OUR STRATEGIC PLAN
Goal 1
Become Canada’s leading workforce development brand
- Become better recognized as employers’ talent channel of choice
- Achieve high SROI – improve socioeconomic profile of diverse youth
- Strengthen brand recognition among stakeholders & the public
Goal 2
Scale the NPower Canada program in the GTA and nationally
- Serve at least 1,130 diverse youth in the GTA per year by 2022
- Serve 750 Calgary youth by end of 2022
- Place over 2,400 GTA alumni into jobs by the end of 2022
- Launch third national site in Jan. 2021 and fourth national site in Sep. 2021
Goal 3
Scale effectively and in alignment with core values
- Model diversity & inclusion throughout the Board and staff
- Remain focused on digital skills
- Continue to be employer-driven and responsive to market demands
Delivering on ourStrategic Plan
- A new GTA Central site launched in January 2020 with two classrooms and central administrative offices.
- Two new national sites in distinct provinces will be launched in January 2021 (Halifax) and September 2021 (Vancouver).
- GTA West will double its capacity as of May 2020 by piloting an A/B cohort delivery model; Calgary will also pilot this model as of Jan. 2021.
- Diversity and inclusion among the board and staff continues to be a priority to ensure the organization reflects the communities we serve. Over the last 3 years the diversity of the board of directors has increased from 15% to 50% representation from racialized communities, with over 70% of staff and management representing visible minority, Indigenous or LGBTQ2S+ communities.
- Established the Youth Advisory Council comprised of NPower Canada Alumni, to provide a youth voice for the organization through their chair who sits on the Board of Directors.
- New Director of Marketing & Communications was hired & new Marketing- Communications Plan and Social Media Strategy established to strengthen brand recognition to drive continued growth.