools – Code of Conduct, Bullying

3. Assistive Technology

4. Child in Need of Protection

Information Technology (10 Topics)

1. MS Office Excel

2. Email (Outlook)

3. Computer Basics

4. Budget and Banking Software

5. 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!