A formalized referral (a planned, supported and co-ordinated arrangement) is made either by the Get SET (Skills, Education and Training) program service provider on behalf of the learner to another organization (employment/education/training/community services) or by another community organization to the Get SET Program service provider on behalf of a client. The ministry does not prescribe… Continue reading What is a “formal referral”?
Program: Get SET (Skills, Education and Training)
What is the definition of “completion of goal path?”
Completion of Goal Path is a measure of those who successfully complete all elements of the learner plan. There are three indicators of completion: Learners who complete all milestones; Learners who complete culminating tasks; Learners who complete the learning activities
Can the milestones be broken down in smaller pieces so we can report successful completion of a milestone? That is, one piece with their name, one piece for the date, etc.
For detailed instructions on how to administer milestones, including what to do in the event a learner requires an accommodation, please refer to the Milestone User Guide available on the password- protected Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework Repository. Milestones have been designed to be used in their original form, following consistent administration and scoring guidelines.… Continue reading Can the milestones be broken down in smaller pieces so we can report successful completion of a milestone? That is, one piece with their name, one piece for the date, etc.
What is more important (i.e., what should be the main focus): the completion of milestone tasks or the completion of a culminating task?
The focus for all programming decisions should be based on the overarching mandate of the Get SET (Skills, Education and Training) program: to help adults to achieve their goals of employment, apprenticeship, secondary school credit, post-secondary education and independence. Milestones and culminating tasks are assessment tools which support the learner, service provider and ministry in… Continue reading What is more important (i.e., what should be the main focus): the completion of milestone tasks or the completion of a culminating task?
Why are there no milestones for sciences?
Milestones are goal-related assessment activities that learners complete to demonstrate their abilities to carry out goal-related tasks. Each milestone is directly related to one competency and task level within the curriculum framework. The Ontario Adult Literacy Curriculum Framework competencies—the broad, generic categories of learner’s abilities—capture and organize the learning that takes place in Ontario’s literacy… Continue reading Why are there no milestones for sciences?
Is there a tool that can help the board and/or other volunteers to better understand the Performance Management Framework?
Find resources on the Get SET (Skills, Education and Training) Participant and Performance Management page on the EOPG.
A carryover learner completed another milestone in the current fiscal year. Is it counted toward learner progress?
As described in the Get SET (Skills, Education and Training) Service Provider Guidelines, during service and at exit, the percentage of learners who successfully complete at least one required milestone related to their individual goal path within the current fiscal year.
Is there a percentage of customer satisfaction surveys that need to be filled out for Get SET (Skills, Education and Training)?
In Get SET, the expectation is that all learners will be surveyed at exit. The Get SET Customer Satisfaction question is part of the Get SET Exit and Follow-up form which is a mandatory form to be used for all learners who exit the Get SET program. Therefore, it is expected that Get SET service… Continue reading Is there a percentage of customer satisfaction surveys that need to be filled out for Get SET (Skills, Education and Training)?
Will youth be considered as a suitability indicator?
Youth is not a suitability indicator for the Get SET (Skills, Education and Training) program.
Why do the numbers on the Detailed Service Quality Report (DSQR) have ceilings/maximums?
Service Quality Scores (SQS) are based on a potential score out of 10. In order to ensure that the Performance Management Framework (PMF) is balanced, each of the measure has a maximum value that can be achieved. Service providers are expected to meet the requirements within each of the measures of the 3 dimensions of… Continue reading Why do the numbers on the Detailed Service Quality Report (DSQR) have ceilings/maximums?