What can industry do?

TIME AWAY FROM WORK FOR TECHNICAL TRAINING

What can industry do?

Construction associations

 Focus training during off peak construction season  Continuing development post Red Seal

 Challenge and upgrading options Mining

 Mining SAG has indicated this is an issue

 Continue working with ITA and Centre for Training Excellence in Mining (CTEM) Tourism and Hospitality

 More education for employers and employees (know what is available and the process involved to join trade)

 Provide training around slow times of year

 What is the competitive advantage of certification (financial benefits recovered)  Have structured training system

What can other apprenticeship system partners do? Construction associations

 Compulsory trades

 Simplified training incentives

 Offer trades subjects in high school and support equal respect to trades vs. degree programs Mining

 A two instructor program to maximize technical training time and time away from work  Maximizing time in school benefits all parties (training providers and industry)

 Alternative service delivery Tourism and Hospitality

 Customize training schedule specific to industry (slow times of year)  ITA to better educate about tax incentives

NUMBER OF EMPLOYER SPONSORS What can industry do?

Transportation & Transit  Hire more apprentices

 Reduce poaching by having more employees trained  Add apprentice language to collective agreements

 Believe that there really is a shortage – is this a myth? Is it only some sectors? 1 million job number seems too high

Aviation

 Simplify process

 Industry community / apprentice clearing house  Industry interaction with facilitating apprentices Automotive

 Support mandatory certification

 Industry training standards not up to manufacturer standards  Government education can’t afford cost (manufacturers)  Can’t collect EI because it is a profession

 Huge cost to other staff. 6 year investment to employers. Manufacturing

 Employer funding seen as essential  Employer training programs Maritime

 Small companies can’t afford to sponsor, or don’t have ability, but could pool apprenticeships  Larger industry may fear economic cost

 Third party, joint indenture that can allow mobility of apprenticeships

 Government contracts mandatory to have apprenticeship. Need quota or ratio / sliding ratio – industry can do the same.

What can other apprenticeship system partners do? Transportation and Transit

 Support work experience during foundation training  Bring employers in to schools (PACs etc.)

 Develop apprentice communication skills  Make apprentices more job ready

Aviation

 Government incentives  Improve school skills  Manufacturing

 What level of government spending is needed to support trades training system? Maritime

 Unions tend to want to train

 Tax incentives / grants for small and medium businesses  Recognition of companies that sponsor (website)  Union contracts that are favourable to apprenticeship

ESSENTIAL SKILLS What can industry do?

Transportation & Transit

 Support need for essential skills in trade schools and high schools  Need to engage in school and trade schools more

 Support work experience in foundation programs Forestry

 Employer pool / network shares spare equipment with training institutions – consider transporting equipment to locations

 Grant tenure to institutions suitable for training – encourage licenses to donate suitable sites  Need to have standard /province wide competency standards

 Lead in time is critical for First Nations job readiness skills  Support older (retirees) skilled workers as mentors Aviation

 Supply guest instructors with relevant / current experience (Observers / facilitators / mentors to support college teaching staff)

 Access to front loaded training across whole spectrum of aviation trades  Co-op programs rather than (or as well as) front end training

Manufacturing

 Literacy, numeracy, spoken and written identified as essential skills

 No clear definition of essential skills in Canada as a base level to ensure training by industry will have best success

 Streaming of potential workers at an earlier age, and attract best candidates  Pre apprenticeship skills / work / co-op access time based 6 months – 1 year

Maritime

 Industry encourage co-op / high school students

 Industry participate in venues such as this SAG meeting / Forum  Participate in job fairs

 Facilitate interaction in K-12 sector  Industry academies within schools  Donation time / equipment /space

Mining

 Continue to engage First Nations and other communities  Build on work of HR Task Force

Tourism and Hospitality

 Be involved in the education system  Create an identity for youth to identify with

 Learn how to approach the new generation, they want instant fame!

What can other apprenticeship system partners do? Transportation & Transit

 Work experience for foundation students (during foundation)

 Assess for essential skills for program entry and exit (measure change)

 Ensure apprentices are job ready with essential skills, work ethic, job experience, attitude / aptitude

Aviation

 High school quality of essential skills and math

 Colleges revisit course content mix (practical / theoretical)  SAG to invite college reps to give input on course content

 Government incentives rather than be too heavy handed with expectations of employers  Suitability of candidate (screening)

Automotive

 Change rules around challenges

 Disconnect between ITA funded training and demand

Manufacturing

 Image enhancement of work in skilled sectors including trades

Maritime

 Education has to teach job readiness skills  Trades teachers going into schools  Hiring ex trades people as teachers  Help them with educational process  Job shadowing for high school students

 Renew emphasis on numeracy & literacy in K-12 / technical training Mining

 Develop programs for First Nations to specifically engage with those communities close to projects