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Building Tomorrow’s
Workforce
Forum of Labour Market Ministers
Labour Market Information Working Group
May 17-19, 2004
Vancouver, British Columbia
Background
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Sector Councils are industry-led, national
labour-management partnership organizations
• designed to address human resource development issues
within a specific industry
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Government of Canada Initiative
• Initially established in 1992 through HRDC to support
industry partnership efforts in the area of human resource
development
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More than 29 Sector Councils in place, some
since 1992, examples include:
• Mining, Tourism, Textiles, Software
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Sector Councils cover about 40% of the
Canadian labour force
Speech from the Throne
“through sector councils — to develop a
new Workplace Skills Strategy, boosting
literacy and other essential job skills for
apprentices and workers.”
Budget 2004
“Government is developing a Workplace Skills Strategy
in cooperation with its partners – provinces, labour
unions, employers and sector councils”
“Government currently provides $50 million in annual
direct support, growing to $60 million by 2006–07, to
29 sector councils”
“Budget sets aside an additional $5 million per year
beginning in 2005–06 to further enhance the work of
sector councils in raising awareness about the
integration of skilled immigrants and in assessing and
recognizing the credentials of internationally trained
workers”
Background
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Key Characteristics of Sector Councils:
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Industry-Based Partnerships
• business, labour, government, and other partners
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Diverse Capabilities
• experience, knowledge, resources
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Adaptable
• able to respond to changing labour market needs
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Results Oriented
• ensures quality, cost effective, pooling of resources
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Ability to Influence Change
• responding to workplace, individual, and public needs
Construction Industry
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Key Construction Sectors:
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New Home Building and Renovation
Institutional and Commercial
Heavy Industrial
Engineering
Multi billion dollar business:
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Represents 12% of GNP
1,000,000 workers
128,000 contractors (95% have less than 10 employees)
Maintains and repairs over $5 trillion in assets
For industry & governments construction
represents a significant portion of the labour
force
Industry Views of Labour Market Issues
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Aging Workforce
Managing Labour Shortages/Surpluses
Labour Mobility
Apprenticeship
Training and Certification
Image of the Trades
Attracting and Retaining Youth
Impact of Technology
Health and Safety
Human Resource Systems
Underground Economy
Source:
Construction Sector Council Business Plan, 2001-2006;
Roll Up of HRDC Labour Market Construction Trade Studies, 2002;
Preliminary Results of the CSC’s LMI Focus Groups, 2003.
Construction Sector Council (CSC)
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Established April 2001
• Championed by the Canadian Office of the Building and
Construction Trades Department AFL-CIO, and the
National Construction Labour Relations Alliance
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Mandate
• The mandate of the Construction Sector Council is to
identify and undertake human resource projects and
initiatives geared toward meeting the current and future
human resource needs of the industry
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Board Composition
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9 labour senior representatives
9 business senior representatives
1 federal government representative (ex-officio)
1 federation of construction safety association (ex-officio)
Industry Support
 Tracking Industry Support for CSC:
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Direct Funding Contribution to Operations:
• Building Trades
• National Construction Labour Relations Alliance
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Direct Funding Contributions to Projects:
• Canadian Home Inspectors and Building Officials
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Cash Equivalent Contributions
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Pipeline Contractors Association of Canada/Pe Ben Industries Limited
Canadian Operating Engineers Joint Apprenticeship Training Council
Building Trades (Administrative Support, Legal Advice)
Canadian Construction Associations/NCLRA (Outreach)
In-Kind Contributions (sweat equity)
• Board and Committee meetings
• Board member outreach
• Contributions to working documents
Government Support
 Results Based Management and Accountability
Framework (RMAF):
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Evaluated on the basis of:
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Representativeness
Responsiveness
Connectedness
Results Based
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Federal Government assessed CSC as heading toward
exemplary status
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Secured 4-year Core Operational Agreement beginning
April 1, 2004
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4 of 30 Sector Councils in Canada secured 4-year core
agreements
Strategic Priorities, 2001-2006
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The CSC is focusing its efforts on five
strategic priorities:
1. promoting apprenticeship training
2. advancing career and workforce training
3. expanding partnerships
4. improving recruitment and retention of youth
5. providing better labour market information and
conducting research
Construction Sector Council
 Undertaking projects/ initiatives/
programs in the following areas:
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Labour Market Information
Learning Technologies
Career Awareness
Standards and Skills Development
Goal of the LMI Program
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The Construction Sector Council’s Labour
Market Information program is aimed at
answering three questions:
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What skills are needed?
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How many workers are needed?
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How to find them?
