Transcript Overview of NAIT - IPEIA Conference

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
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
Skills Shortage – Canada
By 2025, Canada will face a skilled
labour force deficit of 1.2 million
people.
Conference Board of 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
Growth Rate
World population Growth Rate: 1950-2050
Echo
Boom
Bust
Bust
Changing Education Requirements
• 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 Force
2005
Aboriginal Population
• The Aboriginal population is the fastest growing
segment in Canada
• Labour force participation is lower among
Aboriginal persons as compared to non-Aboriginal
persons
Understanding Alberta’s Labour Force
2005
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 nonAboriginal persons.
Immigrants
• 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 Force
2005
Interprovincial Migration
• Record year – net interprovincial migration to
Alberta totaled 57,105 between July 1, 2005 and
July 1, 2006
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Previous record was 46,000 set in 1980/1981
• Every other province except BC had a net loss
Edmonton Journal
September 28, 2006
Real Issue?
• People
• People
• People
Overview of NAIT
Overview of NAIT
Alberta’s third largest postsecondary institution
Offer over 200 programs
$249 M operating budget
Employer of more than
3,000 dedicated staff
Serve approximately 72,000
customers each year
Overview of NAIT
NAIT International
 Active in 23 countries
 Currently serving 1,400
international students onsite from
60 plus countries
 More than 127,000 Alumni
worldwide
Overview of NAIT
Campus Locations
Overview of NAIT
School of Business
Largest business school in western Canada
at diploma level
Overview of NAIT
NAIT Apprenticeship
Largest apprenticeship trainer
in Canada
• 36 apprenticeship programs
- sole source for 15
Overview of NAIT
Bachelor Degree Submissions
• Bachelor of Business Enterprise
• Bachelor of Technology
- Applied Science and Engineering Technologies
Meeting the Skills Shortage Demand
Meeting the Skills Shortage Demand
1. Developing Human Capital
2. Creative Delivery Models
3. Increasing Capacity
4. Partnerships
1. Developing Human Capital
Women in Technology
An initiative bringing more
women into technology
careers.
1. Developing Human Capital
Aboriginal Initiatives
• The Aboriginal Student Centre
• Aboriginal Programming
• Aboriginal Scholarships
2. Creative Delivery Models
NAIT in Motion
Mobile Education Units providing
training when and where it is
needed.
2. Creative Delivery Models
NAIT DATE
Distance 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…
Learn online to teach online
Electronics and Heavy Duty
Mechanical Maintenance program
combining distance delivery with
onsite training.
Taught completely online, utilizing
WebCT technology
3. Increasing Capacity
$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
4. Partnerships
On Labour
“Industries, training centres and governments
must work together to find a solution to the
labour shortage.”
Larry Millington
Owner, Hranco Industries Ltd.
4. Partnerships
4. Partnerships
Q&A
Thank you
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