Dawson Creek Community Dialogue held at Northern Lights College Hosted by ITA September 19, 2012 Trades Training and Careers in BC’s Northeast: What Needs to Be Done?
Dec 24, 2015
Dawson Creek Community Dialogue held at Northern Lights College
Hosted by ITA
September 19, 2012
Trades Training and Careers in BC’s Northeast: What Needs to Be Done?
About ITA
1. Skills acquisition– apprenticeship
2. Skills recognition –standards and credentialing
www.itabc.ca
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Northern Lights College
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12/13 ITA Investment :
Apprenticeship – 528 seats - $1.5MFoundation – 102 seats - $.446M
Aircraft Maintenance Technician, Automotive Service Mechanic; Carpenter; Commercial Vehicle Transport Mechanic; Cosmetologist; Gasfitter (Class B); Electrician; Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic; Industrial Instrument Mechanic; Millwright, Plumber; Professional Cook; Welder
http://www.northernlightscollege.ca/
Apprenticeship in NorthEast BC
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Sponsors – 401
Apprentices – 1,036
New Trades Jobs 2020 – N.E. BC
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Replacement Expansion Total
1,710 1,200 2,910 *
O&G 735 537 1,272 **
* Source: BC Trades Occupation Outlook 2010 – 2020** Source: R.A. Malatest, November 2011
Source: BC Trades Occupation Outlook 2010 - 2020
Trades in Demand 2020 – N.E. BC *
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• % share of all trades
Heavy Equipment Operators 23%Machinery & Transportation Mechanics 14% Carpenters & Cabinetmakers 11%Electricians 10%Chefs & Cooks 9%Metal Fabricators 7%Auto Service Technicians 7%Other Construction Trades 6%
Source: B.C. Trades Occupations Outlook 2010 - 2020
Trades Community Dialogue in Dawson Creek
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Hosted by Kevin Evans, CEO, ITA Welcome by MLA
Blair Lekstrom
Trades Community Dialogue in Dawson Creek
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What We Heard at Trades Community Dialogue in Dawson Creek
– View Video
– Read Dawson Creek Daily News • Registration of apprentices – high
school transcripts, log books – more formal processes
• Continued investment in high schools and dual credit programs
• Out of school for a while – need to get them ready
• 15 – 25 year old – skills needed, re: math, more approachable people, testing help
• Assessment tools important (eg ITA Essential Skills)
• Recognition of prior learning (eg how Manitoba does)
• Completion rates – other ways to measure success
• Hand skills training needed• Pre-requisite structure barrier to entry• Pre-apprenticeship – introduction to
trades (trial trades, student loans)• Geography is a barrier and need more
funding for satellites• Recognizing truck driving as trade
with training and higher standards• IP exam results – faster than 4 to 5
week results• Having to move around to go to the
job• Keep foundation funding• Continuation rate low – need
improvements• Distance learning (eg how Alberta
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Skilled Trades Moving Forward in BC
• We’re listening and working with government, apprentices, employers, training providers, labour and industry to move BC’s skilled trades system forward.
• BC’s Skills and Training Plan announced September 19 2012 provides an opportunity to make improvements. http://www.bcjobsplan.ca/skills-and-training-plan/
• As does the Regional Workforce Tables to align training programs with regional needs. http://www.jti.gov.bc.ca/regionalworkforcetables/
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