RRC President Co-Chairs Skills Summit to Address Labour Shortage
Red River College President Stephanie Forsyth was among the leaders in education, industry and government who met last week to help ensure the province meets its target of adding 75,000 new workers to the labour market by 2020.
Forsyth and Kevin Rebeck, President of the Manitoba Federation of Labour, served as co-chairs of the summit, which was hosted by the Premier’s Economic Advisory Council, and attended by representatives from business, labour, and education and training.
Discussions were focused on five themes:
- Training more young people for the jobs of tomorrow;
- Connecting more Manitobans with trades training;
- Growing Manitoba’s successful immigration strategy;
- Building Manitoba’s First Nations, Metis and Inuit workforce; and
- Ensuring every Manitoban who faces barriers to working has access to training and employment
When the skills summit was announced last November as part of the provincial throne speech, it was roundly applauded as a good idea, in particular by employers who remain concerned not only about the ongoing skilled labour shortage, but also about finding the right skilled workers to fill positions. Read More →