Whats Hot: Industry Training For B'C' Youth

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Whats HotIndustry Training For B.C. Youth
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Presentation Overview

• Stats and Facts
• Apprenticeships/ Industry Training
• Youth Programs
• Getting Started
• Summary and Questions

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Demographics
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Job Forecast
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Skilled Worker needs in BC Today

• Current State of B.C.s Economy
• 4 unemployment rate
• Strongest job growth in Canada - 1 million job
  openings in 12 years
• Shortage of skilled workers in some sectors
• Just 650,000 students in the K-12 system
• Aging workforce
• Competition from other provinces

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Educational Requirements
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Educational Requirements
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Educational Requirements
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Educational Reality

• 69 of parents hope their children will attend
  University
• Fact 16 in BC do
• Fact Even less complete a degree
• Fact Between 2001-2011 29 of job openings
  will require a University degree
• Fact 44 will require other post-secondary
  training

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Educational Reality

• 2 in 10 students actually attend University
• What about the other 80 ?
• Some look for work, some take skills upgrading
  classes, some drift
• Many return later on to take trades or technical
  training

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Youth Attitudes and Intentions

• ITA surveyed 2200 grade 8-12 students in March
  07
• 49 have or are interested in participating in a
  high school trades program up from 44 in 06
• 22 of grade 10-12s plan to take a trades program
  after high school vs. 39 who plan to attend
  university
• This is a shift from 2006 when results showed 20
  planning on trades vs. 42 planning to attend
  university

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What is Industry Training?
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Pathways to Apprenticeship

• Foundation programs post-secondary,
  pre-apprenticeship
• Youth programs provide head start on an
  apprenticeship for high school students
• Direct entry into apprenticeship with a sponsor

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ITA Youth Programs

• Interactive, hands-on activity for youth in
  grades 6 to 9 showcasing skills used in trade
  careers in several industry sectors
• Partnerships between industry and/or community
  tradespersons and the schools
• Parental involvement

• Pre-activity and post-activity classroom learning
  on the skills and opportunities around a career
  in the trades
• Evaluation component - organizers and
  participants rate how well the activity met
  objectives
• ITA provides grants and resource materials to
  successful applicants

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ITA Youth Programs

• SSA students
• Are registered apprentices
• 139 trades (50 Red Seal)
• Earn 16 credits towards graduation through their
  work based training component
• Get a head start on work-based training portion
  of an apprenticeship

• 1706 Students registered in SSA 06/07
• -up 30 in 2 years
• 470 1,000 scholarships in 06/07
• - up 20 from last year
• Growing number coming in for level 1 training
  before graduation

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SSA Scholarship
SSA Scholarship Awards Totaled 470,000 Last
Year!

• SSA scholarship criteria
• Registered in SSA prior to graduation
• C average in Grade 12 numbered courses
• Must have graduated from secondary school
• 5 months in trade after graduation (or 1100 hrs
  recorded with the ITA)
• Completed required 480 hours of SSA work
  experience (registered with ITA at least 1 month
  prior to graduation and complete 480 hours within
  3 months of graduation)

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ITA Youth Programs

• Complements SSA students can enroll in both
• 43 districts and 4 Board Authorities are offering
  ACE IT programs this year
• 1050 students registered for fall 07 ACE IT
  intake

• ACE IT (Accelerated Credit Enrolment in
  Industry Training)
• Gives secondary school students head start on
  technical training towards an apprenticeship
  usually Level 1

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ACE IT Key Elements

• Post-secondary partnership Districts must look
  to post- secondary partners to assist with the
  development and delivery of technical training
• Industry partnership ACE IT is a market driven
  program. Industry partners provide the feedback
  on the need for particular training in the local
  community.
• Funding to school districts
• 2,000 per student for level 1 technical training
• 750 per student for a work placements (one-time
  payment) up to 240 hours signed off by a
  qualified journey person

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ACE IT Delivery

• Four Models
• Delivered by post-secondary partner
• Delivered in school and at the college
• Delivered in school by high school teacher in
  partnership with college
• Apprenticeship model

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ACE IT Programs 07-08
Province of British Columbia Ministry of Education
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Transition to Trades

• Early Identification YES 2 IT, Planning 10,
  Parent and Student Presentations,
  Industry Tours
• Pre-Screening Math, TOWES, Application Package
• Student EP grad focus courses, specialty
  courses (CORE, TT), work experience
• Post Secondary/Worksite Orientation
• ACE IT and SSA

Province of British Columbia Ministry of Education
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Registering Youth Apprentices

• ACE IT
• Consult your local school district to see which
  apprenticeship programs are offered under the
  school districts ACE IT program
• School Districts register students via an on-line
  registration system
• SSA
• Find an employer willing to be a sponsor
• Contact the local school district to register
  school districts assist with registering SSA
  students with the ITA via an on-line registration
  system

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Pathways
Secondary School Graduation
Secondary School
YES 2 IT
Planning 10
Higher Level Technical Training (College)
More On-the-Job Training
Student Transition Program
SSA (On-the-job Training)
ACE IT (Technical Training)
Industry Training Credential (Red Seal or TQ)
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Youth Program Summary

• SSA
• Students are employer- sponsored registered
  trainees
• On-the-job training is provided through work
  experience
• Min. 480 hours before graduation
• Credit 16 towards grad
• Work experience is paid
• Students eligible for 1,000 scholarship

• ACE IT
• Students are school district or
  employer-sponsored registered trainees
• Technical training is delivered in school and/or
  in post-secondary or combination
• Work experience option
• Min. 240 hrs and can be done in combination with
  SSA

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Youth program results to date

• More than 4,800 students currently enrolled
  (Aug/07)
• 3,055 in ACE IT
• 2,147 in SSA
• 25 in both programs
• Over 50 increase in youth participation since
  April 2004
• Female participation SSA 12, ACE IT 22,
  overall 18
• 51 districts participating in SSA and or ACE IT
• 35 different trades in ACE IT
• 470 SSA scholarships awarded in 06/07

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Resources Available

• You and the Trades Planning 10 Resource
• Skilled Life posters
• Skilled Life youth program brochures
• SSA Apprenticeship Guide http//www.bced.gov.bc.c
  a/careers/ssappren.pdf
• ITA Website
• www.itabc.ca
• Youth website

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ITA, MOE Update

• College President and School District
  Superintendent Meeting
• Education Partners Leadership Committee
• Regional Student Transition Coordinators
• Industry YES 2 IT Pilot
• SSA Scholarships http//www.bced.gov.bc.ca/careers
  /ssa/application/
• Skills InDemand Equipment Grants

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For more information

• Rodger Hargreaves, Ministry of Education
• Ph [phone]
• e-mail rodger.hargreaves_at_gov.bc.ca
• http//www.bced.gov.bc.ca/careers/
• Jessi Zielke, ITA
• Tel [phone]
• e-mail jzielke_at_itabc.ca
• www.itabc.ca