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== About GCmobility ==
== About GCmobility ==
The GCMobility initiative is a joint partnership between [https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/wiki/Free_Agents Canada's Free Agents] and [https://www.canada.ca/en/shared-services.html Shared Services Canada]. As the initiative grows so will the list of partners.
The GCMobility initiative is a joint partnership between [https://www.gcpedia.gc.ca/wiki/Free_Agents Canada's Free Agents] and [https://www.canada.ca/en/shared-services.html Shared Services Canada] as founding partners.
GCmobility is most interested in how federal employees are supported as mobile workers.
The Government of Canada, from time to time has released various reports measuring mobility rates of its workforce. Mobility varies greatly between departments, regions, classifications and career aspirations. For instance, some employees may have the opportunity to mentor under the leadership of an executive early in their career. These employees may be advised by executives to design their career around 3 year blocks of time for each new opportunity. The first is focused on learning their job, the second is mastering their job and the third is finding their new job. This advise is apparent in the executive ranks where average mobility rates are often around or over 30%.
Mobility rates of executives, or those planning to become executives might be in stark contrast to other professions. One contrasting example includes Research Scientists who may spend the majority of their career researching a specific species of tree or fish in a specific geographic region. This career trajectory may result in lower mobility rates overall within a specific classification.
Although mobility rates will vary throughout the life cycle of the public service, we are witnessing drivers both within and outside government that are changing our perspectives on mobility. Internal drivers may include changing government priorities as well as changes in governing political parties. An example of an external driver is the rise of the Gig Economy. As reported by ITWorldCanada "The gig economy is coming on with incredible speed in Canada. According to [http://content.randstad.ca/hubfs/workforce2025/Workforce-2025-Randstad-Part1.pdf Randstad Canada’s Workforce 2025 report], nontraditional workers (i.e., contractors, consultants, remote and/or freelance workers) currently make up 20 to 30 per cent of Canada’s workforce."
The government of Canada has a long history of leveraging external resources to support innovation, surge capacity and specialized skills acquisition. Some believe that these tools may be overused, leading to terms like "[https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/shadow-public-service Shadow Public Service]" made up of contractors, consultants, casual workers and students. However, there has also been a history of a group of public servants that are been busy moving around government to work on exciting projects and this number seems to be growing. The 2007 the [https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=12552 Policy on Interchange Canada] lead to Interchange Canada "an exchange program between the core public administration and other organizations in private, public and not-for-profit sectors in Canada and internationally."
A growing number of HR innovation programs such as Canada's Free Agents, PCO Fellowships, TBS Talent Cloud and GCEntrepreneurs have been helping to formalize the structure, acceptance and utility of Gig workers within the Government. As the Gig economy starts to mature within a Government of Canada context, we have an opportunity to re-think what a public service might looks like.
If the Government of Canada is to be representative of the Canadian population, then we might ask ourselves...<blockquote>What would the Canadian Public Service look like with 30% of its work force designated as hyper mobile Gig workers?</blockquote>
== GCmobility Vision ==
== GCmobility Vision ==
By 2024, </br>
By 2024, <br>
Canadian Federal Public Servants can work </br>
Canadian Federal Public Servants can work <br>
From anywhere, </br>
From anywhere, <br>
At Anytime, </br>
At Anytime, <br>
For any department and beyond </br>
For any department and beyond <br>
== Value Proposition ==
== Value Proposition ==
The GCMobility initiative is for Canadian Public Servants who are part of HR Mobility Initiatives </br>
The GCMobility initiative is for Canadian Public Servants who are part of HR Mobility Initiatives <br>
They want the autonomy and technology support to manage their mobile career</br>
They want the autonomy and technology support to manage their mobile career<br>
We will develop and test new models for modern and mobile office workflows</br>
We will develop and test new models for modern and mobile office workflows<br>
That are easily transferable within and between departments and beyond</br>
That are easily transferable within and between departments and beyond<br>
Unlike the current model offered by individual departments</br>
Unlike the current model offered by individual departments<br>
Which creates disparate policies, technology services, supports and security models</br>
Which creates disparate policies, technology services, supports and security models<br>
GCMobility will iteratively and collaboratively develop and test new inter-departmental mobility models</br>
GCMobility will iteratively and collaboratively develop and test new inter-departmental mobility models<br>
That public servants and departments alike can rely on and trust to support a modern and mobile public service workforce</br>
That public servants and departments alike can rely on and trust to support a modern and mobile public service workforce<br>
# Join the [https://gccollab.ca/groups/profile/240597/canadas-free-agents-agents-libres-du-canada GCmobility community on GCcollab]
# Join the [https://gccollab.ca/groups/profile/240597/canadas-free-agents-agents-libres-du-canada GCmobility community on GCcollab]
# Follow project progress and Issue tracking in the [https://gccode.ssc-spc.gc.ca/canadas-free-agents/gcmobility GCmobile GIT repository on GCcode]
# Follow project progress and Issue tracking in the [https://gccode.ssc-spc.gc.ca/canadas-free-agents/gcmobility GCmobile GIT repository on GCcode]
# The [https://synergi.ssc-spc.gc.ca/LOB/GCMobility/SitePages/Home.aspx GCmobility document reposiotry] is managed internally on SSC's Synergi site (Sharepoint)
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