Program Development Specialist
- Mississauga, ON, Canada
$43.39 to $56.67 CAD / hour · Full-time
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- $43.39 to $56.67 CAD / hour
- Job type
- Full-time
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- Working hours
- 36.25 hours/week
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Position Title: Program Development Specialist
Position Type: Regular/Full-Time – *OPSEU represented
Location: Mississauga, ON
Job Band: 10
Hiring Range: $43.39 - $56.67/ hr
Hours of work: 36.25 hours/week
Reporting to: Supervisor, Standards
This posting is applicable to: Internal/External Applicants
Skilled Trades Ontario (STO) is a Crown agency responsible for skilled trades certification in Ontario, which includes:
Responsibilities
We thank all applicants for their interest and will only contact those whose skills, knowledge, and experience most closely match the requirements of the position.
Our Recruitment Process Includes
Skilled Trades Ontario is an equal opportunity employer.
Position Type: Regular/Full-Time – *OPSEU represented
Location: Mississauga, ON
Job Band: 10
Hiring Range: $43.39 - $56.67/ hr
Hours of work: 36.25 hours/week
Reporting to: Supervisor, Standards
This posting is applicable to: Internal/External Applicants
Skilled Trades Ontario (STO) is a Crown agency responsible for skilled trades certification in Ontario, which includes:
- Establishing apprenticeship programs, including training standards, curriculum standards and certification exams.
- Administering apprenticeship programs, including approving apprentices and sponsors, registering training agreements and assessing applications for apprenticeship program completion.
- Issuing certificates of apprenticeship to completed Ontario apprentices.
- Assessing experience and qualifications of individuals who have not completed an apprenticeship program in Ontario.
- Administering exams, including certifying exams, in all trades subject to certifying exams.
- Issuing Certificates of Qualification in all trades with certifying exams.
- Renewing Certificates of Qualification in compulsory trades.
- Maintaining a Public Register of people authorized to work in compulsory trades.
- Researching apprenticeships and the trades.
Responsibilities
- Develop training standards and assessments for assigned trades through ongoing consultative processes with stakeholders, such as industry experts, to: gather occupational and trade related content; facilitate and participate in trades training-related committees and meetings; and resolve occupational and trade-related issues in support of standards design and development.
- Provide consultative advice and act as the primary liaison between STO and industry experts and with provincial ministries, federal government departments, agencies, and training institutions to further STO’s mandate.
- Advise on the latest trades-related trends to inform and influence government on policy development and legislation.
- Conduct and lead projects, coordinate workshops and design and develop programs involving project planning, costing, resource needs, outcomes, milestones and timelines.
- Design, develop and validate training materials for trades (as assigned) through a needs analysis, analyze and review trade scopes of practice, develop on-the-job training standards and in-school/classroom curriculum standards and “entry to practice” criteria and procedures.
- Design, develop and validate assessment/testing tools including certificate of qualification exams, exemption tests, practical assessments and other examinations.
- As necessary, act as a national host for selected, inter-provincially designated trades and assist Employment and Skills Development Canada (ESDC) in managing the Red Seal trade certification process.
- Plan and facilitate the development of interprovincial test banks, provincial examinations, training and curriculum standard workshops, and examination editing workshops, and coordinate peer reviews and interprovincial document validation, document translation.
- Experience applying adult learning principles including program and training design, curriculum development and learning needs/style assessment to recommend and facilitate effective learning solutions usually acquired through a combination of related education or equivalent training and experience.
- Experience with occupational analysis to design, develop and validate trades scopes of practice, training and curriculum standards, and prior learning assessments.
- Superior writing and editing skills with the ability to draft and review materials as well as suggest and make changes to correct and improve documents to ensure that all written materials are accurate, accessible and of high quality.
- Detailed understanding of the development of assessment tools, specifically: testing, measurement and evaluation principles, criteria and norm-referenced assessment principles, and statistical analysis usually acquired through a combination of related education and experience.
