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Skill Shortages: Leaders’ Views Presented to NATCON

Skill Shortages: Leaders’ Views Presented to NATCON. January 20, 2003. Canadian Labour and Business Centre. The Canadian Labour and Business Centre. Seeks to improve dialogue between business, labour, government and education Multipartite Board

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Skill Shortages: Leaders’ Views Presented to NATCON

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  1. Skill Shortages:Leaders’ ViewsPresented to NATCON January 20, 2003 Canadian Labour and Business Centre

  2. The Canadian Labour and Business Centre • Seeks to improve dialogue between business, labour, government and education • Multipartite Board • Research / Consultation focus on labour market, skills and skill shortages • Operates at international, national, sectoral and workplace levels

  3. Importance of the Skills Issue • Underlying trends in Canada’s workforce are heightening the skill shortage issue: • Aging population • Trends to earlier retirement • Slower labour force growth • Competition for skills takes on international dimension

  4. Labour Force Growth Drops Below One Percent

  5. Tracking the Near-Retirement Population

  6. Average Retirement Age Declines

  7. The Viewpoints Survey • A snapshot of business, labour and public sector leaders’ perceptions on a range of issues • Conducted every two years – first done in 1996 • Deals with challenges facing the economy, potential solutions, demographic and skills issues, healthy workplace practices, and labour-management relations • In 2002, largest response ever: 1,145

  8. Lack of Jobs% saying “a serious problem” declines

  9. Shortage of Skilled Labour% saying “a serious problem”– on the rise

  10. Leadership Views on Skill Shortages, Viewpoints 2002

  11. How Skill Shortages Rank as an Issue of Concern – Private Sector Managers

  12. How Skill Shortages Rank as an Issue of Concern – Public Sector Managers

  13. How Skill Shortages Rank as an Issue of Concern – Private Sector Labour

  14. How Skill Shortages Rank as an Issue of Concern – Public Sector Labour

  15. Top 5 Actions to Address Skill Requirements(based on percent saying action is very important)

  16. Upgrading Skills of Current Employees Seen as Very Important

  17. Employer-Sponsored Training:Them That Has, Gets

  18. Apprenticeship Statistics, Canada

  19. Disagreement Over the Importance of Phased-in Retirement Policies

  20. Where Does Immigration Fit in the Picture?

  21. An Increasing Dependence on Immigrants for Labour Force Growth

  22. Views on Importance of the Aboriginal Workforce - Canada

  23. Views on Importance of the Aboriginal Workforce – Manitoba & Saskatchewan

  24. Key Questions • Managers and labour leaders identify upgrading skills of current employees as a priority. Do we do enough? How can we do better? • How do we attract and retain workers? • Young new labour force entrants • Older workers • How do we tap into under-utilized groups? • Women in non-traditional occupations; Immigrants; Aboriginal population

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