What our employees expect:

  • A learning environment where new and old ideas are utilized to provide the best possible care.
  • Career path development. Training beyond the 7 core standards.
  • An environment where we learn from each other.

ONLS is a learning organization

  • We provide many continuous learning opportunities.
  • We use learning as a tool to reach our goals.
  • We link individual performance with organizational performance.
  • We foster inquiry and dialogue, making it safe for people to share openly and take risks.
  • We embrace creative tension as a source of energy and renewal.

Training

ONLS prides itself as a learning organization. As a learning organization we systematically learn from our experiences of what works and what does not work. Our goals of learning are increased innovation, effectiveness, and performance. A learning organization is a non-threatening, empowering culture where leadership, management, and the workforce focus on continuously developing organizational competence.

Individuals who wish to be employed by ONLS must have or obtain shortly there after the following core competencies. Department of Community Services (DCS) Standards.

The seven core competencies are

  1. Fire and Life Safety
  2. Basic Principles and Practices of Personal Care
  3. Medication Awareness
  4. Individual Program Planning
  5. Positive Principles and Practices of Non-Aversive Behaviour Change
  6. Crisis Intervention
  7. Standard First Aid/CPR

Individuals who do not possess these competencies at the time of hiring will be expected to complete training sessions within six months of the date of hire. ONLS will provide workshops and or training sessions in all of the core competencies with the exception of SFA/CPR which is the responsibility of employees to attain upon initial hiring. ONLS provides recertification for various topics to ensure compliance with legislation and employee knowledge and application.

Some of the training ONLS has offered to its employees

OH&S training
Policy and Procedure training
Food Handling course Communication training
CISM training Work shops on various topics
Emotional Intelligence training Three additional DCS standards
Supervisory training    1. Ethics & Values
Computer training    2. Documentation
WHMIS    3. Mental Health Awareness


     Training  Area

Usefull Training Links

Human Services NSCC
 MacEwan (Distance education)
 Youth Training NSCC
 Mt Saint Vincent University
CompuCollege Success College
 Institute for Human Services Education
 StFX

“The goal of learning is increased innovation, effectiveness, and performance.”

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