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Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities (LMAPD)Report 2010-2011Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities Annual Plan – 2011/2012Departmental Program Expenditure SummaryProvincialDepartmentAnd Agency/ProgramServicesArea ofPriorityTargetPopulationProgramDescriptionDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONPost-Secondary1.Education and TrainingPrograms (GeneralVocational andWaterford Hospital)Persons withdisabilities who wishto pursue postsecondary training.In cooperation with the College of the North Atlantic,dedicated staff has been identified at selected campuslocations to assist those persons with disabilities throughthe process of acquiring a post-secondary education. TheCollege adheres to a service delivery model specificallydesigned to meet the various needs of persons withdisabilities during their course of study. At pre-designedstages, College personnel meet with the student and theiradvocates and any other person or organization deemednecessary to determine the best possible course of actionfor the student in light of the disability. The Departmentwill report on the number of students with disabilitiesenrolled at the College, by program, who are usingdisability services, and the number of graduates withdisabilities at the College on an annual basis.ShareableCostEstimate2011/2012$1,355,997Total $1,355,997viii
Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities (LMAPD)Labour Market Agreement for Persons with Disabilities Annual Plan – 2011/2012Departmental Program Expenditure SummaryProvincialDepartmentAnd Agency/ProgramServicesArea ofPriorityTargetPopulationProgramDescriptionPUBLIC SERVICE SECRETARIATOffice of EmploymentEquity for Persons withDisabilities1.EmploymentParticipation2.EmploymentOpportunities3.Connecting Employersand Persons withDisabilities4.Building on the existingknowledge basePersons withDisabilities who areEmploymentDisadvantaged.The Office of Employment Equity for Persons withDisabilities has as its mandate to increase the number ofpersons with disabilities employed in the Public Service. Toachieve this, the Office operates the Opening Doors Program(Permanent and Temporary), a Student Summer EmploymentInitiative, and career support services.The Opening Doors Program is comprised of full time,permanent Opening Doors positions throughout theProvincial Public Service. These positions are designated forpersons with disabilities and limited to members of thisemployment equity group.As well, this Program delivers a temporary component whichallows for the creation of temporary Opening Doors positionsfor a minimum of three months to provide persons withdisabilities the opportunity to gain valuable work experience.The objective of the Student Summer Employment Programis to provide career-related work experience in the PublicService for post secondary students with disabilities.Summer employment opportunities provide students withpractical skills and knowledge to prepare them for their futureentry into the labour market.Career support services are available through the Office toprovide practical job search and career counselling assistanceto persons with disabilities registered with the Office.The Office will report on the number of persons withdisabilities who are employed in both permanent andtemporary positions under the Opening Doors Program, thenumber of students hired through our Student SummerEmployment Program, and the number of clients who receiveemployment counseling and career support services throughour Office.ShareableCostEstimate2011/2012$4,298,800TOTAL $4,298,800Report 2010-2011ix
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