Description

The Making the Grade project will:

• enhance the labour market information on highly qualified people (HQP) available to industry stakeholders
• assess factors affecting labour supply and demand of HQP
• develop a strategy to monitor, assess and project the supply and demand of HQP for the minerals and metals industry
• identify the short and long-term HR challenges and opportunities related to HQP in the industry
• serve as the basis for developing an industry strategy and action plan to address key HR issues
  

Project Deliverables

• a complementary set of information reports related to supply and demand for HQP in the minerals and metals industry
• an industry strategy to address key HR issues
• improved labour market information for this vital segments of the industry workforce
• updates and contributions to MiHR's labour market information system
• improved strategies to achieve balance between supply and demand of HQP for the Canadian mining industry
• increased understanding among communities of interest about key human resource issues that must be addressed by the mining on industry to ensure its viability
• increased level of dialogue, collaboration and buy-in from mining industry stakeholders to the collaborative process being fostered in the industry

Start / Completion Date

• November 2009 to July 2011

Committee Members

Georges Beaudoin Professor Laval University and the Geological Association of Canada	Alicia Blancarte Executive Director Canada Mining Innovation Council
Courtnay Bush Graduate Student University of British Columbia	Alicia Ferdinand President Proven Reserves Recruitment
Paul Hebert Executive Director Federated School of Mines	Louise Laverdure Director General Natural Resources Canada, CANMET
Jim Franklin President and CEO Franklin Geoscience Ltd.	Harold Gibson Professor Laurentian University
Ryan Montpellier Executive Director MiHR	Sean Junor Senior Specialist, Workforce Planning Cameco Corporation
Vic Pakalnis Professor Queen's University	Stephanie Price Manager,Qualification Engineers Canada
Malcolm Scoble Professor, Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering University of British Columbia	John Thompson Vice President, Technology and Development Teck Resources Ltd.
Stephen Hall President and CEO MIRARCO Mining Innovation

Supporting Documents

• Making the Grade: Project Overview  

Contact Information

Martha Roberts
Manager of Research, Sector Studies
Telephone: 613-270-9696 x 21
Fax: 613-270-9399

Email Martha

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