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Apprenticeship Futures Commission (AFC). September 16, 2008. Contents. Background Results Overview Decisions made by the existing ATQB. Section 1 - Background. The AFC was announced on September 27, 2007 with a mandate to consult with stakeholders and the public on the following issues:
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Apprenticeship Futures Commission (AFC) September 16, 2008
Contents • Background • Results • Overview • Decisions made by the existing ATQB
Section 1 - Background • The AFC was announced on September 27, 2007 with a mandate to consult with stakeholders and the public on the following issues: • Manitoba’s skilled labour shortage; • Competition for skilled labour as a result of economic growth and activity in Western Canada; • Increased apprenticeship participation rates and technical training demands as a result of increased labour market demands; and • Employer engagement in Apprenticeship.
Background • The AFC met with individuals, employers and organizations throughout the month of November and early December. • A total of five public and nine targeted consultations were held in Winnipeg, Brandon and Thompson. These consultations were combined with an online survey and an open invitation to all stakeholders to provide written submissions.
Section 2 - Results • A final report and recommendations were prepared and submitted to the Minister of CTT March 26, 2008. • The recommendations have been accepted, “in principle”, by the Minister of CTT.
Results • The 23 recommendations deal with four major areas: • The structure and framework of the system; • Understanding, perception and awareness of apprenticeship; • Training and skills development; and, • Responding to the needs of the Manitoba labour market.
Section 3 - Overview • Recommendations and decisions have been made by the existing ATQB within existing polices and regulations in moving forward with AFC recommendations. • The following slides will deal with those recommendations that the Board has most recently addressed: • Recommendations 10, 12, 17, 18 and 22
Recommendation 10 • Operational and Regulatory • The Apprenticeship Branch in consultation with training providers explore the introduction of competency based training system for both in-school and on-the-job training.
Recommendation 10 • This is not meant to be alternative, rather the intent is to compliment, not replace, the existing time based model. • Progress: • The Branch is reviewing competency based training to identify ways and means of implementation. • The Branch is currently preparing a proposal for developing competencies as part of a pilot in a specific trade for the Board’s review.
Recommendation 12 • Regulatory: • The ATQB and the Apprenticeship Branch working in collaboration with the PTACs and other stakeholders immediately review the ratio requirements of journeypersons to apprentices where appropriate to more accurately reflect the training requirements of the trades.
Recommendation 12 • Ratio must reflect training needs (oppose to safety concerns). Apprenticeship is a training provider. • Progress: • Approved, in principle, the exclusion of fourth year apprentices from the general regulation standard of one journeyperson to one apprentice. • Further exploration of ratio decisions based on site and trade needs which are stipulated and agreed upon by affected parties in Apprenticeship Agreements.
Recommendation 17 • Operational: • Providing units of training during technical training apprentices on how to be a journeyperson i.e. mentorship skills.
Recommendation 17 • Mentorship, improving workplace learning and teaching. • Progress: • The inclusion of these units of instruction dealing with learning to learn unit have been implemented as a pilot project in six trade programs to date and is available also for Certification Examination Preparation (CEP) courses. • Learning to teach/supervise standards will now apply to all current and future trades programs.
Recommendation 18 • Regulatory • The ATQB in consultation with the PTACs, reinstate the ‘designated trainer’ provision to allow for greater flexibility while meeting the learning needs of the apprentice and protecting the integrity of the trade.
Recommendation 18 • Overwhelming desire from stakeholders to reinstate Designated trainer provision. • Considered impact and relationship to ratio requirements and the development of new trades. Progress: • The Board reinstated designated trainer at the May Board meeting, for a period of three years after the registration of the amendment.
Recommendation 22 • To respond to existing requests of new trade designations. • To promote the Apprenticeship training model to non-traditional/other occupational areas such as manufacturing and information technology. • Progress: Approved ‘in-principle’ the designation of the following trades: • Marine and Power Equipment Technician; • Gasfitter; • Rig Technician; • Shingler; • Pre-fabricated Building Erector; and, • Gas Turbine Engine Maintenance Technician.
Other Apprenticeship Initiatives • New Apprenticeship Training Seats • In the 2008 Budget Speech, Government announced an additional $3.8 million to support the creation of 1,100 ( of the four year, 4, 000 seats in new apprenticeship training seats.
Other Apprenticeship Initiatives • Tax Incentives • In Budget 2008, the Government expanded its Co-op Education Tax Credit to include apprenticeships and renamed it the Co-Operative Education and Apprenticeship Tax Credit (CEATC). The new Journeyperson Hiring Incentive (J-HI), a component of the CEATC), will be available to employers who both train apprentices and hire certified journeypersons.
Other Apprenticeship Initiatives • Tax Incentives • In Budget 2008, the Government expanded the scope of the Tuition Fee Income Tax Rebate (TFITR) to also include graduates of apprenticeship programs. Apprentice graduates are now eligible to receive a 60% income tax rebate on eligible tuition fees, including personal tuition fee contributions and tuition fee contributions paid on the apprentice’s behalf by the provincial government.
Other Apprenticeship Initiatives • Marketing Campaign • A new apprenticeship marketing and promotional campaign has been proposed to the Minister in response to the multiple recommendations by the AFC to increase promotion and awareness of apprenticeship in the Province.
