Manitoba Family Services and Labour
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Section 35 - Inter-Agency Co-Operation
Purpose
The purpose of inter-departmental, inter-jurisdictional, or inter-agency co-operation is to provide participants with a streamlined process for reducing duplication for easier service access.
Process
Co-ordination of the vocational process may involve service and funding supports from other service delivery systems. To be responsive to changing vocational training needs involving other jurisdictions, Manitoba Family Services and Consumer Affairs has established co-operative working relationships with the following delivery systems:
- Manitoba Family Services and Consumer Affairs' Employment and Income
Assistance (EIA) Program has established a process that allows
their Case Co-ordinators to be responsive to situations where
a person with a disability can access short-term main stream programming.
Short-term skills training generally refers to a training program
of approximately three months or less in duration that leads to
employment as part of the participant's action plan.
This service access point does not replace the current referral process for education/employment services, but does make EIA more receptive and responsive to the needs of persons with a disability in accessing funding for educational or training needs.
The EIA/VR working relationship allows EIA disabled participants access to services which were previously available to non-disabled EIA participants. - Manitoba Advanced Education and Training, Employment and Training
Services provide service needs assessment, employment counseling
and negotiated financial assistance to eligible Manitobans. If
appropriate, and when mutually agreed to between the participant
and employment counsellor during the counseling process, Employment
and Training Services will continue to refer individuals to third
party funded projects or educational projects, to meet the needs
of individuals with disabilities.
However, for persons meeting eligibility requirements, Employment and Training Services may consider authorizing up to 100% of the education training funding costs for persons with disabilities. This funding is negotiated on a case-by-case basis with vocational counsellors.
Canada Pension Plan is another possible source of participant funding. CPP has a Vocational Rehabilitation Program that may provide funding in situations where there is a high probability of full-time employment following relatively short term training. CPP may be able to cover other costs and therefore, may be able to enter into a partnership or agreement to support participants who are eligible for both programs.
