Below-the-Line Film and Television Workers - Conseil des ...

CHRC BTL TGA - 11/14/2008 -Page 11 INTRODUCTION1.1. BackgroundThe Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) is a Sector Council formed toaddress key strategic workforce issues and workforce planning initiatives inthe cultural sector. The CHRC is an independent, not-for-profit organization,funded by the Government of Canada’s Sector Council Program and directed bystakeholders in the cultural sector in partnership with Human Resources and SkillsDevelopment Canada (HRSDC). The CHRC is one of thirty sector councils thatwere established with federal start-up funding to bring employers, industry,workers, educators, and governments together to address human resourcechallenges facing the Canadian economy. The CHRC’s mission is to initiate,coordinate, and promote human resources planning, management, development,and training in the cultural sector.This project is part of the Council's ongoing efforts to equip industry stakeholderswith the information and tools essential for human resources development andplanning.Because of the huge technological changes currently facing film & television, andthe affect these changes are having on the 100+ below-the-line (crew) positions inthe industry’s workforce, which according to Statscan consists of well in excess of134,000 direct and indirect workers, the CHRC has undertaken this Training GapAnalysis, a snapshot to guide the industry’s National Training Advisory Council(NTAC) so that the country’s training resources might be more effectivelydeployed. The study is by no means comprehensive - additional data will besought. However, clear patterns emerged and recommendations have been madeby the Industry and its Training Providers to address the current situation. Thestudy is comprised input from these two constituencies and is a distillation of theirobservations and recommendations.Canada has a tremendous skill base below-the-line, and a considerable array oftraining resources to build on this amazing human resource. In an extremelydiverse, fluid, and decentralized boom or bust industry like Film & TV, anticipatingfluctuations and getting workers to the training assets, or getting the assets to theworkers could be accomplished more effectively. That is the purpose of this report- to give an overview, identify challenges, and propose some solutions so that wemay deploy our training resources more effectively.CHRC BTL TGA - 11/14/2008 -Page 1