1. Durham Workforce Authority

2. Local Employment Planning Councils
Pilots are intended to improve local labour market conditions through research and labour market information to drive innovation in service delivery based on solid, local evidence.
Local Employment Planning Councils
A strategic approach to workforce planning is becoming important to assist
organizations, regions and communities to respond to factors:
aging workforce
current and projected labor shortages
a desire to increase productivity
evolution of technology and tools.
As local issues become more complex, a cross‐sectoral response is often needed.

3. Planning Council Objectives
Create a network aimed at improving conditions in communities through improved collection & dissemination of LMI, community engagement to drive approaches to planning and delivery of employment and training services.
Planning Council Objectives
LEPC will:
Improve employer participation rates in employment and training programs
Improve rates of service coordination amongst local service providers; and
Improve integrated local planning of Employment Ontario and non-
Employment Ontario services amongst service providers.

4. Consultation with local community, provincial, municipal partners.
Central Planning Table
Collaboration, joint-knowledge building to develop a
collective response to the local community challenges
Effectively plan employment and training service delivery
Address the workforce development needs of employers

5. Health and Biosciences
Construction
Subject Matter Working Groups
Technology base advanced manufacturing
EO Service Providers*
Agriculture – business*
Sustainable Energy Generation
Durham Economic Develop Partnership*
Information technology
Multimodal Transportation and Logistics
Youth *
Joint OW/ODSP Employment Network
*the DWA LEPC will leverage existing
committees for the LEPC SMW groups.
Immigrant Employment Network
Intergovernmental

6. Intergovernmental Committee (IGC)
Purpose
These Terms of Reference will provide a framework for how the DWA LEPC Subject Matter Working Groups (SMWG) will function. As a function of the Central Planning Table, SMWGs will work to strengthen local capacity to address local workforce development challenges and opportunities through an active consultation with local community, provincial, municipal partners. SMWGs will connect key industry, labour and community representatives and their ideas, resources and services to plan employment and training service delivery, generate local labour market knowledge, address the workforce development needs of employers, and help shape changes to the local labour market.

7. IGC members will:
Represent their respective sector and support linkages with government, at all levels
Provide input and direction on the appropriate labour market planning framework
Identify and provide linkages with different levels of government that can assist in identifying program gaps

8. Strategic Priority Timeframe Status
3 Industry Tours – Up Next Ajax, Youth/Parents, Educators
June 2016
October 2016
November 2016
complete complete
started
6 Industry Profiles
3 Occupation Profiles
3 Cluster Strategy Action Plans
Report, March 2017
5 Community-based Surveys
Survey and reports Varied – October 2016
March 2017
complete started
Development of Immigrant Employment Network
Framework, March 2017
not started
ESAT
Skills Gap Report, March 2017
Ontario Works Client Consultations
Software Application
App, March 2017
Started
Employment Services Service Coordination
Ongoing Guidebook

9. Durham Region Employer Survey
North Durham Employer Survey
North Durham Community Survey
North Durham Under 30 Survey
Durham Under 30 Survey
Employer demographic characteristics
Employee information
Training
Hiring
Layoffs, retirement, terminations
Required essential skills
Availability and quality of services
Employer demographic characteristics
Employee information
Training
Hiring
Layoffs, retirement, terminations
Required essential skills
Availability and quality of services
Lease rates
Community needs
Demographic characteristics
Labour force status
Education attainment
Current and desired wages
Current and desired commuting patterns
Housing
Availability and quality of services
Essential skills
possessed
Community needs
Durham Region Transit
Demographic characteristics
Labour force status
Housing
Essential skills possessed
Programs and services utilized
Programs and services desired
Durham Region Transit
Community needs
Employment
readiness
Education attainment/plans
Future career aspirations
Attraction and retention of youth population
Demographic characteristics
Labour force status
Essential skills possessed
Programs and services utilized
Programs and services desired
Durham Region Transit
Employment readiness
Education
attainment/plans
Future career aspirations

10. Essential Skills Reading Writing Document use Numeracy
Computer use/digital skills
Thinking
Oral communication
Working with others
Continuous learning
Essential Skills

11. The DWA is grateful for the continuing support of