Once all the templates were received, a post-survey was developed and distributed through Survey Monkey. A link was emailed to colleges so that staff could respond to the questions. The primary focus of this activity was to gauge people’s knowledge with regard to changes from the pre-survey. It would have been ideal to have had all of those who completed the pre-survey also complete the post-survey. Unfortunately, that did not occur. It must be noted that it is difficult to measure subjective analysis as it relates to knowledge base. Many people initially reported being knowledgeable about a program in the pre-survey but reported as less knowledgeable of the same program in the post-survey. The elapsed time between the pre- and post-survey may have made the interpretation of knowledge level difficult as respondents attempted to remember how they rated their knowledge in the pre-survey as opposed to post-survey. Furthermore, respondents may have changed their feelings about their level of knowledge as they came to realize there was more to learn about specific programs than they initially thought.
The response rate was fairly good considering people’s workload, changes to staff personnel, and the timing of the survey (around budget time for some). Out of the 24 colleges, people who responded to the post-survey represented 22 of the provincial colleges. There were 65 total responses, with 59% of those who completed the pre-survey also completing the post-survey.
Approximately 74% said that they had completed an activity or were currently involved in a joint activity with Job Connect, Pre-Apprenticeship or Apprenticeship.
Respondents were asked to list the areas that they were involved with in their current role (checking any or all that applied) and the following pie chart reflects the results.