APPRENTICESHIP AND THE SKILLED TRADES: A NEW BRUNSWICK UPDATE

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1 Apprentice Photos in this PPT are Curtesy of Skills Canada APPRENTICESHIP AND THE SKILLED TRADES: A NEW BRUNSWICK UPDATE Dan Mills, ADM Post-Secondary Education, Training & Labour Government of New Brunswick

2 PRESENTATION OVERVIEW 1. Our Demographic Challenges 2. Labour Market Info 3. Apprenticeship Program Update

3 WE RE GETTING OLD! As a result of low fertility (1.56 children per woman) and negative net migration, the province is experiencing limited population growth In fact, in the last five years we have lost almost 6,000 young people between the age of (the fresh out of school crowd). This number doesn t include young people studying abroad elsewhere or those residing here and working elsewhere. As a result this is causing the province to age quicker than other regions of the country. NB s median age has gone from 25 in 1974 to 44.3 in New Brunswick's Median Age in 2014 is the second highest in the country (only NFLD is higher). 3

4 Retirements and Other Permanent Exits 11,600 11,400 11,200 11,000 10,800 10,600 10,400 10,200 10,000 9,800 11, ,500 Exits Over Next 10 Years

5 Job Exits by Broad Occupational Category Management occupations Business, finance and administration Natural and applied sciences and related Health occupations Education, law and social, community and gov't services Art, culture, recreation and sport Sales and service occupations Trades, transport and equipment operators and related Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 25,000 20,000 15,000 15,000 16,900 13,300 20,600 20,500 10,000 5,000 5,200 8,800 1,400 3,200 6,

6 Employment Prospects Set To Improve Total Employment in New Brunswick (000 s) (YTD) = Year to Date (YTD) (p) = projected 2015 (p) 2016 (p) 2017 (p) 2018 (p) 2019 (p) Source: Statistics Canada. Cansim Table , , Stokes Occupational Forecast Estimates (SOFE) 6

7 Educational Skill Level Required for these Jobs Over 60% will Require PSE 32,500 27% 40,750 34% 34,450 29% 90% of all jobs will require at least a High School Education 11,450 10% Usually Requiring University Usually Requiring College or Apprenticeship Training Usually Requiring Secondary School and/or Occupation Specific Training Usually Requiring On the Job Training OTHER EXITS 7

8 So, what s new in Apprenticeship? Compulsory Trades Federal Apprenticeship Loan Atlantic Harmonization National Harmonization Employer Incentive Grant Holding Our Own!

9 Sheet Metal Worker Steamfitter/pipefitter Mobile Crane Operator Construction Boilermaker

10 Federal Apprenticeship Student Loan Up To $4000/block Red Seal Trades Only No payment or interest while you Up are to $4000/year registered as an apprentice Red Seal Trades only

11 Number of Employers With Active Apprentices # Employers 337 New Employers since 2014/ in NB

12 Employer Incentive Grant FISCAL YEAR UPTAKE (Jan Mar) Of 253 new employers for 2014 only 5 have used the grant to date

13 Number of New Registrations

14 Number of Completed Apprentices # Completed

15 ATLANTIC APPRENTICESHIP HARMONIZATION PROJECT 42 month project - 14 months completed Stakeholder consultations (ongoing) 10 trades to be harmonized Consultations completed with all four provincial Apprenticeship Boards and staff Trade Names complete same in all 4 provinces Completion Requirements complete Registration and Entry Requirements complete ATACs are operational for Bricklayer, Cook, Welder and Metal Fabricator Collaborating with the National Harmonization initiative of CCDA and New West Partnership IT Foundational work undertaken Manitoba added as they use the same system as NS and NB

16 AAHP Project Status Update March 31, 2015 TRADE Lead Province ATACs Target Implementation Bricklayer NL Operational September 2015 Cook PEI Operational September 2015 Welder NB Operational September 2015 Metal Fabricator NB Operational September 2015 Carpenter PEI Recruiting Underway September 2016 Construction Electrician NS Recruiting Underway September 2016 Industrial Electrician NS Recruiting Underway September 2016 Instrumentation & Control Tech. NS Recruiting Fall 2015 September 2017 Plumber NL Recruiting Fall 2015 September 2017 Steamfitter-Pipefitter NL Recruiting Fall 2015 September

17 NATIONAL HARMONIZATION Welder and Metal Fabricator (Fitter) is almost complete. Approval to CCDA in June. Next step is provinces and territories implementation. Three Ironworker trades - P/T consultations are complete. Mobile and Tower Crane trades The proposed recommendations for Tower Crane will be presented to CCDA in May. Consultation for both to follow in the P/T. Carpenter Completed several webinars to seek consensus on challenges. Developing a strategy to find a way forward. HDET More consultations needed.

18 APPRENTICESHIP A FOCUS ON PARTNERSHIPS Recruitment Training Trades Awareness Retention

19 FIRST NATIONS TRADES ORIENTATION Elsipogtog Essential Skills Expose to various trades Building Project OROMOCTO TRADE PREP FOR BLOCK ONE Essential Skills Technical Training Practical Training using community building renovation Work Placement # HRS for Block One

20 3-year school-to- work transition program Theory + CO-OP + Summer Employment NBTAP Photo Students register as preapprentice hours as credit upon registration 2015: 60 Employers, every HS in NB, 24 Apprenticeable Trades, 60 students

21 WOMEN IN THE TRADES NB Building & Construction Trades Council 3-year initiative improving completion rates among female apprentices in the construction trades female apprentices providing support and connections to the resources to be successful recruits employers and matches participants to sustainable employment

22 BECOME A MENTOR NBBCTC Training for Mentors

23 THANK YOU Questions/Comments? Toll Free: