Join Laurie Sterrit of the BC Aboriginal Mine Training Association as she talks about "Creating Economic Health Through Partnerships" at the Expanding Our Knowledge Conference in Vancouver on April 15, 2013.

3. What is the BC AMTA?
• Non-profit, charitable society
• Governed by a cross-section of representatives from industry,
governments and communities
• Federal government funding (majority)
• Province of BC provides some supplemental funding
• In-kind and cash contributions from “partners”
– Job commitments
– Shared mission and shared responsibilities
– “In-kind” includes shared costs, shared management,
donated equipment or other resources

5. What is the BC AMTA?
• Demand-driven, Training and Employment Program
• A collaborative partnership of industry, employers, post
secondary, First Nations and government
• Working together to plan and implement training and education
programs
• Candidate-focussed and built on a mission to removing barriers
to successful and sustainable employment
• It’s complicated (but worth it)!!!

7. Partners
• First Nation / Industry / Government Partners
o Nation-level or band-level
o Mining Association of BC (MABC) and Association for Mineral
Exploration BC (AME BC)
o Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)
o Province of BC – MAVED and MJTST
• Companies:
• Exploration and development companies
• Miners / Major Operators
• Contractors / Mine Service Companies
• Other industries

9. Partners
• Education Partners:
o Eskilon Learning Inc.
o British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
o Northwest Community College (NWCC)
o Thompson Rivers University (TRU)
o Nicole Valley Institute of Technology
o College of the Rockies
o Other service providers as needed

11. Results (at March 1, 2013)
• Registered over 1450 Aboriginal candidates from more than
150 Indian Bands (120 are BC-Based)
• Recruited, trained, and placed 475+ candidates into
sustainable employment
• 93% retention rate
• Transitioned 63 percent of our employed candidates from
unemployment
• Placed candidates earn over aprox. $24.5 million in annual
wages
• 25% female candidates (both employed and registered)
• 43% under the age of 35

13. Critical Success Factors
• GREAT PEOPLE committed to our vision!
• Program Coaches in each region:
– Bridging the connections for participants, employers and other
stakeholders
– Individual planning and support / Career mapping and ongoing coaching
– Candidate-driven learning
• Collaboration: Partners committed to eliminating barriers
• Business Approach: Formal structure, transparent processes and
timely/flexible response to both corporate and community issues
• Program development and delivery: Relevant to the market need, to the
community and to individual learners

15. Questions?
www.bcamta.ca
BC AMTA Contacts:
Laurie Sterritt, Chief Executive Officer:
lsterritt@bcamta.ca
604-681-4321 ext 112
Leonard Jackson, Director, Operations:
ljackson@bcamta.ca
250-314-9959