The authors would like to thank the PLACE team works with all levels of government, industry, the team at the College of New Caledonia for their support and and civil society organizations to ensure regions across Canada expertise in this project and Geoff McCarney for his feedback have the solutions needed to overcome the challenges they face and assistance on multiple drafts of the manuscript. [...] Given the desire timber sector in BC, and in the absence of existing mass timber of provincial policymakers to ensure that new investments in the manufacturers in the region, there are still approaches to further forestry sector offer economic benefits to communities that have developing the skills ecosystem that the region could prioritize. [...] The same framework is then applied to Northeastern BC to help policymakers identify the areas of strength and the opportunities for improvement in a region aiming for the growth of a similar sector, which is in part based on the skills and labour needs identified in SPI’s accompanying report: Framing BC’s low-carbon future: Identifying the skills and workforce needs of British Columbia’s growing m. [...] Quesnel, for 7 | PLACE Centre | Making mass timber in Northern BC: An evaluation of the readiness of workers and policies for producing more mass timber products in North-Eastern British Columbia Summary of labour and skills needs for the mass timber supply chain in BC The mass timber supply chain encompasses a variety of estab- Wood processing and manufacturing: The manufactur- lished industries,. [...] However, it is also important to consider the degree The cultural and demographic characteristics of any work- to which learners are aware of and interested in the course force impact the productivity and performance of organi- offerings, highlighting the importance of marketing and flexible zations.
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Table of Contents
- _Int_PjyGWQlD 11
- _Hlk157257508 12
- _Hlk157608803 16
- _Hlk157609216 17
- Executive Summary 5
- Introduction 8
- Report overview 8
- Overview of Northern British Columbia 10
- Forestry and Northern BC 10
- The future of the forestry sector in Northern BC 11
- What is a skills ecosystem approach? 14
- Case study: DACH region 16
- Training and educational providers 16
- Key Observations 21
- Coordinating bodies 21
- Policymakers 21
- Learners/workers 20
- Employers 20
- Analysis of the existing mass timber skills ecosystem in Northern BC 23
- Training and educational providers 24
- Policymakers 30
- Employers 29
- Learners/workers 33
- Coordinating bodies 32
- Discussion: How ready is the Northeastern BC skills ecosystem for mass timber projects? 34
- Level of readiness: educational providers 34
- Level of readiness: employers 35
- Level of readiness: policies and programs 35
- Level of readiness: coordinating bodies 35
- Priorities for Northeastern BC’s skills ecosystem to integrate mass timber 36
- Conclusion 38
- Appendix 1: Methodologies used in this report 39
- Interviews and Workshops 39
- Survey 39
- Appendix 2: Relevant degrees and programs: production of mass timber 40
- Appendix 3: Summary of relevant wood manufacturing programs offered at the University of British Columbia (UBC) 42
- Appendix 4: Currently available federal and provincial grants for mass timber-specific courses in Northeastern British Columbia (BC) 43
- Appendix 5: Assumptions and limitations 44
- Endnotes 45
