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The essential mandate of the Industry Training Authority is to lead the development of better and faster skills training in British Columbia. The aim of this plan is to help align skilled-labour supply and market requirements - which is one of the most fundamental aspects of continued economic growth and quality of life in the Province. Focal points and major activities for 2008/09 will include: Continuing to strengthen relationships and promote cooperation among key stakeholders - principally industry, employers and training deliverers - based on a customer-centric, system-wide model, while moving ahead with Industry Training Organizations; Expanding training-delivery capacity and utilization efficiencies, through increased innovation, flexibility, and coordinated refinement of resource use; Developing new assessment tools, designed to recognize and credential individuals with existing skills, including skills acquired outside Canada; and Facilitating labour mobility, through the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA) with Alberta, and through interprovincial cooperation to enhance the responsiveness of the national Red Seal program to industry requirements.