Presentation to Taking Pulse Conference

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• Presentation to Taking Pulse Conference
• Bill Rowat, President CEORailway Association
  of Canada
• September 23, 2003

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

• Rail in Canada
• About the RAC
• Labour Force Trends
• Industry HR Model
• Forecasting
• Pre-employment training
• College Delivery
• Career Awareness
• Rail in the Classroom
• Next Steps

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RAIL IN CANADA

• Handles over 60 of all tonne-kms moved in
  Canada
• Operating revenues of over 8 billion in 2001
• Provides 51M passenger trips annually
• Employs 37,300 people directly suppliers employ
  another 50,000

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ABOUT THE RAC

• We are the Canadian Rail industry
• 60 members virtually all of the industry
• All sectors
• Class 1s CN and CPR
• Short lines Over 40 across Canada
• Passenger
• Commuter AMT, GO, WCE, Capital Railway
• Intercity VIA
• Tourist 8 across Canada
• Unique among associations - advocacy and
  operations
• RAC SERVES CANADIAN RAILWAYS

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RAIL LABOUR FORCE TRENDS
Last decade a period of rationalizing and
restructuring
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RAIL LABOUR FORCE HIRING TRENDS
Rails hiring need to increase in targeted
occupations a window of opportunity
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INDUSTRY HR MODEL

• RAC HR Planning Model
• Objectives
• To attract talented motivated employees
• To attract employees with the right fit
• Meeting our hiring and training needsin a cost
  effective manner
• Equity in hiring
• Model has four components
• Forecasting
• Pre-employment training modules
• College Delivery
• Career Awareness

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The HR sector study helped guide targeting of
seven occupations
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INDUSTRY HR MODEL (contd)
1. FORECASTING
Key industry hiring need in BC, AB ,ON and QC
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INDUSTRY HR MODEL (contd)

• 2. PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING
• RAC created the Institute of Railway Technology
• Pre-employment training versus in-house
  post-employed training
• Develop occupational profiles
• Develop training modules for colleges
• Provide accreditation

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INDUSTRY HR MODEL (contd)

• 2. PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING
• Rail Traffic Controller
• Signals and Communication
• Conductor
• Locomotive Engineer
• Rail specific Carmen
• Rail specific Electrician
• Rail specific Mechanic

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INDUSTRY HR MODEL (contd)

• 3. COLLEGE DELIVERY
• RAC and IRT working with Association of Canadian
  Community Colleges (ACCC) to select colleges for
  delivery (based upon criteria)
• Five initially signed MOUs
• British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
• Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)
• Sault College (Ontario)
• George Brown College (Ontario)
• Gérald-Godin (Quebec)
• Planning additional colleges as needed in Phase
  II (Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Maritimes)

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INDUSTRY HR MODEL (contd)

• 3. COLLEGE DELIVERY (contd)
• 2001-2002
• Pilot program SAIT/CPR
• 2003
• 2 programs at 1 college (SAIT)
• RTC
• Conductor
• 2004
• 7 programs at 5 colleges
• RTC (1)
• Conductor (3)
• SC Maintainer (2)
• Locomotive Engineer (1)
• Selection based on forecasts for each occupation

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INDUSTRY HR MODEL (contd)

• 4. CAREER AWARENESS
• Rail has not been seen as a career of choice
• Programs are new and need to be promoted
• Career counsellors need information

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WHY RAIL INDUSTRY IN THE CLASSROOM?

• We will need to recruit in the future
• Opportunity to target youth who are attracted to
  railway industry
• Rail has operations across Canada (rural and
  urban)
• Geographic synergies between targeted aboriginal
  communities and rail operation

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RAIL INDUSTRY IN THE CLASSROOM

• ELEMENTS
• Structure presentations to students that will
  include
• The industry and its contributions to the economy
• The centers for rail training (IRT colleges)
• Overview of IRT careers
• The day-to-day activities of IRT jobs
• Industry site/location (visits where possible)
• Career-specific education requirements
• Expected rail salary ranges for IRT occupations
• Projections on future hiring for IRT graduates

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RAILWAY IN THE CLASSROOM
Objectives and Time Frames Objectives Increase
the awareness of Aboriginal youth about
high-demand rail careers Increase the number of
qualified Aboriginal people in the Canadian Rail
Industry Build relationships between rail
operators and Aboriginal communities for economic
development Timeframes Program Development
complete by December 31 2003, Program
Implementation in target Geographies January
April 2004 Program Evaluation Spring 2004
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RAILWAY IN THE CLASSROOM
Classroom Delivery Interactive Individual and
Group Activities Video overview of the working
culture and required skills for the high demand
jobs Discussion, question answer with Industry
Staff Printed Materials
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NEXT STEPS

• Retain coordinator (done)
• Develop presentation materials tailored to
  Aboriginal youth (in progress)
• Retain presenter
• Deliver program