careers and opportunities in the resource sec tor
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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• Industry Training
Organization 2007- Oct 31, 2014
• Responsible for management of the trades training programs in the BC’s resource sector
• Represents mining, oil and gas, forestry, pulp and paper, shipbuilding, and utilities sectors
SkillSource• Industry led, non-for-profit
organization – Nov 1, 2014
• Sponsors apprentices and delivers apprenticeship support services/programs to sector employers
• 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
ServicesGroup Training
Advanced Entry
Apprenticeship
Alternative Sponsorship
ModelsScreening and Recruitment Prior Learning Assessment
Employer and Apprentice Supports
Assessment
Trades Specific Assessment Gap Training
Assessment Tools and Practices
Assessor TrainingIMTARC
Government Services
Labour Market Partnerships
Trades Training and Employment Strategies
Trades Employment
Programming and Partnerships
Workforce Development
Consulting
Competency FrameworksPerformance Management Training NeedsSkills ProfilesCustomized 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
Local and global
competition for skilled workers
K-12 grads
Economic activity in
BC’s resource sector
Retiremen
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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=rep0T6rTxvc
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)
6. Workplace and training environment
7. Apprenticeship costs for apprentices and employers
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. Customized mentorship and coaching programs
7. Cost reduction through Skill Source integrated services
• 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
Group 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
EPBCSkills Connect
Trades specific assessment
Gap analysis and targeted front end
training
Sponsorship and employment
Skill Source Client interventions
Partnerships
Post-Secondary Institutions
Skill Source
Sponsorship
Gap training PSI
Level training
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/
