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Training Tomorrow’s Workforce Today. Dr. Sam Shaw President and CEO February 15, 2007. Agenda. Labour Outlook Supply for Skilled Labour Strategies. Alberta’s Economy. Alberta’s Economy is Leading the Nation high energy prices strong investment robust consumer spending. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Training Tomorrow’s Workforce Today
Dr. Sam ShawPresident and CEOFebruary 15, 2007
• Labour Outlook• Supply for Skilled Labour• Strategies
Agenda
Alberta’s Economy
Alberta’s Economy is Leading the Nation• high energy prices• strong investment• robust consumer spending
Inventory of Major Alberta Projects• Approximately $149 billion in major projects scheduled as of November 2006
Alberta Employment
Job Growth
• Over the past year, Alberta has seen the growth of 102,000 jobs
• Accounts for 39.2% of the growth in Canada’s employment
Occupational Outlook
Labour Forecast
• By 2015, new jobs will exceed new workers by approximately 100,000
• By 2025, Alberta will have an implied labour shortage of approximately 332,000
By 2025, Canada will face a skilled labour force deficit of 1.2 million people.
Conference Board of Canada
Skills Shortage – Canada
Skills Shortage – Canada
• 56% of firms were forced to hire people who weren't suitable
• another 30% had forgone business opportunities because of insufficient labour supply.
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Supply for Skilled Labour
Workforce of 2015
Workforce
More than half of the workforce of 2015 is already in the labour market.
Knowledge Matters: Skills and Learning for Canadians
Canadian Demographics
• By 2025, more than 20 per cent of the population will be over age 65
- double the proportion of 1980
• Average retirement age in Canada fell from 65 in 1976 to 61 in 2005
The Conference Board of Canada
World population Growth Rate: 1950-2050
Boom
Bust
Echo
Bust
Growth Rate
• The majority of new jobs require higher skill levels
• By 2013, 64% of all new jobs created in Canada will require some level of advanced education
Understanding Alberta’s Labour Force2005
Changing Education Requirements
• The Aboriginal population is the fastest growing
segment in Canada
• Labour force participation is lower among Aboriginal persons as compared to non-Aboriginal persons
Aboriginal Population
Understanding Alberta’s Labour Force2005
Unemployment Rates
On average, unemployment rates for Aboriginal people 2.5 times higher than for non-Aboriginal people
(April 2004 – March 2005)
Employment Rates
Employment rate for Aboriginal people aged 25 to 64 who had finished post-secondary education was 82.5% compared to 83.5% for non-Aboriginal persons.
• Rural Canada does not attract immigrants in proportion with its population
- Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver are preferred destinations (75% of immigration pool)
• Alberta represents 10% of Canada’s population yet only attracts 7.8% of foreign newcomers
Understanding Alberta’s Labour Force2005
Immigrants
• Record year – net interprovincial migration to Alberta totaled 57,105 between July 1, 2005 and July 1, 2006
- Previous record was 46,000 set in 1980/1981
• Every other province except BC had a net loss
Edmonton JournalSeptember 28, 2006
Interprovincial Migration
Real Issue?
• People• People• People
Overview of NAIT
Alberta’s third largest post-secondary institution
$249 M operating budget
Employer of more than 3,000 dedicated staff
Overview of NAIT
Serve approximately 72,000 customers each year
Offer over 200 programs
Active in 23 countries
Currently serving 1,400 international students onsite from 60 plus countries
More than 127,000 Alumni worldwide
NAIT International
Overview of NAIT
Campus Locations
Overview of NAIT
School of Business
Largest business school in western Canada at diploma level
Overview of NAIT
Largest apprenticeship trainer
in Canada• 36 apprenticeship programs
- sole source for 15
NAIT Apprenticeship
Overview of NAIT
Bachelor Degree Submissions
• Bachelor of Business Enterprise• Bachelor of Technology
- Applied Science and Engineering Technologies
Overview of NAIT
Meeting the Skills Shortage Demand
1. Developing Human Capital2. Creative Delivery Models3. Increasing Capacity4. Partnerships
Meeting the Skills Shortage Demand
An initiative bringing more women into technology careers.
Women in Technology
1. Developing Human Capital
Aboriginal Initiatives
• The Aboriginal Student Centre• Aboriginal Programming• Aboriginal Scholarships
1. Developing Human Capital
NAIT in MotionMobile Education Units providing training when and where it is needed.
2. Creative Delivery Models
NAIT DATEDistance Apprenticeship Training & Education
The application of videoconference technology that allows NAIT to deliver trades training to apprentice students in their home communities.
2. Creative Delivery Models
Other initiatives…
2. Creative Delivery Models
Taught completely online, utilizing WebCT technology
Learn online to teach online
Electronics and Heavy Duty Mechanical Maintenance program combining distance delivery with onsite training.
$1 Billion Campus Expansion Plan
• consolidates NAIT’s eight Edmonton-area operations into two main sites
• will increase NAIT’s annual training capacity by nearly 50% to 108,000 students
3. Increasing Capacity
4. Partnerships
On Labour“Industries, training centres and governments must work together to find a solution to the labour shortage.”
Larry MillingtonOwner, Hranco Industries Ltd.
4. Partnerships
Q & A
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