Trent Community Research Centre Project Collection

Evaluation report
Acronyms -- Executive summary -- 1.0 Description and purpose of the evaluation -- 2.0 Background information and discussion. 2.1 New Canadian Employment Initiative Program (NCEI). 2.2 Program clients. 2.3 Work placement. 2.4 COIN partnership. 2.4.1 COIN Food Services. 2.4.2 TEKdesk. 2.5 Work placement administration -- 3.0 Evaluation methodology -- 3.1 Design of the evaluation -- 3.1.1 Results based management -- 3.1.2 The RBM framework -- 3.1.3 Limitations of the RBM approach -- 3.2 Background research -- 3.3 Data collection procedure -- 3.4 Implementation measure -- 4.0 Data presentation and analysis. 4.1 Preliminary survey findings. 4.2 Finding from the focus group discussion. 4.3 Finding from the interview. 4.4 Unintended outcomes. 4.5 Analysis of evaluation findings -- Conclusion -- Recommendations -- Appendixes., by Obasesam Okoi and Leonard Kireti., Completed for: Carmela Valles at the New Canadians Centre; Supervisor: Chris Beyers, Trent University; Trent Centre from Community-Based Education., Includes bibliographic references., IDST 422.
Older Worker Stories
This report presents the main results from the qualitative and exploratory study of the sustainability of manufacturing and health care workers 55+ in the Peterborough area during 2010. The purpose of the study was to identify and investigate labour market challenges and opportunities confronted by workers at the back end of their careers when work-time is extending, responsibilities are piling up, the public pension is under revision and the job market is under pressure., Introduction and executive summary -- Presentation of results and next steps. Contribution: Bailey. Health: Reker and Coughlan. Work/Life balance: Law. Care giving: Struthers. Retirement and pensions: Struthers. Training and education upgrading: Law -- Attachment 1: Findings with supporting material. Contribution: Bailey. Health: Reker. Work/Life balance: Law. Care giving: Struthers. Pensions and retirement: Struthers. Training and education: Law -- Attachment 2: Facilitation session with Peterborough seniors. Contribution. Health. Pensions and care giving. Work/Life balance and knowledge needs., Submitted by Trent Applied Social Research Laboratory. --
Older Workers Project: Employer Experiences
This report presents the main results from the qualitative and exploratory study of Employer experiences of the aging workforce in the manufacturing and health care sectors in the Peterborough area during 2010-11. The purpose of the study was to identify the challenges and opportunities confronted by organizations employing older workers, and navigating the challenges of a labour pool with a high average age relative to other parts of Ontario and similar communities across Canada., Introduction and executive summary. Project organization. Method. Summary of key findings and policy directions -- Succession planning: Kim Bates. Overview. Main findings. Policy directions. Research directions -- Inter-generational realtions: Alan Law. Overview. Main findings. Policy directions: Firm level. Policy directions: Civic level. Further research -- Health and safety: Tarun Dewar and Alan Law. Overview. Main findings. Policy directions. Research directions -- Pensions: Alan Law and Kim Bates. Overview. Main findings. Policy directions. Research directions., Submitted by: Trent Applied Social Research Laboratory. --

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