Mining New Possibilities : Our Journey to Successful Community Based Training through Local Partnerships
Who we are: • National HR Council for the minerals and metals sector • Not-for-profit • Board of Directors • Over 200 volunteers from many communities of interest What we do: • Identify national HR challenges and opportunities for the minerals and metals industry • Create national solutions through collaboration, partnerships and synergy
Finding the Pathway
Participation of Aboriginal Peoples, Immigrants and Women
Aboriginal Peoples in Mining in Canada
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca Mining and Aboriginal Community Partnership Agreements in Canada
The Challenge Companies •Jobs Opportunities •Intent to Hire Locally Communities • Youth • Looking for Jobs • Local Knowledge
Where the Journey Began
The Program Model WHAT? HOW? • Industry • Traditional Requirements Teaching • Work • Workplace Readiness Context/ Skills Exposure
Objectives • Foundational skills, attitudes and IRC industry knowledge • Skilled and safety conscious Aboriginal workforce through training partnerships between Aboriginal communities, educators, and the mining industry • Increase self-confidence through information and opportunities, to find pathways to fulfilling, meaningful employment • National consistency delivered with flexibility locally by a variety of qualified training organizations 11
Enhancing the Pathway
Mining New Possibilities Project • Strategic communications plan and materials • Trainer Guides to PowerPoint • Additional Métis and Inuit content • eLearning components and activities • Re-write and online quizzes • Monitoring • Trainer Qualification model • Online Trainers’ Portal • Needs assessment and report on developing a similar program for other under-represented groups
Balancing National Consistency and Regional Regional Flexibility Consistency National Flexibility
SRC Online Hands-on Blended Learning Options Classroom
eLearning and Learning Management System (LMS) • eLearning • Online evaluations, tracking and reporting • Less paper • Less administration • Learning curve Testing with active sites • • Sharing portals • Trainers, Site Coordinators • Best practices, tools
Local delivery through local partnerships EDUCATION COMMUNITIES EMPLOYERS
Mining Essentials Training Sites • Oshki-Pimache-O-Win, Thunder Bay, ON • Northern College, Timmins, ON (2 intakes) • Southeast College, Whitewood, SK • Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, Inuvik, NT • Parkland College, Esterhazy, SK (2 intakes) • Anishinabek Employment & Training Services, Thunder Bay, ON (3 intakes) • Confederation College (Ring of Fire Aboriginal Training Alliance), Matawa FN Communities, ON (11 intakes) • Temiskaming Native Women’s Support Group, Kirkland Lake, ON (3 intakes) • Northwest Community College (NWCC), Hazelton, BC • Carleton Trail Regional College, SK (2 intakes) • Collège Boréal, Sudbury, ON
Customization and Flexible Approach “Trés bon programme. J’ai apprie beaucoup du secteur minier et de mon hèrtitage Métis.” – Learner, 2014 Culture • Prov/Terr certificates and licenses • Criminal Records/Drug and Alcohol Industry Testing Needs • Educational requirements Delivery • 7 in, 7 out Schedule • 8 weeks classroom, 4 weeks trades training • 3 days in class, 2 days on-site
Qualified Trainers Paul Giles, Thunder Jennifer Nadeau, Bay, ON - Oshki- Kirkland Lake, ON - Pimache-O-Win Temiskaming Native Education & Women’s Support Training Institute Group Sandra Elanik, Kelly Lamontagne, Inuvik, NT - Kirkland Lake, ON - Inuvialuit Regional Temiskaming Native Corporation Women’s Support Group Howard Twance, Thunder Bay, ON - Benjamin Williamson, Anishinabek Whitewood, SK - Employment and Southeast Regional Training Services College
Qualified Trainers Anne Commando-Dubé, Daniel Wemigwans, Kirkland Lake, ON - Thunder Bay, ON – Temiskaming Native Confederation College, Women’s Support Group Webequie, Eabametoong, Ginoogaming, and Neskantaga First Nations Estelle Howard, Thunder Bay, ON – Confederation College, Ginoogaming Ray Atwood, Thunder Bay, and Neskantaga First ON – Confederation Nations College, Long Lake 58 and Aroland First Nations Alfred Friday, Whitewood, SK - Southeast Regional Brad Ferrell, Thunder Bay, College ON – Confederation College, Nibinimik, Aroland, Marten Lake, and Long Lake 58 First Nations
Continuing the Journey
Results to Date Collège Boréal Participants Results Total graduates 132 Currently enrolled 177 Graduation success rate 75% (+/-) Graduates furthering education or finding 75% (+/-) employment within 3-12 months of completion “I am impressed with his growth and notice his confidence has grown substantially!!” – Parent of a graduate
New Communication Materials
Process to Become a ME Training Site Train the Identify Confirm Contact Receive & Trainer partners Complete Funding MiHR or Review Workshop Deliver! & funding proposal & the AFN Documents & Recruit options Trainers Learners
Workforce Diversity Sector Studies Project • Subjects: Gender Aboriginal Peoples To get involved in Immigrants the research or learn more, contact Sarah: • Activities: National Employee Survey Focus Groups sgauen@mihr.ca Interviews • Topics: Workplace Culture Career Pathways Innovative Practices
Mel Sturk, Director, Attraction, Retention & Transition msturk@mihr.ca THANK YOU WWW.ABORIGINALMINING.CA
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