Projects
Current Projects
British Columbia (B.C.) and Washington State (WA) Crane Certification Recognition Pilot Project
Asia Pacific Gateway Apprenticeship Engagement Inititative
Completed Projects
Labour Force Profile of Port Drayage Drivers in Metro Vancouver
Identifying Successful Business Practices of Profitable Drayage Owner Operators in Metro Vancouver
Vancouver Drayage Truck Turn-Time Analysis
Foreign Training Assessment for Technologists and Technicians
B.C. Trucking Industry: Attraction, Recruitment and Retention Communications and Outreach Work Plan
Building Capacity for Integrated and Strategic Planning in the Asia Pacific Gateway
Supervisor Foreperson Skill Development
Labour Market Information Gap Analysis
UBC Recruitment Report: Attracting Students to the Asia Pacific Gateway
BC Professional (Truck) Driver Training Pilot Project
HR Essentials for Small-to -Medium Sized Enterprises
Transferable Skills Training and Certification for Asia Pacific Gateway Crane Operators
Technology & Innovation in the Asia Pacific Gateway
Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table (APGST) Training Fund
Solving Skills Shortages at the Prince George Airport (YXS)
B.C. Security Labour Market Roundtable
Partnerships
Tools for Assessing an Immigrant Truck Driver's Non-Canadian Experience
Database Development Project – Phase 1 – Business Requirements and Vendor Selection
One-Year Experience in Canada Project
For more information on any Skills Table project, please contact [email protected].
British Columbia (B.C.) and Washington State (WA) Crane Certification Recognition Pilot Project
Project Timelines: Phase 1 - 02/2012 - 06/2012; Phase 2 - 10/2012 - 06/2013
Funding: Province of B.C.
The Skills Table has partnered with the BC Association for Crane Safety (BCACS) and the International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) on the British Columbia (B.C.)/Washington State (WA) Crane Certification Recognition Pilot Project.
The primary objective of the B.C./WA Crane Certification Recognition Pilot Project is to develop a mechanism that allows mobile crane operators from WA to work in B.C., while satisfying the safety licensing requirements before arriving in B.C. or through recognition of WA credentials.
There are three phases to achieving this objective:
1. Phase 1 - Conduct a Feasibility Study to determine overall potential for a B.C./WA crane certification recognition mechanism by assessing (a) the differences on the certification standards, examinations, processes, and policies; (b) the desire/interest of the B.C. and WA stakeholders to participate in a crane certification recognition mechanism; and (c) WA crane operators’ interest working in B.C.
2. Phase 2 - Development of crane certification recognition mechanism.
3. Phase 3 - Pilot the crane certification recognition mechanism.
The initiative leverages two of the Skills Table's strengths - first, our targeted approach to pressing workforce development issues that impact Canada's competitive position in international commerce; and second, our success in engaging all the key players in the Gateway - employers, workers, unions, youth, associations, training institutions and government.
Asia Pacific Gateway Apprenticeship Engagement Initiative
Project Timelines: 04/2011 - 02/2012
Funding: Industry Training Authority (ITA)
The Asia Pacific Gateway Apprenticeship Engagement Initiative has two main objectives. The first is to grow awareness, support and participation of apprenticships among employers in the Gateway sectors. The second is to introduce the apprenticeable trades to new youth audiences in B.C., Canada and abroad and encourage young people to complete apprenticeships (and eventually obtain employment) in B.C.
The APG Apprenticship Engagement Initiative will be delivered throught 3 main, integrated acitivities:
1. Research - to better understand the participation of apprentices in APG trade occupations
2. Employer Apprenticeship Facilitation - to provide 1-on-1 apprenticeship facilitation and mentorship to Gateway employers
3. Skills Compeition Facilitation - Youth Outreach - to promote ITA apprenticeship and Gateway employement opportunities to youth interested in trades at proviincial, national, and international events.
The initiative leverages two of the Skills Table's strengths - first, our targeted approach to pressing workforce development issues that impact Canada's competitive position in international commerce; and second, our success in engaging all the key players in the Gateway - employers, workers, unions, youth, associations, training institutions and government.
Labour Force Profile of Port Drayage Drivers in Metro Vancouver (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 09/2012 - 03/2013
Funding: Government of Canada
The objective of this project is to develop a labour force profile of drayage port drivers, including company drivers and owner operators, working in Metro Vancouver, providing specific information about size, demographics, equipment utilization, and trends in employment. It also looks at workers' use of training, educational background, and compensation.
