INTEGRATED LOCAL LABOUR MARKET PLANNING (ILLMP)
Background
In June 2008, the Durham Region Local Training Board learned that it had been selected to lead a demonstration pilot project to develop an integrated local labour market planning (ILLMP) model for the Region of Durham as part of the transformation of the Employment Ontario brand. Of 21 Local Training Boards in the province, 5 Local Boards across the province were chosen to undertake this project - Niagara (for the Western Region), Timmins and Thunder Bay (for the Northern Region), Peterborough (for the Eastern Region) and Durham (for the Central Region, which includes all of the GTA Regions and the City of Toronto).
The Local Training Board was designated as "Secretariat" and lead partner for this project. We conducted extensive labour market research and undertook a broad consultation with the Durham community via a series of 12 focus group sessions between December 2008 and April 2009.
All aspects of labour market supply and demand have been explored during the course of this project, revealing significant issues, imbalances and service and program gaps. A number of actions have been suggested to address our present and future needs. We have also begun to assess the impact of existing public and private sector programs and services that relate to training and employment, as a starting point in making recommendations to government that in time will influence decisions about the allocation of resources in our region.
A first draft of the Durham Region Integrated Local Labour Market Plan was produced in June. Copies of the draft report were mailed to over 200 people who participated in the consultation process and comments and suggestions were incorporated into the Final Report, which appears as a link below. Durham’s Plan was submitted to the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities in September. We welcome your feedback by phone or e-mail.
