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Get the workers you need Workforce Solutions for Employers in the Current Economy Agenda Albertas economy at a glance Factors affecting recruitment Attracting the right workers to your business Strengthening your workforce

  1. Get the workers you need

  2. Workforce Solutions for Employers in the Current Economy

  3. Agenda • Alberta’s economy at a glance • Factors affecting recruitment • Attracting the right workers to your business • Strengthening your workforce

  4. Alberta’s Economy at a Glance

  5. Employment Expected to Decline

  6. Gradual Recovery

  7. Economic and Energy Price Assumptions

  8. Resources for your toolbox • Monthly Labour Force Statistics and Annual Reviews Monthly statistical updates on Alberta’s labour force which includes employment and unemployment rates. • Skill Shortages in Alberta Quarterly and annual updates of unemployment rates showing occupations that experience shortages. • Wage and Salary Information provides information and analysis of wages and salaries across a variety of occupations in the province. • Treasury Board and Finance subscription service provides analysis of current economic conditions and forecasts of the Alberta economy.

  9. Factors affecting recruitment

  10. Competing with high-paying sectors

  11. Understanding challenges for rural and remote businesses What are the essential qualifications needed for your business?

  12. The cost of employee turnover HR experts estimate that the cost of replacing an employee is as much as 70% – 200% of the employee’s salary. If you replaced an employee who was making $50 000, it could cost you anywhere from $35 000 to $100 000.

  13. An aging workforce If your business has a mature workforce, succession planning is critical. Continuous knowledge transfer helps to build a solid foundation for promoting, expanding or reorganizing your workforce.

  14. Finding and Keeping your Best Workers

  15. Retaining Workers in an Upswing

  16. Who is your ideal employee? • Interview your high performers • Determine the attributes of your best workers • Create an interview guide

  17. Understand Today’s Workers

  18. Figuring out Millennials • Millennials grew up in a digital age. • They have a strong worldview and sense of social responsibility. TINYPulse, 2015

  19. The Rules D on’t Apply The division of 9 – 5 and the rest of their lives doesn’t exist. Millennial Branding, 2015

  20. Finding and Keeping Gen Y Professional development and career fast-tracking is a top priority for millennials. Kenan-Flagler Business School

  21. Flexible work arrangements are not a perk but a requirement Flexible work arrangements are appreciated by all employees, not just millenials. Employers benefit from increased productivity. Gallup and PGI, 2015

  22. Transparent Work Cultures Transparency has been cited as the number one factor impacting employee happiness. TINYPulse, 2015

  23. Find the Right Fit Hiring for fit helps you to find and keep top talent . American Psychological Society

  24. Resources for your toolbox Wage Subsidy Programs • Summer Temporary Employment Program • Skills Link • Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit • Canada Summer Jobs • Career Focus • Housing internship for First Nations and Inuit Youth • Metis Employment Services • Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities • Training-on-the-job-program

  25. Resources for your toolbox HR Series for Employers • Recruiting Staff • Retaining your Staff • Succession Planning Tip Sheets for Employers • How to Find and Keep Valued Employees • Where to Look for Diverse Talent • How to Take Your New Hire From Orientation to Integration TINYPulse • Advanced Guide to Employee Surveys • The Ultimate Guide to Recruiting and Retaining Millennials

  26. Strengthening your workforce

  27. Create an Effective Onboarding Plan Create a 30, 60 and 90 day plan for each employee. • Lay the 30 Days foundation • Less training, 60 Days more doing • Responsibility 90 Days • Accountability

  28. Create a Welcoming Workplace • Use the buddy system • Provide opportunities for immediate contributions • Avoid information overload • Have regular check-ins

  29. Learning opportunities and skills development are consistently linked to employee morale and job performance. Organizations that support training and career development report better margins, improved productivity and fewer errors, accidents and turnover.

  30. Building Employee Talent • Formal programs • Self-directed training • Coaching and mentoring • Job aids • Conferences, workshops and memberships

  31. Overview • The Canada-Alberta Job Grant funds employer-demanded training. • Employers determine – what training is needed to meet business goals and objectives – who will be trained • The employer-driven program ensures the training reflects skills employers are looking for.

  32. Process at a glance

  33. Eligible Employers • Open to private and non-profit sector employers in Alberta

  34. Eligible Training Providers • Third-party, unrelated to the employer • Cannot be the organization that will employ the trainee

  35. Eligible Trainees • Eligible trainees – New or existing employees – Canadian citizens, permanent residents • Ineligible trainees – Temporary Foreign Workers, those with temporary work permits and students here on study visas – Owners or their immediate family members

  36. Eligible Training • Short-term, incremental training – Minimum 24 hours per trainee – Courses may be “bundled” to reach minimum – Must start within 6 months of approval, and complete within 52-weeks after the training start date • No restriction on learning type or learning method • Must result in some sort of credential • Apprenticeship training is NOT eligible

  37. Incremental Training To determine if your training request is incremental, answer the following: 1. Will this training take place without Canada-Alberta Job Grant funding? 2. Has this training already been paid for? 3. Has this training already started? • If you answered YES to any of the above, training is not defined as incremental and is not eligible for Canada-Alberta Job Grant funding.

  38. Program Funding Model • The employer will cover a minimum of ⅓ and the grant will cover ⅔ of training costs • Maximum $10,000 grant funding per trainee Employer Government

  39. Help for Employers • Applicant Guide , FAQ’s and instructional videos online at AlbertaCanada.com/jobgrant • Workforce Consultants are available to help employers with questions about the applications • Email jobgrant@gov.ab.ca • Call 780-638-9425

  40. Resources for your toolbox • Essential Skills Tools Use these free, customizable tools to assess and improve the skills of your employees and to better understand essential skills. • Online training for Alberta businesses Start your business off on the right foot by attending our small business training sessions. • e-learning If you're looking for a flexible, cost-effective way to train your employees, e-learning might be a good fit. • emerit tourism training and certification Boost your competitiveness and bottom line by getting your managers trained and certified.

  41. Contact: Workforce Strategies Lisa Beaudry, Industry Workforce Partnerships Officer Lisa.Beaudry@gov.ab.ca | W:780.643.3816 | C:780.718.9820

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