Developing a New Generation of Skilled Workers Summer Labour Market Conference Vancouver, BC

1. Developing a New Generation of Skilled Workers Summer Labour Market Conference Vancouver, BC July 31, 2014 Scott MacDonald Assistant Deputy Minister Labour Market & Immigration Division Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training

2. BC’s population: 20-29 AGE Slow growth of new labour force entrants expected

3. BC’s population: 55-64 AGE Retirement-aged population to experience significant growth Expected to peak in 2021

4. BC’s aging population In 2016, number of retirement-aged British Columbians (55-64 years) will surpass those aged 20-29 (potential new labour force entrants)

5. 2/3 from demographic changes • 1/3 economic development • 530,000 young people to enter job market • More than 78% will require some post-secondary • 43% will be in trades & technical occupations

6. WORKFORCE NEEDS FOR MAJOR PROJECTS CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS JOBS

7. WORKFORCE NEEDS FOR MAJOR NORTHERN BC PROJECTS CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATIONS JOBS: 38,500 TOTAL JOB OPENINGS:

8. WORKFORCE NEEDS FOR LNG PROJECTS Up to 100,000 jobs, including: 58,700 direct & indirect construction jobs in 2018 23,800 permanent direct & indirect operations jobs in 2023 13,000 induced jobs

10. 1 Data-Driven Aligning training dollars and programs with jobs-in-demand 2 Cross-Government Implementing action plan with unprecedented level of integration 3 Innovative Innovating education and training programs to meet BC’s needs 4 Role for Industry Creating stronger role for employers, labour & industry 5 Culture/Attitudes Changing culture and attitudes to get more youth involved earlier 6 First Nations Working closely with Aboriginal communities

12. Doubling the number of ACE-IT spaces to 5,000 over the next two years. • Expanding dual credits in our schools to get students trained more quickly • Encouraging partnerships • Expand WorkBC.ca and web-tools to focus on youth

13. Funding for apprenticeship trades ambassadors • Reform Grade 10-12 graduation requirements to allow personalized graduation plans • Applied Skills Curriculum in Grades K-9 should excite and prepare students

14. More teachers qualified to teach skills foundation courses in high schools • Making it faster and easier for qualified trades people to earn teaching certificates • More skills training scholarships • Inform and engage parents, teachers and counselors

16. Target $40 million annually in Student Financial Assistance grants to labour market priorities • Align 25% of public institutions’ operating grants to support in-demand jobs, reaching $270-million per year • Invest $185-million over three years in infrastructure and equipment for skills and trades training • $6.8-million to reduce waitlists in high demand trades

17. System funding is directed to needs and is outcome-based • British Columbians are first in line with the skills needed for jobs to help grow B.C.’s economy • Youth have choices and are encouraged to study in-demand occupations and go to where the jobs are located • Industry and labour market needs are met

19. Get and use labour market information to inform decisions • Regularly refine and update • Align programs with labour market demands • Created Labour Market Priorities Board

20. Refocusing the ITA • Moving toward a demand driven system • Unifying cross government decision-making based on labour market information and workforce targets • Reconstitutedthe ITA board of directors • Bringing the Industry Training Organizations inside the ITA and establishing Sector Advisory Groups

21. Connecting youth with the workplace • Attracting students to trades and technical careers • Increasing employer sponsors for apprenticeships • Creating more work-based training • Preparing and matching British Columbians with jobs • Hiring more Apprenticeship Advisors • Making it easier for workers to move between major projects

22. In partnership with Government of Canada: • Memorandum of Understanding on a Strong Resource Economy • Increasing the number of apprenticeships in high demand areas • Reducing barriers to labour mobility and foreign credential recognition for workers • Maximizing employer investment in Canada Job Grant and Labour Market Development Agreement

23. Canada-BC Job Fund - $65M per Year • Canada Job Grant • $10K Grant • (application based) • Employer determines who gets training and what type • Employer contributes 50% cost matching (1/3 of total training costs) • Eligible costs limited to training only (3rd party trainer) • Employee has a job at the end of training Employer-Sponsored Training Employer contributes cash or in‐kind (flexibility) Employer decides who gets training and what type Job at the end of training Flexibility in program delivery to meet provincial LM needs Employment Services and Supports Enhance the labour market participation of workers by assisting them to prepare for entry to, or return to, employment Supports vulnerable workers

24. Develop innovative solutions to make trades training work better • Modernize delivery systems • Mobile training facilities • In-camp training • Front–end loaded courses • Virtual classrooms • Harmonizeapprenticeship training across Canada • Share equipment and facilities with industry • Improving apprenticeship completion rates

26. www.workbc.ca/skills Helping British Columbians find their fit in our growing economy