BC Partners in Workforce Innovation - Final Pilot Project Report

The team will be analyzing the Recruitment Specialist’s administrative data and conducting a follow-up survey of candidates to determine the extent to which they were able to secure and retain employment through the pilot, the extent to which the job matched their expectations, skills and experience, and whether their early employment experiences led to advancement and skill development or contrib. [...] Beyond increasing the awareness among all partners of employers’ needs, as well as the capabilities, supports and expertise available through the project’s diverse group of partners, the event directly led to the piloting of several key diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives in the last year of the pilot. [...] Over 70 employer representatives engaged in the full-day session, and the positive response to the event led BC WiN and the Presidents Group to apply for funding from the Vancouver Foundation to design and deliver a further series of training events in 2018. [...] The initiative was piloted for a small cohort of candidates in the summer of 2017, and the lessons learned from the development and implementation process will be instrumental in working with BC WiN partners to create similar recruitment and training pathways with Parq Vancouver and other employers in the future. [...] The purpose of the interviews was to capture the employer’s experiences with BC WiN, compare and contrast the approach to other D&I activities they had engaged in the past, and assess the value of the approach to their organizations.