Statistics on Modern Comptrollership Learning

Number of participants in Modern Comptrollership Courses and Learning Events.  (Approximate numbers as of April 2004.) 

Courses: 

• Three Canadian Center for Management Development (CCMD) classroom courses: Modern Comptrollership: Concepts & Applications (2 days); Risk Management in the Public Sector: An Overview (1 day); Values & Ethics in Public Sector Governance (2 days).
  • Number of participants to date¹: 1,262²
  • Satisfaction level: 85%

• Five Campusdirect self-directed on-line courses (1.5 hour each): Modern Comptrollership: An Integrated Approach to Decision Making; Effective Control of Public Resources; Integrated Performance Information; Integrated Risk Management; Values & Ethics.
  • Number of participants having accessed the courses to date: 1,000
• Five Training and Development Canada courses with a strong modern comptrollership component: Modern Comptrollership (2 days); Introduction to Risk Management (1 day); Preparing a Business Case (2 days); Activity-Base Costing in the Public Sector (2 days); Business Analysis (3 days).
  • Number of participants in Modern Comptrollership course to date: 3,392³
  • Number of participants in related course: 440
• Some Departments developed their own in-house Modern Comptrollership training, eg:
  • Human Resources Development Canada developed a "Modern Comptrollership: Managing for Results" awareness session (two-day). 
    • Number of participants to date: over 2,000 
  • Veterans Affairs Canada developed its own leadership training program 
    • Number of managers trained: 1,400
• University programs and courses including: 
  • The University of Ottawa two-year Certificate in Public Management and Governance:
    • Number of registered participants: 75 
  • The University of Victoria two-year professional development program in Modern Comptrollership: 
    • Number of Graduates: 115
    • Current enrolment: 28

Learning Events

• Eight regional one-day workshops "National Dialogue on Modern Management: Demystifying Change" (Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa, Edmonton, St. John's, Halifax) delivered by CCMD in partnership with TBS/Comptrollership Modernization Office, TBS/The Leadership Network and The Regional Councils.
  • Attendance: 620 managers across the country 
• Eight half-day "How to workshop" given across the country (North West Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Atlantic, Newfoundland) in collaboration with Federal Regional Councils. 
  • Attendance: 303
  • Satisfaction level: 75% 
• Five 90 minutes awareness sessions provided in the context of other events at which CCMD has been invited to speak. 
  • Attendance: 220
  • Satisfaction level: 80% 
• Three conferences: 
  • "Second Annual Modern Comptrollership Fall Event" (Sep 24, 2002).
    • Attendance: 100 
  • "Modern Comptrollership Update Event" (Feb 18, 2003)
    • Attendance: 80 
  • "In Pursuit of Management Excellence: The National Dialogue on Modern Management" (March 19, 2003). Over 30 departmental and agency presentations on leading modern management practices, and Innovation Fund Project updates.
    • Attendance: 300 managers including Assistant Deputy Ministers, Directors General and Directors of communications, finance, human resources, audit and evaluation, and other corporate services including modern comptrollership offices. 
  • "Implementing Integrated Risk Management" (March 8, 2003)
    • Attendance:  155 public service executives, managers and professionals advancing risk management initiatives in their organizations.

• "Modernization of Comptrollership Learning Flea Market" Departments had their own kiosk to present their best practices in modern comptrollership.
  • Attendance: 100
  • Satisfaction level: 100% 
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• "Fonctionnaires sans frontières "- Young public servants in the NCR met for a one-day worshop on MC to increase their awareness. 
  • Attendance: 120
  • Satisfaction level: 85% 
• Ontario Youth Session One-day workshop building on the success of Fonctionnaires sans frontières.
  • Attendance: 100
  • Satisfaction level: 86%
• Western Provinces Youth Sessions Half-day workshops in Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg and Victoria building on the success of Fonctionnaires sans frontières
  • Attendance  120
• 19 CCMD Armchairs discussion sessions (1.5 hours).
  • Attendance: 1,623
  • Satisfaction level: 91.55%
• 5 Thematic Series (4 hours) Senior officials shared best practices to make the ten components of the Management Accountability Framework operational.  Summary of the sessions will be incorporated into the new Canada School of Public Service curriculum.
  • Attendance: 411
  • Satisfaction level: 84%

¹ All numbers are approximations

² Includes delivery of MC course to 170 CAP participants

³ Includes HRDC participation:  3,161 participants