The outcome of this project will include qualitative and quantitative analysis of the current situation, insights into the trends in this labour sector, and identification of potential challenges and/or opportunities with port drayage drivers.
This project is led by the Trucking Steering Committee – Transport Canada, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and Port Metro Vancouver, and will include the BC Trucking Association.
Identifying Successful Business Practices of Profitable Drayage Owner Operators in Metro Vancouver (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 07/2012 - 03/2013
Funding: Government of Canada
The objectives of this project are to develop a better understanding of the drayage owner-operator business and to identify best business practices that could improve the economic performance of drayage owner-operators in Metro Vancouver.
To achieve this, the key activities include:
- Conduct research to develop an owner-operator drayage business and cost model; and,
- Conduct interviews with trucking companies and drayage owner-operators to identify the successful business practices of profitable drayage owner-operators.
The outputs from these two activities will result in shared content that will be used to create two deliverables:
- Owner-operator resource toolkit
- Final report on "Successful Business Practices of Profitable Drayage Owner-Operators"
The Skills Table has partnered with the BC Trucking Association on this project.
Vancouver Drayage Truck Turn-Time Analysis (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 09/2012 - 03/2013
Funding: Government of Canada
The objective of this project is to identify the issues and root causes of longer than one hour turn-time for drayage trucks to complete a single transaction through a Metro Vancouver port terminal.
In addition to emission and congestion challenges, excess turn-time raises the costs of truck drayage and terminal operations, delays import and export shipments, reduces shipment reliability, and cuts effective port capacity. All the relevant stakeholders have something to gain from minimizing truck turn-times at port terminals.
In response, Port Metro Vancouver, the BC Trucking Association, and the Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table are interested in initiating a pilot project to document, analyze, and reduce the frequency of marine terminal truck turn-times over one hour. This project includes participation from trucking, marine terminal and other industry partners.
Foreign Training Assessment for Technologists and Technicians (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 02/2012 - 03/2013
Funding: Province of B.C.
The Skills Table has partnered with the Applied Science Technologists & Technicians of B.C. (ASTTBC) on the Foreign Training Assessment for Technologists and Technicians project.
This project is a pilot collaborative assessment process for comparing foreign technology standards to Canadian standards, determining gaps, and formulating a process model and program. The resulting model and pilot program seeks to ultimately streamline foreign credential recognition for international graduates coming to work in Canada’s Asia Pacific Gateway, leading to secure and sustainable career opportunities in applied science and engineering technology.
Labour Market Initiative (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 02/2012 - 03/2013
Funding: Government of Canada
The objective of the Labour Market Initiative project is to improve the scope, currency, timeliness and availability of Asia Pacific Gateway labour market information (LMI). Employers, job seekers and trainers will have access to a robust and up-to-date set of LMI resources intended to support labour market and human resource planning.
The outcomes of the project include:
- a better understanding of the supply and demand of key Gateway occupations within both the northern and southern corridors as disseminated through its online clearinghouse;
- more comprehensive, current and timely LMI decision support and forecasting capacity for Gateway employers and job seekers to support human resource planning decisions; and,
- stronger industry engagement and participation in Gateway LMI development.
B.C. Trucking Industry: Attraction, Recruitment and Retention Communications and Outreach Work Plan (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 05/2012 - 10/2012
Funding: Province of B.C.
Research and anecdotal evidence suggests that the B.C. trucking industry is experiencing, and will continue to experience in the short and medium term, shortages of long haul truck drivers (NOC 7411) and supporting occupations – dispatchers and radio operators (NOC 1475), supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators (NOC 7222), and automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers (NOC 7321).
The Skills Table has partnered with the BC Trucking Association (BCTA) in the development of a B.C. Trucking Industry: Attraction, Recruitment and Retention Communications and Outreach Work Plan.
The work plan will provide an actionable framework for:
- marketing activities that will educate potential recruits and influencers about career opportunities in the trucking industry;
- recruitment activities that will increase the supply of the professional truck driver and supporting occupations from under-represented groups – immigrants, women, young people and First Nations; and,
- outreach activities that will educate the B.C. trucking sector about progressive, innovative workplace practices that will improve recruitment rates and retention.
