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Careers and Opportunities in the Resource Sector Overview • Our history • What we do • Resource sector in BC • Labour market context • Careers and high demand occupations • Apprenticeship context • Partnerships • Resources Our History RTO SkillSource • Industry Training Organization 2007- Oct 31, 2014 • Industry led, non-for-profit organization – Nov 1, 2014 • Responsible for management of the trades training programs in the BC’s resource sector • Sponsors apprentices and delivers apprenticeship support services/programs to sector employers • Represents mining, oil and gas, forestry, pulp and paper, shipbuilding, and utilities sectors • Increases access to trades training and employment for British Columbians Who We Are • Non-for-profit industry led organization • Mission – to develop a highly skilled and productive workforce to meet the needs of the BC resource sector • Goals – train and certify 300 new tradespersons and have 600 active apprentices in process by 2017 • Partners – industry, training providers, government, employment and community organizations • Clients – employers in all resource industry sectors that utilize skilled trades for infrastructure development, maintenance and operations, apprentices, and regulatory bodies What We Do Services Group Training Advanced Entry Apprenticeship Alternative Sponsorship Models Screening and Recruitment Prior Learning Assessment Employer and Apprentice Supports Assessment Government Services Workforce Development Consulting Trades Specific Assessment Gap Training Assessment Tools and Practices Assessor Training IMTARC Labour Market Partnerships Trades Training and Employment Strategies Trades Employment Programming and Partnerships Competency Frameworks Performance Management Training Needs Skills Profiles Customized Programs Resource Sector in B.C. • Mining and Mineral Exploration and Stone, Sand and Gravel • Oil and Gas Extraction (incl. LNG) • Forestry • Pulp and Paper • Solid Wood • Ship Building and Repair • Utilities Labour Market Context K-12 grads Local and global competition for skilled workers Economic activity in BC’s resource sector Retirement High Demand Occupations Natural Gas Industry Overview Natural Gas Industry Occupations Natural Gas Operations Natural Gas Construction Mining Mineral Exploration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rep 0T6rTxvc Hiring Requirements Top 5 Occupations Shipbuilding and Repair • Rapid growth in labour demand • Trades and technical personnel shortage • Demographic and labour supply pressures • The “war” for talent SB&R Workforce SB&R Employment Projections Shipbuilding and Repair Pulp and Paper • In 2014 the sector is now characterized by an older workforce with 35% over the age of 55. • Employers report that due to retirements and staff turnover (particularly in the North), there will be significant hiring requirements (est 8% of the workforce per year). • HR managers have identified several occupations are difficult to fill, and project that these occupations will become ever increasingly difficult to fill given limited apprenticeship positions. (Malatest Labour Market Report,2014) Pulp and Paper Pulp and Paper Labour Demand Forestry Solid Wood Workforce Challenges • Aging workforces • Small rural populations and labour forces • Negative images of the industries and their careers; • Infrastructure and services for workers and families; • Difficulties in attracting new Canadian • Capacity and flexibility among training providers • Coordination among service providers • Competition for talent locally and internationally • The challenge of addressing the unique needs of specific labour force groups (Aboriginal people, women, persons with disabilities, at‐risk youth, immigrants, older workers) • A lack of innovation and quick response in BC’s traditional apprenticeship training models Apprenticeship Challenges 1. Finding a sponsor 2. Passing exams 3. Financial hardships 4. Knowledge of the BC apprenticeship system 5. Sponsor responsibilities 6. Math and essential skills 7. Employer incentives to train apprentices 8. Applicability of technical training 9. Access to technical training 10. Apprentice incentives to complete Source: ITA Apprentice and sponsor supports consultation summary. June 2013 Barrier 1. High demand for apprentices but limited employer capacity to sponsor apprentices 2. Business cycles and low commitment to a 4-year appr term 3. Apprentice basic and essential skills and industry specific skills 4. Employer and apprentice incentives to complete apprenticeship 5. Access to trades training (classroom and on-the-job) Solution 1. Sector wide Group Training programs, pool of qualified candidates 2. Employer and apprentice rotation programs 3. Industry specific skills assessment, gaps analysis and training 4. Training plans, grants and tax support, apprenticeship networks 5. Flexible gap training delivery through PSI partnerships 6. Workplace and training environment 6. Customized mentorship and coaching programs 7. Apprenticeship costs for apprentices and employers 7. Cost reduction through Skill Source integrated services Group Training • Goal – Deliver alternative sponsorship solutions to employers – Provide more flexibility to the apprenticeship system – Align labour market demand and supply • Services – Pre-screening, selection and recruitment as per industry standards and employer requirements – Apprentice rotation and placement services in the event of layoffs – Availability of skilled trades workers for high volume projects – Employer networks by trade/by work-based training Advanced Entry Trades Training • Goal – Increase apprenticeship enrolment and completion rates – Engage diverse and underserved workforces – Reduce the completion time for training and trades certification • Services – Assessment of trades competencies that have already been acquired by workers (PLAR) – Gap training and work placement – Apprentice and employer supports • Supports the existing BC apprenticeship policy framework • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LKp129gMU4 Partnerships EPBC and SkillsConnect Skill Source Trades specific assessment Client interventions EPBC Skills Connect Gap analysis and targeted front end training Sponsorship and employment Partnerships Post-Secondary Institutions Sponsorship Skill Source Level training Gap training PSI Challenge – exam preparation Resources • http://apprenticeshiptoolkit.ca/apprenticeship-101/ • http://www.rtobc.com/global/pdf/BC%2BNG%2BStrategy%2B2013JUL .pdf • http://www.petrohrsc.ca/ • http://www.mihr.ca/en/index.asp • http://www.miningyourfuture.com/ • https://weareshipbuilders.squarespace.com/ • http://www.tla.ca/ • http://www.cofi.org/ • http://www.thegreenestworkforce.ca/index.php/en • http://www.electricity.ca/ Thank you Questions and Comments Victoria Pazukha – [email protected]