Working Group 4 - Workforce

Working Group 4 – Workforce

Committee co-chairs :

Nathalie Drouin
Chairholder, Research Chair INFRA-S on Social Value of Infrastructures
INFRA-S — ESG UQÀM, École des sciences de la gestion

Chloé St-Amand
Executive Director
Camo-route - Comité sectoriel de main-d'œuvre de l'industrie du transport routier

Mandate

Promote the sector to future workers by showcasing the opportunities this industry has to offer and accentuating training and employee retention policies in the industry’s companies.

ONGOING KEY PROJECTS

In charge of this working group : Yves Murray ymurray@cargo-montreal.ca

Submitted funding application for the 7th Annual Career Day

Continued work on projects for the TCIP — ongoing promotion and organization of visits

Collaboration with the CCMM and Montréal Relève

Participation in the work of the Conseil emploi métropole (CEM) and in the work of the various workforce committees

Goals

Fill the urgent need for new talent in this sector by focusing on concrete actions to attract new talent.

Promote the opportunities offered by the industry to young people and people looking for a new career.

Achievements

Organization of the 6th edition of CargoM’s Transportation and Logistics Career Day

Career days – On-site event held on October 27 and 28 at the Palais des congrès:

Visits from Ms. Chantale Rouleau, Minister of Transport and Minister responsible for the Metropolis and the Montreal region, Mr. Martin Imbleau, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Montreal Port Authority and Mr. Marc Cadieux, President and Chief Executive Officer ‘of the Quebec Trucking Association
22 businesses
650 job postings

Career days – virtual event from November 3 to 12 (online chat November 3 and 4):

16 businesses
650 job postings

Professional Trucking Career Immersion Program (TCIP):

Steering committee meetings
Completion of educational tools (presentation and checklist)
Implementation of the communication plan (brochure, website, social media, etc.)
Organization of the first visits

The TCIP was developed in collaboration with Camo-Route and the Centre de formation du transport routier de Saint-Jérôme (CFTR) and funded by Conseil emploi metropole

Presentations of the Cluster and jobs in the sector as part of the CCMM’s Passerelle sectorielle

Participation in the Camo-route project — Nouvelles technologies et professions du transport routier de marchandises, New technologies and professions in road freight transport

Participation in the work of the Conseil emploi métropole job matching committee as a member of the board of directors

Promotion of jobs and training in transportation and logistics by sending out newsletters dedicated to employment