Setting the Context
B1: Identifying Stakeholders, Funders and Potential
Program Goals

To begin the Forum, participants brainstormed a list of diverse stakeholders in Workplace Education, their financial and in-kind support, and possible program goals.

STAKEHOLDERS
Any group with an established interest in Workplace Education

FUNDERS
Capital letters indicate major funders / supporters

POSSIBLE PROGRAM GOALS
Not related to specific stakeholders or funders

Employers YES Safety
Labour YES Policy Development
Volunteer Non-Profit Yes Literacy & Numeracy
Learners Yes Organizational change
Practitioners In kind New machinery, products, services
Provincial Gov'ts. Yes Improved employee relations
Municipal Gov'ts.- Economic Development Yes Job security/lay-off avoidance
Sectoral Associations & their regional training committees Yes Union organizing
Labour Force Boards Yes Job mobility
Post-secondary Educational Organizations (colleges, universities) Yes Empowerment
Employers' associations Yes Return on Investment (ROI)
Vendors Free product Global competitiveness
Literacy coalitions Yes Certification ("tickets")
Supervisors & management Yes Industry certification (ISO)
K-12 school system Collective guilt; social conscience
Federal gov't (HRDC) YES Life-long learning culture
Consultants Indirectly Dual development (socio-economic)
HR dep'ts (corporations) Yes Transfer of learning
Labour Federations Yes Identification of training needs
Brokers   Partnership building
"Community" In kind - space, ads, support Increased involvement by employees & management
Apprenticeship Commissions Yes Advocacy; lobbying
Professional associations Space, resources, speakers New requirements for Grade 12
Joint associations (labour/business) Yes Innovation by practitioners, researchers
To generate solid baseline data
Cross-cultural development
Preparation for further training
Practitioners: personal growth, credibility, quality learning

Workplace Education Practitioners' Forum
Summary Report


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