OARS training Inc. has developed a labour market attachment model from many years of consulting and teaching projects that deal with the matching of individuals to jobs. To better understand how people get connected to jobs, the Toby Model (Nichol, 2004) illustrated the appropriate steps in the labour force attachment process. This model illustrated the criticality of the intake and assessment process to the successful matching of individuals to jobs. Toby is a nickname and is intended to reflect any and all Manitobans who desire to find work. The Toby Model (see Figure 1) illustrates how ECs can have significant impact on the individual and their journey to health and prosperity in the job market.
Figure 1. The Toby model is a client-centred model of workforce development. Its purpose is to identify job finding services that link potential workers skills with labour market needs. The individual, with his or her skills, needs, and goals is the central focus of the model.