Community Workforce Response Grant Success Stories Participant Questions

Hello,

Thank you for participating in a training project funded by the Community Workforce Response Grant (CWRG) Program. The CWRG Program is gathering success stories and we’d like to hear about your experience!

To help get you started, we’ve included some suggested questions for you to answer below, but feel free to tell us your story in your own way. If you’d like inspiration, you can browse examples of success stories available on WorkBC.ca.

You can also video your story or include a photo of yourself with your written story. Once you’ve written your success story, you will need to send the following information back to your training program contact person:

• Include your success story, video or photo
• Read and sign the Testimonial – Consent and Release form. Signing this form gives the Ministry of Post-Secondary and Future Skills permission to share your story/photo/video. When completing this form, be sure it is signed by a witness.

Some stories may be chosen to release publicly. Please read the consent form carefully. If you do not feel comfortable with the consent form, you can still submit a success story, but the information will not be shared publicly.

Your training program contact person will be responsible for sending your story, video or photo (if you include one) and the Testimonial – Consent and Release form to the CWRG Program Team.

Thank you,

Community Workforce Response Grant Program Team

Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills

What training did you participate in?

What attracted you to the training?

• How did you hear about it and what did you like about it?

Describe your story before you entered the training?

• Why did you apply to take the training?
• What, if any, were some of the challenges you were having before you started the training?
• What were you doing before you started the training?
• How did you feel before you started the training?
• What did you want to achieve (in your program, career, education, etc.)?

What was your experience like in the program?

• What did you learn?
• What was your favorite experience /moment during training?
• Is there an achievement or contribution you are most proud of?

If any, what challenges did you encounter while in training and how, or were, you able to overcome them?

• Did you use any supports that were made available to you? If so, how were they helpful to you? Examples could include study or training support, job search and interview skills, financial supports (such as a bus pass or childcare) or other supports the training project provided.

How did you benefit from taking the training?

• Did you get a job after training? What type of job was it?
• Are you using the skills you learned in training in your job?
• How did participating in the training change you or your situation?
• Has participating in the training helped you to move forward to achieving your goals?
• How did you feel after you finished the training?
• What kind of difference do you hope your story can make?