RESULTS

Our programs are data driven. We continue to collect participant feedback through Exit Surveys that track program effectiveness and inform revisions. And participants feel strongly about the value of this training! Stats from our latest quarterly reporting period indicate that:

  • 98 % were glad that they participated in the training.
  • 90 % would like to have more training like this.
  • 97 % would recommend this training to others.
  • 96% found the activities were varied and engaging.
  • 98% found the Facilitator Guide to be a helpful resource.
  • 96% felt it was worth the time they invested in the training.

In addition, participants are leaving with new confidence, skill sets and tools.

As a result of attending the CiU training:

  • 97 % feel more confident using a strength-based approach to working with learners and clients.
  • 95 % understand more about how stress and trauma can affect people.
  • 99 % have more tools, techniques or approaches that can help me do their job better.
  • 97 % learned skills/concepts that will help them interact more effectively with others.
  • 95 % feel more confident supporting client/learner wellbeing.
  • 93 % have more tools, approaches, and ideas for supporting their own well-being.
  • 96 % gained strategies for working with people/groups online.
  • 94 % are more aware of how to use Skills for Success in their work.
  • 96 % are more aware of tools or strategies for assessing skills in learners/clients.
  • 98 % learned techniques and approaches for facilitating groups/training.

Our Pre and Post-tests with the Flourishing Life Questionnaire also demonstrate personal growth, as a result of attending the CiU Professional Development course. Participants had Strong Enhancement in the following areas.

  • Self-awareness (60%), Social-awareness (61%) and Self-management (59%)
  • Learning Influence/Support (64%)
  • Internal Soft Skills (64%), External Soft Skills (61%) and Mastery Skills (67%)
  • Personal Empowerment (63%), Emotional/Social Intelligence (61%), Self-directed learner (62%) and Effective Problem-solving/Risk Agility (66%)
  • Cognitive Well-being (55%), Social Wellbeing (52%), Emotional Wellbeing (54%), Spiritual Wellbeing (53%)

The Flourishing Life Pre and Post-tests also showed growth in Skills for Success factors, with participants showing Strong Enhancement for Creativity and Innovation (60%), Problem Solving (59%), Adaptability (54%) and Communication (61%). There was also a moderate enhancement for Collaboration (47%)

Facilitators who have participated in our training so far have clearly improved their understanding, skills, and confidence in Facilitating learners/clients, which will increase the quality of the training they deliver and expand the impact of existing training resources.

Our experience indicates that facilitators work with, on average, 250 clients per year.  This means the facilitators already trained have the potential to impact the lives of over 122,000 clients across Canada and to build service delivery capacity within their organizations (223 to date) that provide foundational skills and employment training to under-represented population groups across Canada.