Topic – Labour Market
Learning Outcomes – participants will be able to: navigate the through the labour market information to target their job search.
Time Steps Activity Materials

60 min

Introduction

Review Labour Market

  
 

Explain the Importance

It is important to understand the labour market to identify the amount of work available, wages, working conditions, skills required.

Handout: Labour Market Participant package
 

Show Learners

Where can you find labour market information?
Government websites, employment centres, phone books

Handout: Labour
market bulletins:

  • Selkirk
  • Winnipeg
  • Southern MB
  • Northern MB

Handout:
Website printouts:

  • Industrial profiles – major industry group, construction.
  • Employment prospects – HEO and Labourer -Who Hires HEO and labourer for geographic area Phone books
 

Learner Shows you

Ask participants to complete worksheet: Defining the Labour Market and targeting employers in the package.

Worksheet: Defining the Labour Market