Community Partnership Program (Employment)

Overview of the Community Partnership Program (Employment) program:

The Department collaborates with community agencies to deliver support and initiatives to help individuals prepare for, attain, and maintain employment, and make the transition to a new job.

Benefits of the Community Partnership Program (Employment) program:

• Community agencies can avail of funding to design and deliver programs and services that:
• Address the needs of individuals;
• Respond to identified labour market needs within the mandate of the Department;
• Address gaps in current services; and
• Demonstrate a cost-effective approach.
• The intended outcome of the Community Partnerships Program is to increase self-reliance for individuals, through successful attachment to employment, education or training.

Eligibility criteria of the Community Partnership Program (Employment) program:

• To be eligible for funding, programs, and services offered by the agency should demonstrate the
• Following criteria:
• Compatibility with the goals and objectives of the Department;
• Responsiveness to client needs and gaps in current services;
• Programs and services best delivered by a community agency;
• Links to other employment and career services;
• Employment and career competencies;
• Measurements of success in achieving client outcomes related to preparing, obtaining, and maintaining employment will be assessed;
• Performance monitoring and logic model for the program targets; and
• Cost-effectiveness.
• All not-for-profit organizations that apply for funding shall have Directors Liability Insurance.