All Sector Advisory Group Meeting June 1, 2015 Scott MacDonald, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

All Sector Advisory Group Meeting June 1, 2015 Scott MacDonald, Assistant Deputy Minister Jeremy Higgs, Executive Director / Chief Labour Market Economist Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training

Overview 1 Role of Sector Advisory Groups 2 BC Skills for Jobs Update 3 Labour Market Information

McDonald Report Recommendation 12 Sector Advisory Councils should be created to increase the direct role of industry in planning and decision making (for ITA and Government).

YEAR PLAN TO TARGET LABOUR MARKET PRIORITIES $3 billion overall shift to trades training by year 10

Accomplishments to Date  Creation of a cross-Ministry Labour Market Priorities Board  Re-engineer institutions’ operating grants  Targeted funding to train women, immigrants and Aboriginal people  $6.8M in critical trades seats to reduce waitlists  Offering BC Access Grant for labour market priorities

Accomplishments to Date  Requirements for apprentices on public projects  Signed agreement with New Brunswick on apprentice mobility  Coordinating Pan-Canadian Apprenticeship Mobility initiative  Making it easier to move between major projects  Launched Canada-B.C. Job Grant

8 WorkBC.ca  Comprehensive job search and career planning site  New, improved tools to help find employment  Expansion to include a youth specific section  Apprentice Job Match feature

Priorities Ahead  Continued cross government implementation of Blueprint  On going roll-out of ITA recommendations  Regular labour force projections, by industry sector  Harmonization of Apprenticeship Training  Innovative apprenticeship training models/modernizing the apprenticeship system

Labour Market Information Office Established in 2014 to provide evidence based analysis of the labour market • Key purpose is providing evidence to align skills training investments with labour market • demand. Key activities include: Lead provincial workforce projections • Monitor and report on labour market conditions • Initiate and provide analyses of market issues • Develop new sources of data and indicators •

Labour Market Information Office 800,000 Population aged 20-29 Population aged 55-64 600,000 Population 400,000 200,000 0 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026 2031 2036 2041

Labour Market Outlook 10 year forecast of job openings in the • British Columbia economy Next edition: 2014-2024 to be released July 15, 2015 •

Trade Occupation Job Openings to 2022 Carpenters 15,100 Cooks 10,200 Heavy Equipment Operators 8,000 Electricians 7,400 Welders 6,200 Steamfitters, Pipefitters, Sprinkler System 5,900 Installers

Methodology: BC Labour Market Scenario Model Data Sources: GDP: Statistics Canada Economic Accounts GDP Growth: Ministry of Finance Employment: Statistics Canada National Household Survey, Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey Major Projects: JTST Major Projects Inventory Population: BC Stats Participation Rates: Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey Labour Force by Occupation: Statistics Canada National Household Survey

Labour Market Outlook Timing with SAG’s: – 2014-2024 findings in September – Consultation on 2015-2025 preliminary results in December 2015.

Labour Market Performance Report Monthly monitoring of labour market conditions including: Labour Force Survey results • Target populations • Regional indicators •

Contact Scott MacDonald, Assistant Deputy Minister Jeremy Higgs, Executive Director/Chief Labour Market Economist Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Responsible for Labour 19 19