INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY

CHANGING THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS

THE RIGHT SKILLS, IN THE RIGHT PLACE, AT THE RIGHT TIME.

OUR RESPONSIBILITY

Lead and coordinate BC’s skilled trades system

• Work with employers, employees, industry,

labour, training providers and government to:

- issue credentials

- manage apprenticeships and

- set program standards

Increase opportunities in the trades

• Help meet the demands of the labour market

• Play a key role in implementing

B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint

OUR LABOUR SHORTAGE

Between now and 2022

• 68% = 680,000 job openings

due to retirements

• 32% = 320,000 due to economic

growth including

– Mining

– Shipbuilding

– Resurgence of Forestry

– LNG (100,000 jobs)

OUR ENVIRONMENT British Columbia is on the cusp of a development boom.

• Currently $64 billion worth of major

capital projects are under construction

in the province of BC

• Demand for trades workers is

expected to grow more than the supply

OUR ENVIRONMENT

LNG: Fueling Trades Training

• 18 LNG-related projects have been

proposed for BC with industry analysts

predicting a scenario that up to 5 projects

will proceed

• A scenario of 5 LNG plants would generate

an industry investment of $175 billion

OUR NEW APPROACH

The mandate review (the McDonald Report), and B.C.’s Skills for Jobs Blueprint

have positioned ITA to play a bigger role in BC’s skilled trades training system.

Implement the

Transition Plan to

address

recommendations from

the McDonald Report &

B.C.’s Skills for Jobs

Blueprint

Provide direction for

90 days and balance

of 2014/15 fiscal year

Focus on

recommendations

that will have

maximum impact

given capacity

available

KEY AREAS OF FOCUS:

7

LAUNCH LNG ACTION PLAN

Desired outcome: The ITA Trades Training Action Plan for Liquefied Natural

Gas (LNG) will ensure that BC will have the skilled workforce it needs to

seize the opportunity of the LNG sector.

The LNG Action Plan was developed with

industry consultation and validation, and

was released in September 2014.

www.itabc.ca/lng

RE-ALIGN TRAINING INVESTMENT

Desired outcome: Better results for the investments made in skills

training in BC.

Training investment decisions aligned with labour market demand targets.

Improve outcomes for Youth Apprenticeship Programs (ACE IT &

SSA).

Remove barriers to mobility for apprentices during training

(e.g. New West Partnership Harmonization Initiative with BC, AB

and SK).

ENHANCE ITA CAPABILITY

Desired outcome: Better results for the investments made in skills

training in BC.

Functions carried out by the Industry Training Organizations (ITOs) transferred internally into ITA – with minimal impact on industry by Oct 2014

15 Apprenticeship Advisors, including five Aboriginal subject

matter experts, in place

Ensure ITA has the capability needed to deliver on government

expectations

TRANSFORM INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT

ITA IS HERE TO SERVE INDUSTRY

Sector Advisory Groups

Industry Relations Managers

Apprenticeship Advisors

Employers hiring apprentices

SECTOR ADVISORY GROUPS

Represent key trade sectors in BC and advise on industry-

specific issues key to skills training.

www.itabc.ca/industry

• Aerospace

• Automotive

• Construction

• Forestry

• LNG (including Natural Gas)

• Manufacturing

• Marine & Shipbuilding

• Mining

• Tourism & Hospitality

• Transportation & Transit

MANAGERS, INDUSTRY RELATIONS

Point of contact for ITA’s Industry Training Organizations and other groups

representing industry.

Jerome Rodriguez

Diane Evans

Tracey MacLennan

Cory Williams

Contact information at www.itabc.ca/industry

• Construction

• ‘Other’

• Tourism & Hospitality

• Transportation & Transit

• Automotive

• LNG

• Marine & Shipbuilding

• Mining

• Forestry

• Aerospace

• Manufacturing

Regional extension of the customer support team

APPRENTICESHIP ADVISORS

• 15 Apprenticeship Advisors located across the province.

• 6 Advisors will also focus on supporting Aboriginal apprentices within

local communities.

www.itabc.ca/apprenticeship-advisors

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT OFFICERS

Program Development Officers (PDOs)

Developing program standards with industry and subject matter

experts

• 100 trade programs

• 49 Red Seal trades

www.itabc.ca/discover-apprenticeship-programs/search-programs

APPRENTICE JOB MATCH

ITA and WorkBC launched an online

Apprentice Job Match tool to help

connect apprentices with employer

sponsors.

www.workbc.ca/trades

EMPLOYERS HIRING APPRENTICES

For every $1 invested in an apprentice, an employer receives a return of a $1.47 (Canadian Apprenticeship Forum study)

Succession planning – transfer knowledge from retiring

workers.

Trained to your unique workplace needs.

Cost effective – net return in 2nd year plus tax credits.

ITA Trades Training Programs

TRAINING DELIVERY - SUPPORT FOR UNDER-

REPRESENTED GROUPS

• These programs are funded from the

Canada-BC Job Fund Agreement (CFJ),

which replaced the Labour Market

Agreement.

• ITA oversees programs for groups under-

represented in the trades:

• Aboriginal in Trades Training (AITT)

• Women in Trades Training (WITT)

• Immigrants in Trades Training (ITT)

• Since 2008/9, 6600 participants have

received training and support.

TRAINING DELIVERY - YOUTH STRATEGY

www.itabc.ca/youth

INCREASE CONTINUATION FROM

HIGH SCHOOL TO APPRENTICESHIP

Dual credit ACE IT

and SSA high

school programs

Dual credit ACE IT

and SSA high

school programs

Interactive trades

programs

in elementary

schools

(YES 2 IT)

New Skills Exploration Course in

partnership with Ministry of Education

in high schools for grades 10-12

MAIN REASON FOR HIRING APPRENTICES

More things than you realize are created by the hands of skilled trades

Ensuring the province has

the right skills,

in the right place,

at the right time.

Next Thursday, March 12th

Innovation Forum

VlU – Nanaimo Campus

INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY

CHANGING THE WAY WE DO BUSINESS

THE RIGHT SKILLS, IN THE RIGHT PLACE, AT THE RIGHT TIME.