The work plan will allow the BCTA to undertake activities that position the B.C. trucking industry as an attractive, viable career option for new workers and help employers find ways to adopt work practices and create work environments that will make them employers of choice. Ultimately, with the implementation of the work plan, new recruits will benefit by gaining information about the career opportunities in B.C.’s trucking industry, possibly leading to stable employment. Employers will benefit by creating a more stable workforce thus improving corporate productivity and profits. The B.C. economy will also benefit due to the efficient movement of goods.
Tracking Tradespersons: Understanding the Labour Mobility of Tradespersons in the Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 10/2011 - 03/2013
Funding: Government of Canada
The primary objective of the Tracking Tradespersons Project is to analyze the factors that influence the movement of tradespersons. This will be achieved through a research project that will examine the current state of labour mobility and the underlying reasons behind decisions made by tradespersons both pre- and post-apprenticeships.
Specifically, the project will:
- Identify in what sector apprentices are being trained, what sectors they are pursuing a career, and why;
- Identify common career pathways of tradespersons;
- Analyze the factors that influence labour mobility;
- Identify the key competencies that enhance skilled worker transferability;
- Understand how a Red Seal designation status influences labour mobility;
- Provide a better understanding of the impact of key mobility legislation i.e. AIT, TILMA, NWPTA.
A better understanding the movement of tradesperson may assist in developing more accurate forecasts of training activities and the data to support those required training activities, promoting of apprenticeship training that facilitates labour mobility, leading to greater labour mobility for tradespersons trained in B.C and a wider, deeper pool of qualified tradesperson for APG stakeholders.
Building Capacity for Integrated and Strategic Planning in the Asia Pacific Gateway (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 07/2010 - 03/2012
Funding: Government of Canada
The primary objective of the Building Capacity for Integrated and Strategic Planning in the Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) project is to facilitate more robust and integrated planning for and within the APG by building the knowledge, skills, capacities and networks of planners and those doing planning work in the Gateway.
The Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) is comprised of an integrated network of transportation systems that connect North America through key points along the British Columbia west coast. Many key players in the APG supply chain already perform their own planning functions - such as developing short and long term plans for the use of land, resources and infrastructure - with the goal of planning for future competitiveness in the APG corridor. Although there is some sharing of plans and perspectives, there is currently no forum or coordinated approach to bring municipal, regional, provincial, federal and private sector planners together to explore the skills and information needs required for integrated and strategic Gateway planning. This project will establish and implement an inaugural forum to bring together professional planners and those doing planning work in a collective dialogue for the first time.
Supervisor Foreperson Skill Development (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 08/2009 - 03/2012
Funding: Government of Canada
The objective of the Supervisor/Foreperson Skill Development project is to provide Gateway employers and employees practical resources to help develop the skills and knowledge of existing and potential supervisors. The resources developed through this project will support the recruitment and advancement of workers with direct work experience into supervisory roles.
This project has three main deliverables:
1. Resource Guide – identifies and describes the core competencies required for the Supervisor position and provides training options in B.C. to help develop these competencies.
2. Workshop – based on the resource guide, the workshop teaches participants how to create an individualized plan to identify and support the development of supervisory skills.
3. Research Study – provides insight into issues and best practices regarding supervisory development in order to recommend effective, practical solutions for the Gateway.
Click here to access more information and to request a free printed copy or download an electronic copy of the Guide.
Labour Market Information Gap Analysis (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 01/2010 - 12/2011
Funding: Government of Canada
The primary objective of the Labour Market Information Gap Analysis project was to develop a more accurate labour demand forecast for occupations in Gateway industries. The project supported cross-sectoral HR planning in the Asia Pacific Gateway by strengthening the quality and availability of key occupational demand and forecast data for labour market stakeholders in B.C.
This project enabled Gateway employers to employ labour market information in their strategic decision-making to expand operations, recruit employees and to set wages. Up-to-date and reliable LMI data and forecasting was made available to employers, suppliers of labour and policymakers to enable them to collectively respond to the dynamics of Canada's changing labour force market. Without relevant and timely LMI it is difficult for businesses or governments to respond and measure the cross-sectoral needs of the Asia Pacific Gateway inter-modal supply chain and deal with the anticipated labour shortages.
Read the report, B.C. Labour Requirements for the Asia Pacific Gateway, 2011-2019.
