Employer Apprenticeship [Forum] TODAY’S AGENDA 7:30 amWelcome & Buffet Breakfast 7:45 amSkilled Trades Strategy Presentation 8:00 amApprenticeship & OYAP.

Employer Apprenticeship [Forum]

TODAY’S AGENDA7:30 am Welcome & Buffet Breakfast

7:45 am Skilled Trades Strategy Presentation

8:00 am Apprenticeship & OYAP Process

8:30 am Employer Opportunity & Incentives Panel

8:45 am Employer Apprenticeship Barrier Survey

Breakfast sponsored by:

Skilled Trades [Strategy]

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Skilled Trades [Strategy]

NORTHWEST LABOUR MARKET TRENDS

•High Priority Workforce Issues•Aging and Skills Shortages

•Education and Literacy Levels

•Resource Dependency (recent layoffs/closures)

•Entrepreneurs (lack of)

•Aboriginal Labour Force Growth

Source: www.ntab.on.ca

Skilled Trades [Strategy]

CURRENT ENVIRONMENT

•Perception of the skilled trades•Low paying, involve dirty and demanding physical work and are not intellectually challenging

•Only 1 in 4 would consider a career in the skilled trades

•70% of parents promote college or university as a destination for their child

•33% of students actually pursue post-secondary educations

•17% high school students drop-out prior to graduation

Ways [Education Institutions] Can Help Reduce Shortage of Labour

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Increase opportunities for on-line training

Create training opp. for people with a job

Devote more time to the basics

Devote more time to employment skills

Communicate with local business community

Increase the number of co-op programs

Encourage students to go into trades

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70Source: CFIB Survey on Labour 2002

Skilled Trades [Strategy]

PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT REACTION

•MTCU and Ministry of Education Initiatives•Canada-Ontario Labour Market Agreement (Nov 2005)

•Reinvestment into technology departments/shops

•Introduction of a Student Success Strategy

•Introduction of a New Literacy and Numeracy Strategy

•Opening Doors – Web site•Skills Connect and CareerMATTERS for students•Hiring an Apprentice for employers

Skilled Trades [Strategy]

INITIATIVES UNDERTAKEN

•Regional School Boards and the NOEL•Hire Education program (Grade 7 & 8)

•Multi-Skills Trades Initiative – Integrated Trades Program

•Aboriginal Alternative Education Program

•Introduction of new guidance courses•Skills Canada-Ontario affiliation•Ontario Skills Passport

Skilled Trades [Strategy]

TODAY’S JOB MARKET

•Reality of a career in the skilled trades•Skilled trades play an important role in NWO’s economy

•Skilled trades provide rewarding, challenging, and well-paying jobs

•Students and youth can “earn while they learn”

•Job prospects are good, 44% of jobs available are in the skilled trades and technologies

•Only 11% of today’s jobs require a university degree

Source: CFIB Survey on Labour 2002

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Pursue under-represented groups

Sponsor immigrants

Improve wages/benefits

Share best practices with other businesses

Promote the ind. to prospective employees

Invest in skills upgrading

Improve communic. with educ. institutions

Participate more in co-op, apprenticeships

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Ways [Business] Can Help Reduce Shortage

of Labour

Skilled Trades [Strategy]

EMPLOYER BENEFITS

•Implementing an apprenticeship training program•Increase competitiveness

•Improve productivity

•Improve the quality of your services and finished products

•Improve the skills of your workforce

•Reduce turnover and increase employee loyalty

•Plan for the futureSource: www.careerintrades.ca

Skilled Trades [Strategy]

RECOMMENDED COLLECTIVE ACTIONS

•“Taking Action on Skilled Trades” (OCC 09/05)•Launch a marketing and awareness campaign targeted at employers on the benefits of hiring an apprentice

•Recognize the third component of post-secondary education in Ontario is apprenticeship (college/university)

•Launch a marketing and awareness campaign targeted at students, parents and youth on the benefits of careers in the skilled trades

Source: www.occ.on.ca

Skilled Trades [Strategy]

RECOMMENDED COLLECTIVE ACTIONS

•“Taking Action on Skilled Trades” (OCC 09/05)•Raise awareness about the importance of essential skills, integrating in training and education

•Consider making “Test of Workplace Essential Skills” (TOWES) testing mandatory in Ontario workplaces

•Stakeholders need to collaborate to create and maintain a web-portal for apprentices and employers

Source: www.occ.on.ca

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