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AHRDA

AHRDA. Beyond the Borders. VISION.  Prepared labour force  Impact economies  Build relationship  Strategic measures. PROVINCIAL STRATEGIES REGIONAL STRATEGIES LOCAL STRATEGIES. BC FIRST NATIONS AHRDAS. BC MAP OF 10 FIRST NATIONS AHRDAS:

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AHRDA

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  1. AHRDA Beyond the Borders

  2. VISION  Prepared labour force  Impact economies  Build relationship  Strategic measures

  3. PROVINCIAL STRATEGIES REGIONAL STRATEGIES LOCAL STRATEGIES

  4. BC FIRST NATIONS AHRDAS BC MAP OF 10 FIRST NATIONS AHRDAS: Central Coast /Fraser Valley (Sto:lo Nations Human Resource Development) Cariboo Chilcotin Aboriginal Training Education Center Society Central Interior (Shuswap Nations Tribal Council) Okanagan Ktunaxa Aboriginal Management Society Southern Vancouver Island (Coast Salish Employment & Training Society) North and West Coast Vancouver Island (NI/Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council Aboriginal Management Society) Prince George Nechako Aboriginal Employment & Training Association Skeena Native Development Society North East Native Advancing Society First Nations Employment Society

  5. PROVINCIAL STRATEGY BC AHRDAS: BCAHRDS, Northern & Remote Alliance, FNES • TRADES STRATEGIES • FEDERAL/PROVINCIAL AGREEMENTS • CAPACITY BUILDING FOR AHRDAS • LINKS TO KEY STAKEHOLDERS • ENGAGING INDUSTRY POLICY LEVEL “ONE VOICE FOR COMMON ISSUES”

  6. AHRDA Teams at Work “I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the community, and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can” George Bernard Shaw

  7. REGIONAL / LOCAL STRATEGIES • AHRDAS DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO RESPOND TO LOCAL LABOUR MARKETS • COMMUNITY DRIVEN PRIORITIES • ENGAGING INDUSTRY OPERATIONS LEVEL • CAPACITY BUILDING FOR AHRDAS • LINKING KEY PARTNERS • MUNICIPALITIES, CITY GOVERNMENTS, TOURISM FORESTRY, FISHERIES, MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION • NEW AND INNOVATIVE APPROACHES

  8. WORKING TOGETHER • When everything works together, everything changes together, • Create new efficiencies, • Integrate for expected growth & unforeseen demand, • Become change agents

  9. SUPPLY & DEMAND Labour Pool Labour Market Shared Knowledge

  10. SUPPLY & DEMAND • Community role & community driven priorities • Supply: • Assessment • Action Plan • Counseling • Planning • Support • Training/Skills • Cross cultural appropriateness • Demand • Recruitment • Retention • Partnerships • Profiles

  11. OPPORTUNITIES • Capacity has been developed as Human resource practitioners • AHRDA capacity extends beyond Human Resource Development • AHRDA addressing skilled worker and trades projections of 420,000 job openings in trades • AHRDA networks more expansive • Greater number of educated First Nations • High youth population • First Nations exploring manufacturing, tourism and other economic opportunities • AHRDA engaging in supply & demand • Focus on recruitment & retention

  12. OPPORTUNITIES • Unions and employers at table • Scan of labor “hot spots” • New relationship with province & local governments • Support of leaders for engaging industry • Key community players at the table • Locally designed strategies • Local program design resulting in innovative use of program funds • Indicators of success –activities of reclamation • Future opportunities for land use

  13. Environmental Impacts Labor Market: Remoteness Seasonal Employment Economy Mobility Recruitment Retention Entrepreneurship Cultural appropriate Policy: Gaps in policy Criteria Reporting Human resources Capacity building Tools Systems Adequate funding AHRDAS engage in solutions based approaches to affect:

  14. Environmental Impacts Implementation : Info technology Financial resources External relations Manage knowledge & change, information sharing, process improvement Evaluation : Aboriginal Quality of life versus other models Aboriginal wealth Accountability Results based AHRDAS engage in solutions based approaches to affect:

  15. Environmental Impacts Clientele: Promoting “job ready” Multiple Barriers Education levels Childcare Transportation Mobility Limited income Industry requirements Family & personal planning Skills development: High cost of skills training in the community Distance learning Diversity to meet labor market needs Short term vs. long term interventions Human Resource Life Cycle framework Abo training centers/ Trades Training AHRDAS engage in solutions based approaches to affect:

  16. FUTURE STRATEGIES • Policy review from First Nations perspective • Emphasis on business development • Prepare Aboriginals as the Trades labour pool for Canada • Resources for long term interventions • First Nations and industry working together on strategic approaches • Ensure adequate resources for capacity building, human resources, tools, systems, and technology • Emphasis on partnership & relationship building • Active Measures to link community assets • Savings back to community

  17. COORDINATED APPROACHES = IMPACT! Radio Station Trainees - CCATEC First Nations Leaders – Provincial Leaders BC Gov’t

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