The Gateway LMI Tool is also available at www.hrwire.ca/gateway-lmi
Clearinghouse Project (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 01/2010 - 12/2011
Funding: Government of Canada
The primary objective of the Clearinghouse Project was to develop an online portal that is the go-to resource for Gateway employers to find HR solutions, tools, and timely, topical information. The Clearinghouse equips Gateway employers with the tools to increase business productivity by recruiting and maintaining a highly flexible, innovative, and skilled workforce.
The Clearinghouse establishes and maintains summaries of cross-sectoral industry HR information and tools. It aims to improve information sharing among Gateway stakeholders and industries through establishing, maintaining, and disseminating relevant news, reports, training programs and HR information through an online library.
UBC Youth Recruitment Report: Attracting Students to the Asia Pacific Gateway (COMPLETED)
The primary objective of this project was to identify preliminary strategies for attracting more youth to careers in transportation trades. This project was a collaboration between the Skills Table and the UBC Sauder School of Business Early Career Masters program's Community Business project to complete some initial research and surveying on youth recruitment strategies. The student team worked with a faculty advisor at UBC to undertake a literature review and interviews with students, educators, and key Gateway stakeholders. UBC students presented their final findings in June 2011. To read the full report, please click here.
B.C. Professional (Truck) Driver Training Pilot Project (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 09/2010 - 08/2011
Funding: Province of B.C.
The objective of the project was to pilot the delivery of the BC Professional (Truck) Driver Training Program, an industry-led training model that combines formal classroom education, practical training, supervised work experience and work-based learning. Qualified and screened trainees were matched with employers that were prepared to sponsor the trainee for the Supervised Work Experience and Work-Based Learning components of the program. It also provided a strong lead to students for possible permanent employment upon graduation.
Upon successful completion of all stages of the Professional Driver Training Program, graduates took an Industry Training Authority (ITA) practical examination to be eligible for a government-recognized ITA credential, called a Certificate of Qualification. With certification, employers are assured that graduates have the required skills to meet their needs. The Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table (APGST) provided funding support for this pilot project. This pilot was jointly delivered by BC Trucking Association (BCTA) and the Transportation Career Development Association of BC (transCDA) and was approved as a pilot test by BC's ITA.
HR Essentials for Small-to -Medium Sized Enterprises (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 11/2009 - 08/2011
Funding: Government of Canada and Province of B.C.
The Human Resources Essentials for Small-to -Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Workshop Pilot project placed essential HR skills in the hands of SME managers within Gateway industries. Leveraging the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council's toolkit, Your Guide to Human Resources, workshops were held in the trucking industry and resources developed and delivered in the construction, security and marine industries. This initiative shared best practices for improved recruitment practices and retention rates.
Small-to -medium sized enterprises (companies with less than 50 employees) represent 98% of all businesses in B.C. and employ more than one million people across the province. At least 20% of all small businesses in B.C. (roughly 200,000 employees) operate in Gateway industries, such as transportation and construction. This project gave people without an HR background but who perform HR functions the essential tools and templates to reduce worker turnover.
Transferable Skills Training and Certification for Asia Pacific Gateway Crane Operators (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 07/2010 - 04/2011
Funding: Government of Canada
The Transferable Skills Training and Certification for Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) Crane Operators project determined the viability and value of a single, recognized crane operator certification system for federally regulated APG crane operations and recommended a certification approach that could potentially extend throughout Canada. The Skills Table partnered with key stakeholders including B.C. Maritime in Employers Association, B.C. Association for Crane Safety, and other organizations in addressing this issue.
APG employers working under federal jurisdiction are required under Canada and Marine Occupational Health and Safety regulations to ensure crane operators are trained. However, unlike B.C.'s provincial regulations for mobile, tower and boom cranes, there is no competency standard for which to train, nor are there re-certification requirements outlined in the current federal regulations. Also absent is a single competency standard for federal crane operations that can satisfy the various regulatory agencies involved. There is industry interest to adopt a single, recognized crane training and certification standard for federally regulated crane operations in the APG.
To read the final report, Program Feasibility Report and Development Recommendations - Crane Operator Certification in the Asia Pacific Gateway (APG), please click here. The report identified stakeholders' consensus to move towards an industry-developed set of crane operator standards and a certification system for APG operations that would promote safer crane operators, increase worker mobility, and improve efficiency in the movement of goods through the Gateway. It also recommends how development should proceed.
