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| | | The Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council’s goal is to develop, promote, and administer the human resources strategy for the aviation maintenance and aerospace manufacturing industry. One way CAMC accomplishes this is through the implementation of projects supported by industry, government, and CAMC itself. The following projects have been completed: Labour Market Information System (LMIS) – development of a web-based labour market information system for the aviation and aerospace industry Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) program - systematic approach to assess a candidate’s competence (knowledge and skills) in a specific occupation, whether such competence was acquired through experience or education, in a formal or informal manner Enhanced Logbook Signing Authority (ELSA) – review and amendment of current policies and procedures regarding certification and evaluators | | |
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| | Enhanced Logbook Signing Authority (ELSA) | | | What is ELSA? The goal of the Enhanced Logbook Signing Authority (ELSA) project is to review, and amend where necessary, current policies and procedures for certifying aviation maintenance and aerospace manufacturing workers in all 24 occupations currently certified by the Canadian Aviation Maintenance Council. The project will focus primarily on the criteria required to become an Evaluator, conditions under which Evaluators are authorized to operate, methods used to perform evaluations and industry access to Evaluators. Background In order to ensure that candidates for certification meet or exceed the industry standards for their occupation, CAMC maintains an extensive roster of Logbook Evaluators. These Logbook Evaluators must be nominated by their employer and approved by CAMC before they are authorized to verify and certify the workplace experience and individual task-level competencies of candidates. The current system for certifying Evaluators and evaluating logbooks has a number of issues of concern with regards to the efficient and effective certification of the workforce: · Evaluators have no mobility – authority to perform evaluations stops when the evaluator leaves his current employment; · Evaluators have limited scope within the labour market – evaluators can only evaluate candidates working in the same company; · Current policies and regulatory requirements allow for evaluators who are not CAMC certified; · The Council has no direct control over who is nominated for Evaluator status; · Candidates for occupational certification working in some small and medium sized enterprises or who hold international credentials or experience are unable to find an approved Evaluator All of these factors have led to the identification of a requirement to review and update CAMC’s system for worker certification. Project Status Information gathering: Completion January 2008
Design: Completion April 2008
Review: Completion June 2008
Implementation: Completion September 2008 For more information on the ELSA project, please contact:
Glenn Priestley
Project Manager
1-800-448-9715 x263 This project is funded by the Government of Canada's Sector Council Program. | | |
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| | LMIS Update | | | The Labour Market Information System (LMIS) needs YOUR Input. The build of the CAMC LMIS is complete and CAMC is now collecting LMI data from the whole industry; aviation, aerospace and space companies. How does this work? You provide the data and CAMC provides the technology, the facilitation, and a secure, web-based “data warehouse.” Interested companies sign a Memorandum of Understanding and set up a LMIS user account with a private user ID and password. Once a year all users will be asked to provide updated data relating to employment, occupations, compensation, qualifications and job openings in the sector. LMIS users can submit their company data on-line to the secure central database using a variety of methods. Once there is enough data it is then consolidated and sorted in order to generate a variety of LMI reports on supply and demand realities and human resources trends. Why participate? This industry-requested system depends on stakeholders to provide current information in order to produce relevant reports. Unlike traditional LMI data that has been collected and reported at the national level, information collected through this method will be significantly more dynamic, accurate and concise. The generated reports will provide national and provincial perspectives and, where possible, regional breakouts for each province. The reports will also provide relevant occupation-specific information. Add your company’s labour market information to the mix and be “in the picture”. How do you get started?
Interested organizations can request a LMI account by going to the LMIS web site (http://lmis.camc.ca) or by contacting CAMC Project Manager Theresa Davis-Woodhouse directly at 613-727-8272, ext. 247. The LMIS gives you a glimpse of the future of our industry.
This project is funded by the Government of Canada's Sector Council Program. | | |
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| | Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) | | | | Background Qualified workers seeking employment in various sectors of the aviation industry, possessing the relevant competencies but lacking recognized credentials, face considerable difficulties. They may have relevant education and/or experience and be qualified to do the job but, without formally recognized credentials, they do not have the means to prove their competence. This problem faces both aviation workers and workers from other industries wishing to change their job stream, as well as new workers entering the workforce. It is to address this need that CAMC is developing a Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) program for workers wishing to enter either the Aircraft Maintenance Technician or the Aviation Welder Technician occupations. How will CAMC do the assessments? CAMC is developing a set of tests that will assess a worker’s skill and knowledge against the CAMC occupational standard. First, a candidate would complete a Self-Assessment Questionnaire. This questionnaire, plus a review of the candidate’s prior education and experience, would determine whether enrollment in the PLAR program is appropriate. Once admitted, the candidate would then take a written Knowledge Test (a series of questions probing the candidate’s comprehension of the occupations essential tasks). If the candidate achieves a satisfactory score, he/she would then take a Practical Test (a hands-on application of the candidate’s knowledge in the essential tasks). Candidates who successfully complete the tests will receive an Attestation of Competence that they can use as proof in their job search. Schedule The tests are in the final phase of development and shortly will undergo validation testing. The system is expected to be ready for operation in Spring 2009. Watch the News and Events section of this web site for further updates.
For more information on the PLAR project, please contact:
Ron Wheatley
Director, Finance and Operations
1-800-448-9715 x221This project is funded by the Government of Canada's Foreign Credential Recognition Program. | | |
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