Building Connectivity
The Building Connectivity Project was a two-year project involving a comprehensive consultation process with provincial/regional and federal key stakeholders to develop a Human Resource Action Plan for the electricity and renewable energy sectors.
The project was executed by the Electricity Sector Council as an example of cooperation between industry, education and governments. The objective of the consultation was to collectively identify criteria essential to developing an action plan that positively addresses issues such as:
- Adequacy of training facilities/Infrastructure to meet industry needs
- Lack of industry awareness among youth
- Immigration barriers to industry workforce supply
- Challenges and issues for workforce initiatives dependent on rate review and regulatory protocols
- Rural and remote work challenges for the industry
The purpose of the project was to increase stakeholders' awareness of the issues which may hinder the development of an adequate electricity workforce supply. Cross-jurisdictional strategies and partnerships were created to support improved workforce development through a facilitated consultation process within seven regions. The regions were: British Columbia, Alberta, Prairies (SK and MB), Ontario, Quebec, Atlantic and the North/Off Grid (NT, NU and YK).
The Building Connectivity project enabled collaborative action on workforce issues that are being dealt with from coast-to-coast, and developed industry plans to mitigate the challenging workforce issues the electricity and renewable energy industries face.
Read the National Human Resource Strategy for the Electricity and Renewable Energy Industry in Canada.
For more information please contact Kevin Joseph, Project Coordinator of the Building Connectivity project at 613-235-5540 or by e-mail at info@brightfutures.ca