Technology & Innovation in the Asia Pacific Gateway (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 10/2010 - 03/2011
Funding: Transport Canada
The Skills Table received funding from Transport Canada to conduct a study aiming to shed light on the current areas of innovation or technological improvement in the various sectors and associated operational silos of the Asia Pacific Gateway. The study collected qualitative interview information, experience, perceptions and ideas from 38 individuals. These interviewees represented 26 organizations from the following industries: shipping and marine, rail, trucking, retail, security, government, and training and education.
The resulting report, Drivers for Change in the Asia Pacific Gateway: Business Priorities in the 2011, discusses areas of opportunity to enhance or encourage greater innovation. The primary focus of this study was on procedures and tools of innovation and technologic process improvement. Read the report, The Innovation Imperative: Drivers for Change in the Asia Pacific Gateway.
Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table (APGST) Training Fund (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 10/2010 - 03/2011
Funding: Province of B.C.
The APGST Training Fund worked with Gateway employers free of charge to assess training needs, inform of training programs, guide to appropriate solutions, and fund employee training. The maximum funding available per employer was $5,000 and the maximum funding available per employee was $1,500.
This program allowed employers to make informed decisions about which training options address the specific needs of their organizations. After training was underway, APGST Training Fund Facilitators were available to provide additional human resource planning support, such as long-term training and HR strategies. Support was available upon request by the employer and at no cost.
For more information, please view the APGST Training Fund Overview.
Solving Skills Shortages at the Prince George Airport (YXS) (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 03/2010 - 03/2011
Funding: Province of B.C.
The objective of the Solving Skills Shortages at the Prince George Airport (YXS) project was to build workforce capacity amongst workers at YXS by providing access to aviation certification, and upgrading and retraining programs. The training increased the viability and competitiveness of the Northern Gateway's cargo activities. In November 2009, YXS completed its multi-million dollar infrastructure expansion and gained recognition as a competitive refueling and cargo handling location. Since then, the airport has focused on expanding a workforce with the skills to service the larger classes of aircraft touching down more frequently at YXS.
To support this goal, the Solving Skills Shortages at the Prince George Airport (YXS) project funded training for aircraft maintenance engineers to acquire equipment-specialized maintenance training in order to service Boeing 747 aircrafts; refuelers to participate wide-bodied refueling and ground handling certification training; and ground staff to participate in the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association course in Air Dangerous Goods.
The training was conducted in partnership with Initiatives Prince George Development Corporation (IPG), a non-profit economic development organization focused on enhancing the Prince George economy. More information on IPG can be found at http://www.initiativespg.com/.
Business of Shipping (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 07/2009 - 01/2011
Funding: Government of Canada and Province of B.C.
The goal of the Business of Shipping - Training Pilot project was to design and pilot an industry-based program to augment workplace skills and knowledge, and to increase retention and advancement opportunities for workers currently employed in B.C.'s shipping industry. The training program pilot targeted workers in the shipping industry; further, the findings and lessons learned were evaluated and reported back to B.C. and other jurisdictions and stakeholders, to advise on the viability of a permanent program.
Retiring workers currently fill many of the supervisory and management positions in the marine industry, a situation that is anticipated to result in a labour shortage. Such an impact will be felt throughout the Asia Pacific Gateway; positions involving operations, chartering, marketing, documentation, technical aspects, legal services and the industry's service sector are crucial to the shipping industry, and in turn, these skills are vital to the efficient movement of goods through the Gateway. This pilot aimed to train new and current shipping industry workers to help fill the gap expected by those people retiring from their positions.
B.C. Security Labour Market Roundtable (COMPLETED)
Project Timelines: 05/2009 - 01/2010
Funding: Government of Canada
The objective of the B.C. Security Labour Market Roundtable was to provide a forum for the engagement of the security sub-sector in the Gateway to identify common industry HR-planning pressures, and to identify solutions or responses to these pressures. The project also identified labour market needs, with proposed solutions to existing and projected demand. The roundtable was able to provide a clearer picture of the security sector's HR planning needs, by bringing employers together to identify and solve common HR issues in Gateway security.
The security industry in B.C. currently employs over 13,000 security personnel who, among their other duties, safeguard property assets associated with - and the goods moving through - B.C.'s Asia Pacific Gateway. It's not currently known how many of the 13,000 personnel are directly employed protecting Gateway goods and assets; however, what is understood is that retirement, the expanding B.C. economy, and changing skills profiles for this sector will translate into labour shortages. The security industry is not currently investigating labour issues and there is a risk that the industry will not be prepared to address the labour/skills shortages related to increased Gateway activity in coming years.
