Cheryl Blair
Safety, Health and Lifestyle Coach
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Objectives
Enhance awareness among youth of the benefits of careers in mining, including financial rewards, working with cutting edge technology and the ability to make a positive difference to the industry and society.
Improve youth perceptions of the sector, with a focus on mining’s role in environmental sustainability, social responsibility and technological innovation.
Encourage youth to seek opportunities in the sector and choose mining careers.
Develop leadership and confidence skills among Career Ambassadors.
Engage diverse youth and organizations in mining career awareness.
Career Ambassador Profile
The success of the We Need Mining. Mining Needs You. Career Ambassador Program relies on qualified and passionate volunteers to communicate mining’s value to our standard of life and to encourage youth to pursue careers in the sector. The following document outlines the Career Ambassador profile, responsibilities and recognition:
Apply today to become a Career Ambassador!
Selected Ambassadors will be provided training by MiHR’s Program Coordinator, as well as the Program Toolkit and supporting materials to help them to prepare for and deliver speaking engagements.
Types of Events
Career Ambassadors can be requested for in person and virtual youth-focused events. This may include, but is not limited to, speaking engagements at high schools, post-secondary institutions or through career and science fairs, online study groups, school or company open houses, spring and summer camps and community programs.
Request a Career Ambassador to Speak with Youth Audiences
Attracting, recruiting and developing the next generation of workers is vital to the mining sector’s sustainability and growth. Encourage youth to find their path in mining by having a Career Ambassador speak to your students or youth group about the many benefits of the industry and its numerous career opportunities. Whether an educator, youth group facilitator or community leader, you can help build an inclusive, diverse and sustainable Canadian mining workforce by connecting knowledgeable and passionate mining industry representatives with youth.
Apply today to have a Career Ambassador speak with your youth audience!
Dex Alanes Feliciano
There’s A Place For You In Mining
Canadian mining can’t thrive without the efforts and perspectives of women, New Canadians, Indigenous peoples, and other marginalized groups. The mining industry is serious about increasing diversity and has created initiatives that are moving the needle on inclusion.
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) and its members, which include over 45 of Canada’s leading mining companies, released a formal statement in 2020 denouncing all forms of discrimination, racism and sexism and committed to actions to eliminate them in the Canadian mining industry.
Women
With programs like Gender Equity in Mining Works (GEM Works) helping remove barriers, women are becoming an ever-larger part of the Canadian mining workforce.
Indigenous Peoples
Canadian mining projects depend on partnerships with Indigenous communities – partnerships that have led mining to be the largest private sector employer of Indigenous peoples in Canada. The Mining Essentials work readiness program helps train Indigenous peoples to work in mining.
New Canadians
The Canadian mining industry depends on the skills of professionals from around the world, including recent newcomers. The Mining Industry Human Resources Council has developed programs to help new Canadians develop skills and contacts to work in the industry, as well as diversity and inclusion programs to help the industry attract and retain a more diverse workforce.
Youth
Encouraging young people who are pursuing an education to look to mining as a career is critical to the success of the Canadian mining sector. The Gearing Up program helps mining companies provide work integrated-learning placements for Canadian students.
Mining Needs You
The future of mining depends on a diverse workforce with people from all backgrounds, and all parts of the country, occupying key positions throughout the industry. If you belong to one of these groups, mining needs you and will help you succeed. Have questions about where to start?
