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- 1. Presented to: ASPECT 2010 Provincial Conference November 4-5, 2010 Shannon Baskerville, Assistant Deputy Minister Ministry of Regional Economic and Skills Development Future Direction of BC’s Labour Market and Priorities for Skills Development Programs
- 2. Slide 2 BC WELL POSITIONED FOR GROWTH 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 $160 $180 $200 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 UnemploymentRate(%) GDP(Nominal,Billions) GDP ($B) Unemployment Rate (%)
- 3. Slide 3 BC’s LABOUR MARKET TO 2020 1.1 Million Job Openings 676,000 from Retirement 450,000 from Growth Growth: 1.8% per year 650,000 in K-12 Education System ProductivityImmigration Several Strategic Drivers...
- 5. Slide 5 FORCES FOR CHANGE
- 6. Slide 6 Regional and community based solutions ensuring skills for economic growth FORCES FOR CHANGE: REGIONAL DIVERSITY
- 7. Slide 7 Why FORCES FOR CHANGE matter to all British Columbians Without action, we face significant skills shortages, placing unprecedented pressure on our working age population to sustain growth and provide social services. This means a diminished quality of life for all British Columbians. To maintain and improve economic and social prosperity, one of British Columbia’s highest priorities is to address this challenge. FORCES FOR CHANGE
- 9. SKILLS are BC’s Comparative Edge Developing the Strategic Direction of Policy, Programs, and Initiatives for BC’s Labour Market Slide 9
- 10. Slide 10 Overview of Canada-BC Labour Market Agreement (LMA) • Approximately $66M/year funding over 6 years ending 2013/14 • For 2009/10 and 2010/11 only, BC received $56.5M of funding under the Strategic Training and Transition Fund to assist with the economic downturn • LMA Eligibility Criteria – funding must to used for incremental spending on labour market programs/services for eligible clients: o Unemployed non Employment Insurance (EI) clients, or; o Employed low skilled individuals (lacking high school, certification or essential skills) LABOUR MARKET AGREEMENT
- 11. Slide 11 LMA Programs and Performance Outcomes • 28 LMA initiatives operating in BC in 2009/10 • Over 11,500 clients were targeted to be served in 2009/10 -- 13,186 were actually served • Highlights of 2009/10 performance outcome report: o following the intervention 43% of individuals were employed and 12% were in a further intervention o three months post intervention, 53% were employed o 61% of individuals served received a credential through their participation in an LMA program/service. o Over 93% of the clients served indicated they were satisfied with the program/service they received and felt the intervention was helpful in meeting their labour market goals LABOUR MARKET AGREEMENT
- 12. Slide 12 Increase the Participation and Skill Level of British ColumbiansFuture direction of LMA programming LABOUR MARKET AGREEMENT • A strategic planning process was completed to assess effectiveness of LMA investments made to date. Each year, the plan will be reviewed to ensure it meets constantly changing economic needs across the province. • New initiatives for 2010/11: o Job Options BC – province wide group based program for unemployed individuals based on the successful TIOW model o Youth Skills BC Youth Skills BC – Workplace Pilot Program (RFP in progress) Youth Skills BC – Entrepreneurial Pilot Program (under development) Youth Skills BC – Community Based Pilot Program (under development) o Labour Market Solutions Labour Market Solutions – Sector Based Solutions Initiative Labour Market Solutions – Targeted Skills Shortage Initiative Future Direction of LMA ProgrammingFuture Direction of LMA Programming
- 13. Increase the Participation and Skill Level of British Columbians2010/11 LMA and STTF Programs LABOUR MARKET AGREEMENT Work Skills BC • Workplace Training for Innovation Pilot Program (STTF) • Economic Recovery Training Pilot Program (STTF) • Employment Skills Access Program • Skills Plus - Essential Skills Initiative • Skills Connect for Immigrants Program • Aboriginal Training for Employment Program • Job Options BC Program (RFP in progress) • Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation - Aboriginal BEST Program • Small Business Skills Training Pilot Programs • Industrial Training Authority (ITA) Programs • Ministry of Social Development Programs Youth Skills BC • Workplace Pilot Program (RFP in progress) • Entrepreneurship Pilot Program (under development) • Community-based Pilot Program (under development) • BladeRunners Labour Market Solutions • Targeted Skills Shortage Pilot Program (under development) • Labour Market Solutions Program (under development) • Environmental Monitoring Assistant Program • Northeast BC Community and Industry Integrated Immigrant Training Program • Industrial Transition Programs • Labour Market Partnerships Program (STTF) • Women's Mentorship Program (LMA & STTF) • Asia-Pacific Gateway Skills Table Project (STTF) • BCTIA - Centre 4 Growth Project (STTF) Slide 13
- 14. Slide 14 MINISTRY RE-ALIGNMENT Ministry of Regional Economic & Skills Development Immigration and Multiculturalism Division Skills & Labour Market Development Division Regional Economic Development Division Corporate Services Division
- 15. Shannon Baskerville, Assistant Deputy Minister Ministry of Regional Economic and Skills Development THANK YOU!