Labour force training and the relief workforce are major concerns for the Ministère desTransports du Québec and its partners, particularly within the context of an economyfavourable to investment in public infrastructures. Organizations are seeing their fields ofjurisdiction become more diversified and new technologies and regulations introduced,forcing them to continuously renew their expertise to deal with new requirements in thearea of transportation.As well, in the last few years, the labour market has been affected by the ageing of thelabour force, with a rise in the demand for replacements following numerous retirements,while the skilled and qualified labour pool has progressively offered fewer choices in termsof relief workers. This labour shortage affects a number of job classes in the road, rail,maritime and air transportation sectors.Quebec’s organizations and companies are accordingly facing ever-greater challengeswhen it comes to hiring, developing and establishing the loyalty of a qualified workforce.In light of this, the Ministère des Transports has over the last few years implementedvarious measures to ensure a relief workforce in the scientific and technical areas oftransportation, improve resource management, and maintain expertise: actions toencourage youth to enter professions in the field of transportation, a mentoring program,coaching for employees starting in new positions, identification of vulnerable strategicpositions, development of skill profiles, training activities, use of new forms of learning, etc.Challenges in terms of training and the relief labour force concern all transportationorganizations, whether private or public. While each may have tried to overcome thesechallenges in its own way and using its own methods, it appears to be increasinglynecessary to aim for common strategies better tailored to the scope of the challengesfacing us all.All of the measures implemented have had a positive impact not only in terms of humanresources, but also on the collaboration between the Ministère and its main partners.
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