Nova Scotia Aerospace and Defence HUMAN RESOURCES PARTNERSHIP

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Nova Scotia Aerospace and Defence HUMAN
RESOURCES PARTNERSHIP

• The Conference Board of Canada
• Sharing Global Solutions
• Toronto 6 December 2006

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Background

• Aerospace and Defence Industries Association of
  Nova Scotia Forum 2003
• Not-for-profit, no fee private sector association

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Mandate

• To develop, implement and monitor a workforce
  strategy for the sector
• To advise the Province on HR matters relevant to
  the sector
• To enable better networking among education and
  training providers
• To liaise with other organizations to share
  experiences, resources and programs

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Objectives

• Well-educated and skilled workforce
• Supply increasing labour demand
• Strengthen the learning system

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Projects

• Demographic surveys of the aerospace and defence
  industries
• Professional development days with the NSTU
• Immigration How-To booklet for small business
• Invest in Youth Database

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Projects

• National Aerospace Sector HR Strategy
• Women in Aerospace and Defence
• Techsploration
• Demographic Due Diligence Pilot
• Work/Production Control Certificate Program
  (WPCCP)

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WPCCP - BACKGROUND

• Initial discussions with industry and the Nova
  Scotia Community College (NSCC) about a year ago
• Difficulty recruiting and retaining employees who
  are skilled in work and production control
• Requisite education and training not available in
  NS hiring coming primarily from Ontario
• Short and long term education requirements
  identified

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WPCCP THE NEED

• Basic Management Skills
• Leadership
• Production Control/Work Control Cards
• Log Control
• Scheduling
• Planning
• Logistics

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WPCCP - REQUIREMENTS

• Multiple entry, multiple exit options
• Flexible delivery options through combination of
  classroom learning, tutorials, workshops,
  seminars, shop time and workplace learning
• On-line delivery option for academic phases

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WPCCP THE PLAN

• NSCC Industrial Technologist Program 2010
• Short term series of courses prepared and
  delivered on contract basis
• Pilot module on Project Management to commence
  January 2007
• Courses completed prior to 2010 may be applied to
  the Industrial Technologist Diploma

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WPCCP DIPLOMA PROGRAMNON-TECHNICAL TOPICS

• Communications Team Management
• Safety Conflict
  Resolution
• Quality Coaching
• Organization Behaviour Legal Issues
• Supervision Computers
• Manufacturing Leadership

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WPCCP DIPLOMA PROGRAMTECHNICAL TOPICS

• Mathematics Project Management
• Blueprint Reading Program Management
• Industry Overview Scheduling
• Statistics Economics
• Manuf. Principles Inventory Mgmt
• Design Process Environmental Policies
• Manuf. Controls Tooling
• CAD Material Handling
• Maintenance (PM) Distribution Theory

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WPCCP Pilot Module

• Project Management January 2007
• 15 students 3 companies
• Case studies and examples customized to companies
  involved in the training
• 42 hours over 14 weeks
• Class locations rotated between companies/NSCC

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HUMAN RESOURCES PARTNERSHIP

• www.hrpartnership.ca
• Executive Director
• David Cogdon
• 902-461-6600-252
• execdir_at_hrpartnership.ca