 Originally designed to assist and track with Futures statistical data  Designed by Dawes Computer Services for Confederation College  Job Connect formed – CATS revised  Now a consortium of approximately 30 agencies

 Evolved to include: Statistical tracking by consultant, site, agency; IRS tracking of visits, workshops, postings and satisfaction Counselling case notes, visits, intake/assessement form Job Development employer forms, job postings

 Financial tracking module for placements and supports including placements  Summer Jobs Service  Satisfaction by staff member, component and agency  Access based so able to design reports and queries easily and quickly

 Ability to manage information on a daily basis  Allowed us to create – performance management systems  Information management critical to agency to be able to make sound decisions and develop organizational capacity for BP  Most importantly, case management for customers  Ongoing record, client case notes, program history

 Data housed on a server  Each staff member has the “operating” program on their computer  Clerk enters tombstone data and “stat” info  Consultants enter assessment, action plan and case note info  All can run reports at any time including client lists, follow up lists, copies of notes, etc.

 Pay to join consortium  Pay an annual maintenance fee for support services provided by Dawes  Consortium occasionally adds dollars to the development fund so that changes and updates can be made  Consensus decision making usually via conference call or group meeting  Field staff provide input to changes we want

 Agreed to move forward with CATS  Too many positive features that we value not to do so  Instead of uploading to TCU will download to CATS  Taking some time to develop but worth investment  Have already found that there are things that the EOIS CAMs does not do such as stipend tracking which is data we need