Selection Committee Meeting 2006/2007 May 10-12, 2006

1. National Defence Civilian Education Support Program(NDCESP)Programme d’appui à l’éducation des civils de la Défense nationale (PAECDN) • Selection Committee Meeting 2006/2007 • May 10-12, 2006

2. Selection Committee 2006/2007 Chair: • Louyse Ledoux - Director General, Learning and Professional Development Members: • Mary Chamberlain - Union of National Defence Employees (UNDE) • Abe Jesion - Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) • John Lachance – International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) • Hugh Price - Federal Government Dockyards Trades and Labour Council West • Commander Tony Crewe - Department of National Defence • Judith Gould - Director, Curriculum Planning,Canada School of Public Service • Susan Nutbrown - Director, Learning and Professional Development Programmes and Services

3. Selection Committee 2006/2007 Program Staff: • Michel Boulay - Team Lead, Programmes and Services • Denis Beaulieu - Team Lead, Programmes and Services • Anik Long Nadeau - Learning and Professional Development Advisor, NDCESP • Marie-Josée Quesnel – Training Assistant, NDCESP Meeting Facilitator • Jennifer Walsh – DSS Invited guests: • Mélanie Legault -Advisor, Learning Strategies and Policies • Wendy Appelbaum - Advisor, Learning Strategies and Policies

4. National Defence Civilian Education Support Program (NDCESP) Interim Directive

5. Interim Directive

6. Financial Considerations • Under the new interim directive which governs the NDCESP, recipients are considered on Education Leave Without Pay, with an Allowance in lieu of salary • The allowance represents 100% of the employee’s gross salary for his/her substantive position. • The Program does not cover acting pay and does not include the terminable allowances or the bilingualism bonus.

7. National Defence Civilian Education Support Program (NDCESP) Eligibility and Evaluation Criteria

8. National Defence Civilian Education Support Program • Program Overview • Since its inception in 1999, the NDCESP – formerly the Departmental Scholarship Program – has helped 105 people. • DND employees have had a chance to undertake or complete educational programs in a large range of subject matters such as: • business administration, marine management, information technology, human resources, geography, property management, chemistry, education and many more.

9. National Defence Civilian Education Support Program • Program Overview (continued) • Annually, the program provides DND indeterminatecivilian employees with financial assistance to obtain a degree, diploma, certificate or other accreditation through full-time studies at a recognized Canadian educational institution for a maximum of twelve consecutive months, within the period between August 1st of the current year and August 31st of the following year.

10. Eligibility Criteria • be a DND employee with indeterminate status, under the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA); • have been a public servant under the PSEA for two years, with at least one year in the DND, on the closing application date of the program; • meet the language requirements of your substantive position; • currently nor have been in the previous five years, engaged in a federal government subsidized long-term (more than six months) training or development program on a full-time basis, other than language training; • choose a field of study that reflects public service needs as well as your career development plan and that will enhance your employability within the DND or the federal Public Service; • must apply to be a full-time student at: • -a recognized Canadian institution located in the vicinity of your headquarters or residence area that offers the proposed program; or • -a recognized Canadian institution that offers the program through distance education; or • -a recognized Canadian institution located outside the vicinity of your headquarters or residence area only if the proposed program is unavailable in your area of headquarters or residence or through distance education. • demonstrate the minimum education requirements for admission to the selected program; • obtain from your manager the approval to attend the selected education program and a written confirmation of "fully satisfactory" performance; and • have started the requested education program or be actively engaged in a relevant continuous learning process (including relevant volunteer work) outside normal working hours.

11. Support Available to Recipients • Current status and position retained • Income and benefits • Financial entitlements: • Tuition fees for full-time studies; • Mandatory textbooks; • Mandatory equipment, excluding computers and software • Travel expenses for those who must live away from their normal place of residence while training • Short-term travel costs for those who do distance learning • Other program costs

12. National Defence Civilian Education Support Program (NDCESP) Statistical Overview

13. Statistical Overview 2006/2007 • Candidates and DND Civilian Indeterminate Employees • by Region • by Employment Category • by Gender • by Group and Command • by Designated Group

14. 2006-2007 Candidates by Region Total: 72

15. Indeterminate Civilian Employees by Region Total: 20,201 Ref: http://dhrim04.desc.mil.ca/engraph/statistical_e.asp

16. Candidates by Region (1999–2006)

17. 2006-2007 Candidates by Employment Category Total: 72

18. Civilian Employees by Employment Category

19. Candidates by Employment Category (1999–2006)

20. Civilian Employees and 2006-2007 Candidates by Gender

21. Candidates by Gender (1999-2006)

22. 2006-2007 Candidates by Group and Command

23. 2006-2007 Candidates by Designated Group Total: 72

24. Indeterminate Civilian Employees by Designated Group

25. Candidates by Designated Group (1999-2006)

26. National Defence Civilian Education Support Program (NDCESP) Employment Categories Recruitment Strategy Groups - Summary Evaluation Scores Sample - 2005-2006

27. Employment Categories and Equity Groups • One employee in each of the five employment categories: • Administrative Support • Scientific and Professional • Technical • Administrative and Foreign Service • Operational • Possibility of one employee in each of these employment equity groups : • Aboriginal peoples • Persons with disabilities • Members of visible minorities