(Translation) Thank you, Madam Speaker. I have a reply to an oral question asked by Mr. Dent on March 28, 1994 regarding a human resource plan.
Madam Speaker, the Department of Social Services will finalize a human resource plan by April 1, 1995. As a first step, the department is developing a skills inventory for all existing staff. This will be followed by the development of detailed training plans for staff utilizing the skills of our regional staff development officers who will all be hired by June of 1994. The training plans will be complete by September of 1994.
In conjunction with that, a recruitment strategy will be developed to introduce higher numbers of aboriginal northerners into the work-force of the department by April 1, 1995. Finally, the performance of every staff member will be assessed over the course of the next year to identify those with the highest potential for promotion. This will result in a departmental success plan by September 1, 1995 to eliminate the gaps in service that result from inordinate delays in filling management jobs.
The regional staff development officers will also work closely with individual staff members to assist them in preparing career plans that will allow them to achieve their career goals. Thank you.