| BENEFITS |
COSTS |
- 35/44 individuals and families "off" the income support system
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- cost of income support for the individuals and families for the duration
of the project
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- a new education to employment model which is applicable to a large portion
of the case load of rural Newfoundland and Labrador
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- cost of training and project co–ordination
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- incorporation of the mandate of the income support system with that of
the overall community learning network
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- precedent setting model for other provinces and other countries, based
upon expressions of interest from these jurisdictions
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- Best practices established for the model
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- Better appreciation of the dynamics of working with a private sector
employment partner and many other community
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5.6 To the College
The College of the North Atlantic is the province wide partner with Bridging
the Gap. All of the site curriculum were developed by the College, all of the
pre–selection testing, all the Academic Instructors were hired by and managed
by the College, and the College was an active participant in each of the CLNs.
| BENEFITS |
COSTS |
- Meeting their legislated mandate of economic development in the province
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- In some cases, travel and other overhead was higher for the College than anticipated.
While the final numbers are not yet in, several campuses indicated they had just covered their
costs, and some lost money on the contract.
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- Building a solid reputation amongst both the Bridging the Gap clients
for any future education they may pursue, the employment partner for future
training delivery, as well as among the other members of the CLN
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- administration time for management and logistics. No campus, however,
thought the requirements to participate in the project were onerous, not
even the campus in Clarenville which had two projects.
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- establishing a greater presence in communities where, except for Clarenville,
there was no College Campus
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- excellent profilling of their "other" skills of the college to the community
– curriculum development, counseling, testing, community economic development
and others
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