Get SET (Skills, Education and Training) service providers are now expected to: include a goal path-specific culminating task in learners’ service plans as new plans are created and existing plans are updated. provide all learners who complete the learning activities and milestones in their plans with the opportunity to complete a goal path specific culminating… Continue reading What are ministry expectations regarding the culminating tasks?
Program: Get SET (Skills, Education and Training)
Why are we doing this?
Until now, there has been an insufficient number of culminating tasks available to practitioners to be able to capture completion rates. Capturing completion rates will help us understand Get SET effectiveness in several ways, including: how well we are doing at fully preparing learners for their next step. how well the requirements of learners’ goals… Continue reading Why are we doing this?
What is required of a learner prior to attempting a culminating task?
The following criteria apply to learners who attempt to complete a culminating task: The learner has completed all elements of the learner plan. The learner has successfully completed day-to-day learning activities, tasks, milestones, and integrated tasks at the same level (or higher) than those required in the culminating task. The learner agrees to complete the… Continue reading What is required of a learner prior to attempting a culminating task?
Are culminating tasks mandatory?
All aspects of the Get SET (Skills, Education and Training) program are voluntary, including culminating tasks and other performance measures (e.g., milestones). Learners are permitted to participate in Get SET whether or not they attempt a culminating task. While learners are not required to complete culminating tasks, service providers are required to include a culminating… Continue reading Are culminating tasks mandatory?
What are culminating tasks?
Culminating tasks are authentic, complex tasks made up of at least two competencies. Culminating tasks are used alongside learning activities and milestones to help provide a reasonable assurance that a learner is ready to transition to their goal. Culminating tasks draw together multiple competencies that may be at different levels of complexity. Successful completion of… Continue reading What are culminating tasks?
Are there any exemptions to the Social Insurance Number (SIN) collection requirement?
Only very few exemptions will be permitted at the service delivery site level, as follows: Corrections Literacy Initiative and sites outside of the Corrections Literacy Initiative that serve adults in correctional facilities; Indigenous in-person and Anglophone/Francophone sites serving more than 40% Indigenous clients; Deaf e-Channel A “SIN Exemption” checkbox has been added to the EOIS-Case… Continue reading Are there any exemptions to the Social Insurance Number (SIN) collection requirement?
Will the collection of Social Insurance Numbers (SINs) be included in any future funding model decisions?
No. The collection of SINs from clients will not be used for any funding model developments or decision making.
Clients are concerned that this will impact their Part 1 Employment Insurance benefits or that they may face other penalties from the federal government and Canada Revenue Agency if they provide their Social Insurance Number (SIN). Is this true?
The federal government will not use the SIN provided by clients for any sort of tax purposes nor will it impact their Employment Insurance claims. The SIN is used by the federal government for program evaluation on a macro scale, not to identify individuals for the Canada Revenue Agency or Employment Insurance claims. The information… Continue reading Clients are concerned that this will impact their Part 1 Employment Insurance benefits or that they may face other penalties from the federal government and Canada Revenue Agency if they provide their Social Insurance Number (SIN). Is this true?
What happens if a new Get SET (Skills, Education and Training) learner wishes not to disclose their Social Insurance Number (SIN)?
Service providers will not be able to activate service plans or report on learners that do not disclose this information, unless the learners qualify for exemption. Where an exemption is not applicable, it is the expectation that the service provider makes every effort to obtain the SIN.
What can I do if the new Get SET (Skills, Education and Training) learner does not have a Social Insurance Number (SIN)?
If a new learner does not have a SIN, the service provider is expected, when possible, to support the client with a referral to Service Canada, even if the client is eligible for exemption (see below). The service provider can continue to offer Get SET (Skills, Education and Training) services to the learner, while they… Continue reading What can I do if the new Get SET (Skills, Education and Training) learner does not have a Social Insurance Number (SIN)?