- Understanding of issues related to key demographics who are experiencing barriers entering trades, (e.g., newcomers, women, youth, etc.,) conducting needs assessments.
- Experience in the development of training-design and tools based on those needs.
- Experience in collaborating and facilitating sessions with industry, educational instruction representatives, national and inter-provincial organizations, which includes workshop planning, execution, conflict management, and applying consensus driven decision making.
- Experience in project management, relevant to managing a portfolio of products/accounts, demonstrating techniques and methods to plan, monitor, collaborate, manage scope of work, resources, and re-evaluating direction, etc.
- Knowledge of Ontario ministries, STO, labour standards and legislation, and other trade-specific regulations and policies to provide information, analysis and interpretation to stakeholders for ensuring compliance in the development of training standards and assessments, and the operation of trade boards.
- Knowledge of the apprenticeship system in Ontario and across Canada.
- Superior verbal communication skills.
- Consultation and presentation skills to provide advice and act as the primary liaison between STO and assigned industry experts.
- Facilitation, conflict resolution, and consensus-building skills to facilitate industry stakeholder relations and consultations and various activities in support of the Red Seal trade certification process.
- Research and analysis skills.
- Proficient computer skills with efficient keyboarding ability.
- Good understanding of English grammar and written communication skills to write a range of training materials, including briefings, proposals, curriculums, examinations, tests, and tools.
- Proficiency with a variety of computers applications (databases, Microsoft Office, and trainer-specific systems) to prepare briefing materials, reports and presentations.
- Relationship-building skills to develop partnerships, negotiate, and build consensus.
- Work-life balance
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits
- RRSP matching (up to 6%)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through TELUS Health with employee perks
We thank all applicants for their interest and will only contact those whose skills, knowledge, and experience most closely match the requirements of the position.
Our Recruitment Process Includes
- Step 1: Resume Screening
- Step 2: Phone Screening
- Step 3: Panel Interview(s)/Assignment
- Step 4: Selection
- Step 5: Offer of Employment
Skilled Trades Ontario is an equal opportunity employer.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain apprenticeship training and curriculum standards, assessments, examinations, and related materials for assigned trades, working with industry and government stakeholders. Lead projects, consultations, workshops, and validation activities, and provide advice on trade training, certification, policy, and the Red Seal process.
Requirements
Candidates should have experience in adult learning, curriculum and training design, occupational analysis, assessment development, and project management. Strong writing, research, facilitation, consultation, and stakeholder relationship skills are required, along with knowledge of Ontario and Canadian apprenticeship systems, trade regulations, and barriers faced by underrepresented groups.
Skills
- Adult Learning Principles
- Program And Training Design
- Curriculum Development
- Occupational Analysis
- Assessment Tool Development
- Testing And Evaluation
- Statistical Analysis
- Writing And Editing
- Workshop Facilitation
- Conflict Resolution
- Consensus Building
- Project Management
- Research And Analysis
- Stakeholder Consultation
- Microsoft Office
- Relationship Building
Benefits
- Work-Life Balance
- Comprehensive Health And Dental Benefits
- RRSP Matching Up To 6%
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Perks
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Trades
- Education
- Government & Public Sector
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Apprenticeship Programs
- Training Standards
- Curriculum Standards
- Occupational Analysis
- Scopes Of Practice
- On-The-Job Training
- Classroom Curriculum
- Entry-To-Practice Criteria
- Assessment Tools
- Certificate Of Qualification Exams
- Exemption Tests
- Practical Assessments
- Red Seal Certification
- Interprovincial Test Banks
- Needs Assessment
- Adult Learning
- Project Management
- Stakeholder Consultation
- Workshop Facilitation
- Consensus Decision-Making
- Conflict Management
- Prior Learning Assessment
- Testing And Measurement
- Statistical Analysis
- Ontario Apprenticeship System
- Trade Regulations
- Microsoft Office
- Databases
- Training Materials