Objective 3.1.1 Update (December 2015) – Target date for this objective has been changed to June 2016. Assigned leads are now Aaron Quin and Cathy Raevsky.

Strategy 3.1.1.1 - Conduct a department-wide workforce needs assessment, analyze data and report results by October 2015.
Strategy 3.1.1.1 Update (December 2015) – The workforce needs assessment was distributed to all staff in December 2015. The data still needs to be analyzed, stratified and incorporated into the department’s draft Workforce Development Plan. New target date for this strategy is March 2016.

Measure 3.1.1.1- Percent of staff participating in needs assessment.
Measure 3.1.1.1 Update (December 2015) – 119/128 (92.9%) of Full Time Employees took the workforce development survey in December 2015.

Strategy 3.1.1.2 - Form a Workforce Development Taskforce to review needs assessment results and to develop a gap analysis to direct the workforce development planning.
Strategy 3.1.1.2 Update (December 2015) – Planners have determined that a specialized Workforce Development Taskforce is unnecessary. Concepts can be discussed at existing Senior Leadership team meetings and/or at divisional meetings. Strategy will be removed from plan.

Strategy 3.1.1.3 - Review BCPHD competencies for alignment with national public health workforce core competencies by XX.
Strategy 3.1.1.3 Update (December 2015) – Target date for strategy has been determined (March 2016) and will be reflected within the plan.

Strategy 3.1.1.4 - Launch online Learning Management System (LMS) by XX.
Strategy 3.1.1.4 Update (December 2015) - Target date for strategy has been determined (February 2016) and will be reflected within the plan.