ACCES Employment assists job seekers from diverse backgrounds, who are facing barriers to employment, to integrate into the Canadian job market. They achieve this by providing employment services, linking employers to skilled people and building strong networks in collaboration with community partners. ACCES Employment envisions a fully inclusive labour force that reflects the diversity, skills, and experience of Canada’s population.
Strategically enhance ACCES Employment's capacity to remain agile and responsive to newcomer needs, ensuring they can access meaningful employment aligned with their career goals.
Building on its strong foundations, ACCES leveraged LIFT's coaching and capacity-building supports to further enhance its operations. ACCES now has a structured approach to program evaluation and a clearer sense of how activities fit together to achieve the organization’s goals more efficiently. A refined impact measurement framework has enabled ACCES to shift from simply meeting what is required, to focusing on what is important to the organization, newcomers, and employers. Enhanced data systems will help better assess client outcomes, guide program enhancements, and allow for more compelling storytelling. Leadership is also thinking more strategically about partnerships for revenue diversification and growth, engaging in more diverse partnerships with corporate and community stakeholders.
As a result, the LIFT initiative has catalyzed a new chapter for ACCES, positioning the organization to better meet client needs in an evolving labour market.
Allison Pond CEO, ACCES EmploymentWe can now articulate what success looks like for ACCES Employment and be more aspirational in our impact. Working with LIFT and the SPOs in the cohort has been motivational and targeted.”