To read the final report, Security in the Asia Pacific Gateway: Human Resources Issues and Strategies, please click here.
Tools for Assessing an Immigrant Truck Driver's Non-Canadian Experience (Partnership)
Project Timelines: 03/2013 - 03/2014
Funding: Immigrant Employer Council of B.C. (IECBC) and Province of B.C.
The Tools for Assessing an Immigrant Truck Driver's Non-Canadian Experience project proposes to develop tools to assist the employer to more effectively and efficiently assess an immigrant’s application. These tools will help guide a qualified immigrant truck driver application through the screening phase and, ideally, to the point where he/she is considered as a serious, qualified applicant.
BCTA will produce 2 tools:
1. An International Trucking Workforce Reference Guide - The Reference Guide would provide information on the operating environment of other countries’ trucking sectors, including; workforce profiles, industry training approaches, licensing structure, truck driver labour codes, safety regulations and other factors deemed important by B.C. employers. This information would help a Canadian trucking employer better understand the immigrant’s country of origin experience and assist in the applicant's assessment.
2. A Truck Driver Skill and Experience Assessment (a pilot with 25 immigrant truck driver applicants throughout B.C.), which will provide employers third party verification (from credible source) that the immigrant applicant has the technical and soft skills to be a qualified professional truck driver in B.C.
Working in B.C. Project (Partnership)
Project Timelines: 01/2013 - 12/2013
Funding: Province of B.C.
The objective of the Working in B.C. project is to develop and pilot training resources that help Internationally Trained Professionals (ITPs) close the technical knowledge of Canadian standards and soft skills gaps that are frequently cited as barriers to employment in B.C.
The collection of training resources will include:
- "Working in B.C." Workshops and Webinars
- Video vignettes of Internationally Trained Professionals (ITPs)
- Employer-focused video
- Pop-up Banners
- Career Profile Brochures
Database Development Project – Phase 1 – Business Requirements and Vendor Selection (Partnership)
Project Timelines: 12/2012 - 06/2013
Funding: Province of B.C.
The objective of this project is to analyze the existing and projected requirements and to complete vendor selection through RFP process for a new member management system/database (AMSoft). The project will enable ASTTBC to deliver effective member management including certification and registration, integrate tools and resources, and extract key data and reports in order to fully integrate, manage and track ITPs, provide trending data, and to implement the recommendations set out in the BC Data Collection and Reporting Framework.
One-Year Experience in Canada Project (Partnership)
Project Timelines: 12/2012 - 05/2013
Funding: Province of B.C.
The objective of the One-Year Experience in Canada Project is to reduce barriers to employment integration, particularly for Internationally Trained Professionals (ITPs) that require one-year of Canadian work experience for full ASTTBC certification.
The project will:
- Define the performance indicators typically expected of employees that have a minimum of one-year Canadian work experience.
- Develop alternate methods to achieve the intended outcome of having the equivalent of one-year Canadian work experience.
- Design and develop a work experience log book or equivalent instrument to describe and document the knowledge, skills, attitudes and performance expected of employees that have one or more years of on-the-job experience in Canada.
The Accelerator Project (Partnership - COMPLETED)
Funding: Alberta Ministry of Human Services
The Asia Pacific Gateway Skills Table embarked on a joint LMI project with the Calgalry Logistics Council. The “Accelerator Project” project showed that Canada’s ability to compete globally urgently depends on an effective supply chain human resources strategy being put in place at home. Alberta and British Columbia alone will have nearly 100,000 job openings in just 10 critical supply chain occupations over the next 10 years.
According to the project, over the next decade, competition in the exploding freight, retail and manufacturing business will be intense. While Canada’s Asia Pacific Gateway and Corridor has a natural advantage over other supply chains in the travel time to and from port, customers will be looking at the total time and cost of getting their goods to market. It is anticipated that Canada’s competitive edge and ability to capitalize on its substantial investment in the Asia Pacific Gateway and Corridor will be greatly influenced by the quality and availability of skilled and experienced labour.
The study forecasts that, in addition to the current shortages, there will be an additional 66,000 job openings across Canada for each year of the next five years. The Accelerator Project findings are based on combined labour market information research, economic forecasting and data gathered through the Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council’s Human Resources Study Update Project.
Read the report, The Accelerator Project.
For more information on any Skills Table project, please contact [email protected].
