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Training & Apprenticeships. Retirement will open up approximately 600,000 jobs…. Growth will create approximately 400,000 new jobs…. Approximately 135,000 trades openings …. … about 20,000 job openings in the Heavy Mechanical Trades and Operator Occupations.
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Retirement will open up approximately 600,000 jobs…
Growth will create approximately 400,000 new jobs…
… about 20,000 job openings in the Heavy Mechanical Trades and Operator Occupations
If we have 1,000,000 openings and 600,000 students in the education pipeline…
Discussion Items for Breakout Session 1 • List the challenging positions • What's the challenge • Recruitment – why? • Retention – why? • Training / Skill level – why? • Who sees the train coming? Who is proactive? What are you doing? • Group work • Lead to discuss post-breakout
Training Resources Train the Trainer Workshop
BC Transit Fleet Maintenance Training • Maintenance Staff Workshop (yearly) • Maintenance Managers Workshop (yearly) • Formal training – BC Transit Fleet Inspector Trainer • Voith Certified • On-site training – BC Transit Fleet Inspectors during inspection
Apprentice Training 50% Continuation Rate
transCDA Proposed New Program Level 4 Level 4 Commercial Transport or Heavy Duty Level 3 Level 3 Level 3 Commercial Transport, Heavy Duty Level 2 Level 2 Level 2 Level 2 Commercial Transport, Heavy Duty, Diesel Engine Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Commercial Transport, Heavy Duty, Diesel Engine, Tractor Trailer FOUNDATION
Discussion Items for Breakout Session 2 • What are your solutions? • How do we do this (what’s stopping us)? • What can BC Transit do to help? • Group work • Lead to discuss post-breakout
(Next Steps) Enterprise Maintenance Apprentice Program • Finding the right institutional partners with transCDA: • best fit with training institutions – program offerings • location (North, Okanagan, Vancouver Island, Lower Mainland) • Newer equipment training aids • Needs assessment: • determine how many apprentices BC Transit and Partners should employ (estimate 25) with local partners • retention strategy • transCDA: • continue to increase participation at the program development level