Labrador - Aboriginal Human Resource Council
Labrador - Aboriginal Human Resource Council
Labrador - Aboriginal Human Resource Council
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• Improve AHRDA planning process,<br />
including flexibility.<br />
• Planning process, include all stakeholders<br />
involved and encourage someone to take<br />
the lead.<br />
• Lack of accessible labour market<br />
information:<br />
– client<br />
– support agencies.<br />
• Lack of initiative of private sector to meet/<br />
come to the <strong>Aboriginal</strong> community to discuss<br />
labour market information.<br />
• Lack of awareness about the unique needs<br />
of the <strong>Aboriginal</strong> workforce.<br />
• Lack of joint planning process for human<br />
resource development.<br />
• Construction side – skilled trades people.<br />
• Mining – larger size equipment.<br />
• Opportunities:<br />
– skilled trades people<br />
– supervisors: professionals, engineers<br />
– mining, electrical<br />
– retirement issues<br />
– expansion.<br />
• How to prepare to fill vacancies when<br />
two-thirds of the workforce retires.<br />
• Running own supervisor training, have<br />
a workforce plan in place, 100<br />
plus vacancies.<br />
• Retention issues: there is competition of<br />
wages with the west (i.e., Alberta).<br />
• <strong>Aboriginal</strong> numbers in Iron Ore are<br />
low. Need a more diverse workforce.<br />
Suggestion: clients find it hard to<br />
contact Iron Ore; perhaps increase<br />
human resource personnel.<br />
• Construction sector:<br />
– seasonal<br />
– this years’ season is 50 per cent longer<br />
than prior years<br />
– factor: securing tires for big equipment<br />
impacts duration of season.<br />
• Training – if pre-trained, employees are<br />
more attractive.<br />
• Preservation of equipment passed to<br />
potential employees – if they have<br />
simulation training – helps<br />
(portable training).<br />
• Need technical solutions for lower<br />
level skills.<br />
• The high-tech simulator in Lab West is<br />
currently underutilized.<br />
• We are at a point where <strong>Aboriginal</strong><br />
groups and organizations are building<br />
partnerships/relationships on their own<br />
without being mandated.<br />
• Need improved coordination between<br />
business and <strong>Aboriginal</strong> groups to recruit<br />
and make it more attractive for<br />
potential employees.<br />
• Expose youth to careers and the way of life<br />
associated with the jobs early. Example:<br />
Iron Ore visits schools to talk about<br />
career opportunities.<br />
• AHRDAs need to target careers where<br />
employees are in high demand.<br />
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