Environmental Scan of Employment Programs in BC /

Environmental Scan of Employment Programs in BC Prepared for the BC Centre for Employment Excellence by John Coward Consulting May 10, 2013 The BC Centre for Employment Excellence is funded in whole or in part by the Government of Canada and the Province of Brit ish Columbia. [...] The objective of this research study is to support career development practitioners to better understand the full range of employment programs and supports available to their clients, as well as the program eligibility in place in place to ensure their effective participation in the programs and the workforce. [...] BC Centre for Employment Excellence 3 Environmental Scan of BC Employment Programs The chart below illustrates the structure of the co-managed labour market programming administered in BC by both the federal and provincial governments prior to the devolution of the LMDA. [...] Besides negotiating the LMDA, the federal government signed LMAs in 2007 with all BC Centre for Employment Excellence 4 Environmental Scan of BC Employment Programs provinces and territories for the purpose of funding employment programs specifically targeted at individuals (non EI) ineligible for the full range of employment services under the LMDA. [...] Upon assuming responsibility, the Province consolidated the administration of the new programming under the MSD and shortly after established the Employment and Labour Market Services Division to facilitate the integration of the newly acquired programming with its existing employment programs.