Specific Goals of the LMI Program
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To increase the productivity of the
construction industry over the long term, by:
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maintaining an experienced workforce
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attracting experienced workers back to the industry
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adjusting the flow of new apprentices to meet industry
needs, so that fewer apprentices need to leave for lack
of work
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recruiting qualified new apprentices by offering more
stable employment
Challenges Inherent in Construction
Industry
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Distinctive relationship between workers
and their employers
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employers are continuously hiring
construction work is always temporary
no construction “jobs” - thousand-hour construction job
could be half a year’s work for one person or a week’s
work for 25 people
Vulnerable to the boom and bust cycles of
business
Meeting Industry Challenges
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Information is the best way for industry to
respond to human resource challenges
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Enables buyers of construction, individual employers, and
labour groups to make decisions with a good sense of
what’s ahead
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In short term - information allows industry to respond
quickly
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In medium to long term - it allows stakeholders and
governments to make the kinds of policy changes that will
resolve serious issues
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Foresee demand levels and assess how easily the labour
supply will adjust to that demand
LMI Products and Services
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The LMI program will generate a wealth of
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by province and territory
by construction sector
by trade.
Some information will be updated quarterly;
some on a yearly basis.
LMI Program Unique Features
National & Provincial/Territorial Products:
•Forecasts
•Supply side data
•Supply Side Research
National & Provincial/Territorial Refinement:
•Regional Network
•Owners Council
•Technical Committee
•Outlook Conferences
Easy Access Through Distribution Channels:
•Outlook reports
•Quarterly bulletins
•Web-based delivery
•Career Information Portal
Who Will Benefit?
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The LMI program is designed to meet the
different needs of many audiences,
including:
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employers
labour groups
buyers of construction
unemployed construction workers
graduate vocational students
health and safety organizations
government economic agencies
federal/provincial/territorial governments
CSC Distance Learning Engine
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Content Authoring
Learning Content
Management System
Learning
Management/Reporting
Virtual Classroom
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Knowledge Sharing
Document Management
Document Conversion
Self Service Knowledge
Construction Safety Training
What is PCST?
Pan-Canadian course for
occupational health and safety
for oil and gas pipeline
construction
PCST Course:
•Consists of 13 modules
•Designed to be completed in 4 hours
•CD-Rom and Web-based
Progress to Date:
•Prototype focus group tested – Nov 2003
•Production phase
Completion Date:
•March 31, 2004
Smart Card Technology
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Equivalent in size to the current plastic credit card
Embedded with either or:
• microprocessor (can process data within card)
• memory chip (information storage card)
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Self-protected by security features that are housed
within the card
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Allows workers to carry a card which digitally
stores all their job-related qualifications and
certification
Career Awareness
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Boilermaker Career Awareness Campaign
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Partnership with the Boilermaker Training Trust Fund to
develop a career awareness campaign aimed at youth
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Promote the boilermaker trade as a viable career option
for youth
Ironworker Aboriginal Awareness Campaign
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Partnership between the CSC and the Aboriginal Human
Resources Development Council of Canada
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Increase Aboriginal entry to Ironwork apprenticeship and
career opportunities in Canada
Career Information Portal
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Construction careers portal will serve the needs of the
industry and will assist youth, parents, government, and
career practitioners
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Complementary source of information to the CAF portal
which will provide a focal point for apprenticeship at a
broad level
• CSC mandate is to drill deeper and provide more detail
Standards and Skills Development
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Operating Engineers
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Partnership with the Operating Engineers to develop standards
Share generic aspects of project with other trades
Canadian Home Inspectors and Building Officials
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Partnership with the home inspectors and building officials to implement
national occupational standards
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Share generic aspects of project with construction groups.
Carpenters
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National Occupational Analyses (NOA) completed
Conducting research on the current state of training provided to carpenter
apprentices across Canada
Essential Skills
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Increase awareness of the essential skills activity in construction industry
Industry direction regarding essential skills and possible role for the CSC
Strategy and action plan for future work
Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
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Developing a PLAR national model for the residential sector
Future Areas of Work
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Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA)
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Assist in the implementation of CHBA’s Human
Resource Strategy
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Addressing Regional Shortages
Labour Market Information Research
Electronic Labour Exchange
Career Awareness Programs
Assessing Foreign Credentials for Construction
Occupations/Trades
Shipbuilding
Transportation and Road building
Future Areas of Work
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On-the-Job Standard for Bricklayers and
Masons
Training Standards for Sheet Metal Trade
PLAR for the Residential Sector
Masonry On-the-Job Training
National Supervisory Training
Virtual Training Simulation
Thank You !
Questions and Answers . . .