| Skills Development One of the fundamental
ingredients for prosperity in B.C. is having a qualified and competent
workforce.
Growing B.C. businesses
need skilled workers to produce quality products and services. And a skilled
workforce will attract businesses looking to relocate in B.C.
Labour Force
Highlights
BC Stats provides monthly highlights of labour force conditions with
breakdowns and analysis
Labour Force
Statistics
Projected
Occupational Pressures Over the Coming Decade (July 2006)
The Ministry of Economic Development has developed a
list
of occupations anticipated to be in shortage in the coming decade.
This is the result of research combining both labour market demand
forecasts, and estimates of labour market supply. The occupations
presented in the detailed document are those occupations where skills
shortage pressures are most likely to be acute.
The Ministry will be updating this information on a regular basis, with
the next update planned for Fall 2006.
Projected Skills Shortage List
BC Labour Market
Analysis
Analysis of Statistics Canada's labour
force survey results by the Ministry. Please see
Archive.
Sector Profiles
Updated
A series of short
sector profiles have been developed for some of the key sectors the
Ministry of Economic of Development has worked with. These profiles
can be accessed through the links below, or by following the "Information
for Researchers" link to the left.
A Human Resource
Strategy for British Columbia released, May 3, 2004
On May 3, 2004, the
Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services released A Human Resource Strategy
for British Columbia. This publication outlines some of the work already
undertaken by the provincial government, and key labour market facts that
will help B.C. businesses plan to meet their human resource needs. It
also highlights recommended best practices, and some of the innovative
solutions being applied today in B.C. workplaces.
The Strategy can
be downloaded for free. The
entire document may take some time to download, so can be downloaded in
its entirety, or in smaller sections.
A
Human Resource Strategy for British Columbia (entire document)
More information
on the strategy, including a detailed inventory of provincial government
programs that contribute to the skills agenda, can be found by following
the Provincial Human Resource Strategy link
on the left.
Final Report of
the 2010 Human Resource Planning Committee released February 26,
2004
In response to concerns
about potential skills shortages resulting from increased demand for workers
due to the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, a multi-stakeholder committee was
formed with representatives from the federal and provincial governments
(Ministries of Labour and Citizens' Services, Human Resources, Advanced
Education, Bid Secretariat, and Human Resources Development Canada) along
with Tourism BC, First Nations, the Vancouver Agreement, the 2010 Bid
Corporation and the Vancouver Downtown Eastside community.
This committee completed
a number of research projects and consultation sessions focussed on maximizing
skill development, employment and volunteer opportunities associated with
the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
The 2010 Human Resources
Planning Commitee Final Report: Planning for Gold, is the product
of 12 months of investigation, discussion and analysis activity. The report
reveals four key, recurring themes that address B.C.'s human resource
requirements leading up to and beyond the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic
Games:
The final report
is a summary of all all the activity undertaken by the committee. The
report can be downloaded for free.
Final
Report of the 2010 Human Resource Planning Committee: Maximizing
2010-Related Employment and Skills Opportunities in British Columbia:
Connecting Labour Supply and Demand
Reports on each of
the specific projects that were undertaken by the committee can be found
by the following the link to the Human Resource
Planning for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games link on the left.
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