Get Involved as EHRC Undertakes Electricity Industry Workforce Planning Update

Electricity Human Resources Canada (EHRC) is looking to bring together employers, government, labour, educational institutions, and other stakeholders to address a need for current and accurate labour market intelligence. The goal: to produce an updated labour market information report in response to industry demand for more rapid and responsive workforce planning data for use in regulatory filing and for organizational business planning, both on the demand and supply side. The report will also provide government stakeholders with validated data to help develop policy at the municipal, provincial or federal level. This update will build on previous work done in 2004, 2008, and 2011, and provide the industry with the most up-to-date issues and statistics affecting the sector.

The electricity sector faces multiple human resources challenges, says EHRC:

•     the pace of technological innovation
•     the impact of aging infrastructure and retirements
•     competition for labour

Consistent, comprehensive, and credible analysis of the labour supply-demand gap is essential for employers to draw practical insights and guide human resource management. Educators need to know what jobs will be available over the next decade and what training and education will be required to ensure graduates are entering the workforce ready to meet employers needs.

Call to action

Support and commitment from industry stakeholders is essential, says EHRC. The program will have operating costs, and involvement from employee volunteers to sit on the national steering committee and companies to support research participation.

At this time EHRC is asking government and industry to contribute the funding required to undertake the 2015 labour market information study. Project management will be conducted under the oversight of an industry stakeholder volunteer advisory committee and EHRC’s Board of Directors.

Program partners will have an opportunity to sit on the national steering committee and participate in the direction of the research, as well as receive industry recognition as a champion for innovative growth in the electricity sector workforce. As an industry Labour Market Champion, you will also have an opportunity to raise and reinforce the profile and recognition of your organization and its products and services to industry decision makers in business, government, labour, education as well as the general public.

For a range of options on how you can work with us to support the industry, visit http://electricityhr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/LMI2015.pdf?utm_source=EHRC+Newsletter+%2331&utm_campaign=March+2015+Newsletter+Distribution&utm_medium=email