Table 11. Summary of Resources Needed, Levels of Complexity, Evidence and Recommendations for the Province of Manitoba relating to workplace conditions for ECs
Levels of Support Spiral Level Research Evidence Recommendations
Occupational Health and Safety Beige:
safety and basic needs		 1. Lack of clear job information
2. Work environments are difficult—weather,travel, isolation		 1. Provincial effort is needed to coordinate practitioner development.
Recruitment and Selection Purple:
group belonging		 3. High turnover and poor orientation primarily on reserves. 2. Develop a retention process and model for use in rural and Northern locations.
Organization and Work Design Red:
respect and self-awareness		 4. Ideas are restricted
5. No place for the individual voice		 3. Encourage local autonomy of project administration and more flexibility in options—replicate models of good partnership.
Training and Development Blue:
authority and order		 6. Very little available and only a few can attend 4. Create a provincial certification process for ECs.
Compensation and Benefits Orange:
money and strategy		 7. Money doesn’t compensate for burnout
8. Money is more of a program issue		 5. Increase funding for innovative and successful models of workforce attachment.
Performance Management Green: environment awareness 9. On First Nation, the Leadership changes frequently and performance management is rare 6. A more fitting job title would be System Counsellors—help the client navigate and link the systems.
Planning Yellow:
self and system integration		 10. ECs have no access to lobby systems and are often caught in the cross fire of politics 7. Include frontline staff in the development of a labour market strategy.