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Project Name
McGill Language Training Program 2006-2007
Agency
Agence de la santé et des services sociaux de l’Estrie
CSSS and Partners
CSSS de la MRC-de-Coaticook, CSSS-IUGS, CSSS du Val-Saint-François, CSSS de Memphrémagog, CNDE-Dixville inc, Centre jeunesse de l’Estrie, Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Villa Marie-Claire inc., Centre de réadaptation Estrie inc.
Priority Objectives
Provide English speakers in the region with intake, referral and intervention services in their own language; this involves improving the English language proficiency of target personnel staffing the services named in the regional accessibility program (intake, health, and social services).
Ease language barriers by developing French-speaking staff’s language knowledge and skills for providing English-language services to clients who request them.
Enable workers in participating institutions to obtain and provide necessary information.
Enable health personnel to discuss care needs and plans with English-speaking users.
Enable psychosocial staff to update therapeutic interventions for English-speaking clients.
Target Personnel
Intake (102) Health (182) Social Services (104)
Training Organizations
CHUS and CRE –Centre de langues internationales Charpentier (CLIC)
CJE - École de bilinguisme Jacques Danis
CHUS – Bishop's University
CRE – Centre linguistique l’Excellence
Villa Marie-Claire, CSSS du Val St-François, CSSS Memphrémagog – Eastern Townships School Board - – New Horizons Adult Education Centre CSSS-IUGS – Cégep de Sherbrooke, École de langues Immersion
Description of Planned Activities
Needs analysis, placement testing, immersion training, individualized learning, training evaluation, training certification, learning support outside of course times.
Maintenance of acquired skills and development activities:
Professional exchanges with students from Bishop’s University (CHUS); English conversation with volunteers; suggestions for practising English are provided during training; experience in the workplace; reading newspaper articles; referral of English-speaking clients to staff trained in English; awareness building on the importance of continued learning; holding a part of meetings in English; attending conferences and symposia in English; themed lunches.
Budget Allocation
$135,000
