How can BTG be improved for the future?

• Cannot think of anything
• Open it up to more people who have their high school and are still unemployed
• Better understanding by all players (in particular the employment partner) of what is required of them and what will be their contributions. Dept of Forestry in particular
• Knowledge of what is required of the Health and safety stuff up front.
• Have the CLN in place at the very beginning
• Program development and design needs to be done really early on as well. Silviculture was not necessarily a good fit with the saw millers. Clustering is important.
• Someone co–ordinating the training aspect as well – need a clear leadership here.
• Start the BTG co–ordinator right at the beginning. Have her technology and access set up.
• Have the contracts signed up front before they get into it.
• Have the CLN Meet as a team together right from the start.
• More time at the beginning for preparation. We didn't have all of our participants in place when we started. Participants needed a bit more leeway at the beginning.
• The participants would like to know what it was they would actually be learning – they didn't know what the curriculum would be . They took a leap of faith. They needed that info to make a decision. They have low self–esteem and they need more information. Design curriculum, then do your budget. Sometimes there are specialized courses to be taught by specialized people (which have budget implications).
• Maybe we should have a data base of their Curriculums
• Better selection process that is more individualized to the employment partner. How do you screen for medical and physically fit?
• More consistent approach to the funding people receive when they are going through the program. There should be equity there. Some debate about this as it is income support not employment. Should it be based on their family circumstance or otherwise.