1. About the Canadian Agricultural HR Council
The Canadian Agricultural HR Council is a national, non-profit organization focused on addressing human resource issues facing agricultural businesses across Canada. The Council works to fully understand and meet the unique needs of those within the various commodity areas that define the national agricultural industry. We are recognized as the centre for reliable labour market information, and the access point for customizable solutions related to LMI, HR management and training. For more information about the Canadian Agricultural HR Council, visit https://cahrc-ccrha.ca/.
2. Project Description
Through CAHRC’s research, agriculture businesses have clarified that their top risk to business success, sustainability and growth is human resources and workforce development, specifically having reliable access to workers with the latest knowledge and skills required to meet existing and evolving demands (CAHRC, 2009, 2011, 2016). CAHRC has developed several tools and resources to support industry in HR best practices and workforce development. This includes working with subject matter experts across industry to develop 70 National Occupational Standards (NOS) that are part of the National Agricultural Occupational Framework (NAOF).
The overall project will assist the agriculture industry to secure a highly skilled workforce to grow the industry in future years by identifying skills most in need, training job seekers with the skills in highest demand and assist employers in recruiting and retaining staff. The project outcomes will assist the agriculture and agri-food industry in its economic recovery after the pandemic and will enable the industry to grow the Canadian economy in future years.
The work required in this Request for Proposal is focused on the development of five new NOS for occupations identified in CAHRC’s skills research as emerging occupations in the industry. These NOS will be added to the National Agricultural Occupational Framework (NOAF) and inform content in CAHRC’s Skills Framework that is currently under development.
2.1 Objective
The objectives of the work included in this RFP are to develop five new NOS for occupations identified as emerging occupations in agriculture in CAHRC’s skills research. The NOS will be developed from secondary and primary research. The primary research will include consultation and validation with subject matter experts in the specific occupation. The process and final delivery will follow the same format and approach as the existing NOS and include the NOS, job descriptions, job ads and job profiles.
