Who we are: National HR Council for the minerals and metals sector - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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

Mining and Aboriginal Community Partnership Agreements in Canada

http://www.nrcan.gc.ca

Companies

• Jobs Opportunities
• Intent to Hire Locally

Communities

• Youth
• Looking for Jobs
• Local Knowledge

The Challenge

Where the Journey Began

The Program Model

HOW?

• Traditional

Teaching

• Workplace

Context/ Exposure

WHAT?

• Industry

Requirements

• Work

Readiness Skills

Objectives

• Foundational skills, attitudes and

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
• pportunities, to find pathways to fulfilling,

meaningful employment

• National consistency delivered with flexibility

locally by a variety of qualified training

• rganizations

11 IRC

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 Flexibility

National Consistency Regional Flexibility

Blended Learning Options

Hands-on Online Classroom

SRC

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 EMPLOYERS COMMUNITIES

• 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

Mining Essentials Training Sites

Customization and Flexible Approach

“Trés bon programme. J’ai apprie beaucoup du secteur minier et de mon hèrtitage Métis.” – Learner, 2014

• Prov/Terr certificates and licenses
• Criminal Records/Drug and Alcohol

Testing

• Educational requirements
• 7 in, 7 out
• 8 weeks classroom, 4 weeks trades

training

• 3 days in class, 2 days on-site

Culture Industry Needs Delivery Schedule

Qualified Trainers

Paul Giles, Thunder Bay, ON - Oshki- Pimache-O-Win Education & Training Institute Sandra Elanik, Inuvik, NT - Inuvialuit Regional Corporation Howard Twance, Thunder Bay, ON - Anishinabek Employment and Training Services Jennifer Nadeau, Kirkland Lake, ON - Temiskaming Native Women’s Support Group Kelly Lamontagne, Kirkland Lake, ON - Temiskaming Native Women’s Support Group Benjamin Williamson, Whitewood, SK - Southeast Regional College

Qualified Trainers

Anne Commando-Dubé, Kirkland Lake, ON - Temiskaming Native Women’s Support Group Estelle Howard, Thunder Bay, ON – Confederation College, Ginoogaming and Neskantaga First Nations Alfred Friday, Whitewood, SK - Southeast Regional College Daniel Wemigwans, Thunder Bay, ON – Confederation College, Webequie, Eabametoong, Ginoogaming, and Neskantaga First Nations Ray Atwood, Thunder Bay, ON – Confederation College, Long Lake 58 and Aroland First Nations Brad Ferrell, Thunder Bay, ON – Confederation College, Nibinimik, Aroland, Marten Lake, and Long Lake 58 First Nations

Continuing the Journey

“I am impressed with his growth and notice his confidence has grown substantially!!” – Parent of a graduate

Results to Date

Participants Results Total graduates 132 Currently enrolled 177 Graduation success rate 75% (+/-) Graduates furthering education or finding employment within 3-12 months of completion 75% (+/-)

Collège Boréal

New Communication Materials

Process to Become a ME Training Site

Contact MiHR or the AFN Receive & Review Documents Identify partners & funding

• ptions

Complete proposal Confirm Funding & Trainers Train the Trainer Workshop & Recruit Learners Deliver!

Workforce Diversity Sector Studies Project

• Subjects:

Gender Aboriginal Peoples Immigrants

• Activities:

National Employee Survey Focus Groups Interviews

• Topics:

Workplace Culture Career Pathways Innovative Practices To get involved in the research or learn more, contact Sarah: sgauen@mihr.ca

THANK YOU WWW.ABORIGINALMINING.CA

Mel Sturk, Director, Attraction, Retention & Transition msturk@mihr.ca