Blueprint CDS

In February 2022, ACDS received a grant from the Government of Alberta to lead the development of a multi-prong strategy for the Community Disability Services (CDS) sector workforce.

Blueprint CDS: Towards a Skilled and Sustainable Workforce will address the sector’s chronic human resource challenges and new pressures resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognizing that the sector’s current workforce crisis is a consequence of complex and long-standing issues, this one-year initiative has identified a comprehensive strategy with a suite of 18 recommendations and an accompanying implementation plan with a timeline of priorities for action. Read the one-page summary about Project Blueprint CDS. 

2024 Activities

• View the About Project Blueprint CDS webinar presentation to CDS sector agency staff (July/August 2024). Download the slide presentation.

• View the Project Blueprint and the Opportunity with Industry Pathways webinar presentation to CDS sector employers (March 2024). Download the slide presentation.

2023 Project Work 

• Read Blueprint CDS: A Comprehensive Workforce Strategy for Community Disability Services, Summary Document (Final Report): A summary of all recommended strategies to recruit and retain a sustainable CDS workforce.

• Read Blueprint CDS: A Comprehensive Workforce Strategy for Community Disability Services, Technical Document: Following province-wide sector engagement, recommendations identified in the Initial Assessment report were validated and refined. This report provides detailed descriptions and suggested timelines for all recommended strategies, as well as summarizes all research and analysis performed to date.

• Read Blueprint CDS: A Brief Summary:  This eight (8) page summary provides a brief overview of the Blueprint CDS project

2022 Project Work

• Read Blueprint CDS: A Comprehensive Workforce Strategy for Community Disability Services, Summary Document (December 2022): A summary of all recommended strategies to recruit and retain a sustainable CDS workforce.

• Read Blueprint CDS: A Comprehensive Workforce Strategy for Community Disability Services, Technical Document (December 2022): Following province-wide sector engagement, recommendations identified in the Initial Assessment report were validated and refined. This report provides detailed descriptions and suggested timelines for all recommended strategies, as well as summarizing all research and analysis performed to date.

• Read the Phase One (Initial Assessment) Report: The report proposes a suite of integrated preliminary recommendations to address the workforce challenges identified through consultations with service providers and other research, including three recommendations specifically targeted toward immediate needs.

Project Blueprint CDS Advisory Committee list

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