Special Feature
Apprenticeship and Skills Training
Below are articles from the latest Apprenticeship and Skills Training Special Feature by the Daily Commercial News.
Feature Articles - Apprenticeship and Skills Training
![How CLAC opened the door for 1,717 new first-year apprentices](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/JS_APPRENTICE_How-CLAC-OpenedTheDoorMainWEB-AST-300x169.png)
How CLAC opened the door for 1,717 new first-year apprentices
When the Christian Labour Association of аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 (CLAC) ended its two-year, first...
Associations , Labour
![Skills training programs for youth: There is a cure for the summertime blues](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/PC-summer-camps-GETT-Group-RRC-PolytechMainWEB-AST-300x169.png)
Skills training programs for youth: There is a cure for the summertime blues
Girls Exploring Trades and Technology (GETT) is celebrating its 25th anniversary...
Labour
![Blue Seal turning journeymen into businessmen](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/JS-blue-seal-journeymenMainWEB-AST-300x169.png)
Blue Seal turning journeymen into businessmen
As bankruptcies in the Canadian construction industry climb, Blue Seal certifica...
Labour
![‘A lightbulb moment’: Bartender turns to welding for a second chance at career success](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/FRONT-DO-George-Brown-weldingMainWEB-AST-300x169.png)
‘A lightbulb moment’: Bartender turns to welding for a second chance at career success
For almost 25 years Lilly Lazare-Greene worked as a bartender in downtown Toront...
Labour
![Kavan Smith wins BCIT teaching excellence award](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/KavShopPicMainWEB-AST-300x169.png)
Kavan Smith wins BCIT teaching excellence award
The British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) recently announced electrica...
Labour
![Conestoga masonry programs provide building blocks for future labour force](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/06/FRONT-DO-studentsMainWEB-AST-300x169.png)
Conestoga masonry programs provide building blocks for future labour force
Judging by the demand Conestoga College receives from employers, the masonry tra...
Labour
![Nothing phony about artificial intelligence in construction](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/06/PC_ConstructionAIMainweb-apprentice-300x169.png)
Nothing phony about artificial intelligence in construction
Is artificial intelligence (AI) really intelligent? And, if it is, what are its...
Technology
![BCIT students design and build pavilion for Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/06/cherry-blossomMainWEB-apprentice-300x169.png)
BCIT students design and build pavilion for Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
In late summer 2022, the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival (VCBF) invited Britis...
Projects
![Construction management award for BCIT ‘centre’ coming late summer](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/06/JS-BCIT-CMMainWEB-apprentice-300x169.png)
Construction management award for BCIT ‘centre’ coming late summer
A construction manager for the new B.C. Institute of Technology (BCIT)Â Concert P...
Projects
![BCIT construction student wins gold at national trades competition](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/06/PC-BCIT-winnerMainWEB-apprentice-300x169.png)
BCIT construction student wins gold at national trades competition
Zachary Van Boeyen, a student at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (B...
Labour
![H2H, Aman Lara changing lives for Afghan nationals with skilled trade careers](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/06/Training-new-tradesMainWEB-apprentice-300x169.png)
H2H, Aman Lara changing lives for Afghan nationals with skilled trade careers
Afghan nationals Ibrahim and Ali were best of friends in their home country. Th...
Labour
![Cash in: BCCA Apprenticeship Services Program still has millions to distribute](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/06/GC-bcca-apprenticesMainWEB-300x169.png)
Cash in: BCCA Apprenticeship Services Program still has millions to distribute
A cash-payment program launched by the BC Construction Association (BCCA) has so...
Associations , Government , Labour
![How a small Saskatchewan Indigenous institute is winning the training game](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/06/JS-MAIN-Photo-No.-1-SIITMainWEB-apprentice-300x169.png)
How a small Saskatchewan Indigenous institute is winning the training game
The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) is a small training ins...
Labour
![Breaking down the age barrier to foster more apprentices](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/06/IH_YoungOldTradesMainWEB-apprentice-300x169.png)
Breaking down the age barrier to foster more apprentices
Entering into an apprenticeship at an early age is a time honoured pathway into...
Labour
![Solar Alberta offering courses to meet growing demand](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/06/JS-solar-courseMainWEB-apprentice-300x169.png)
Solar Alberta offering courses to meet growing demand
When COVID-19 hit, non-profit organization Solar Alberta put all its training an...
Labour
![Working to attract, retain apprentices a skilled job in and of itself](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/06/IH-APPRENTICESHIP-workersMainWEB-apprentice-300x169.png)
Working to attract, retain apprentices a skilled job in and of itself
Skilled construction tradespeople should be earning more than some Phds, says Mo...
US News
![Stipsits family donates $1 million to Mohawk College’s City School initiative](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/06/PG-3-DO-Stipsits-family-by-unveiled-donationMainWEB-apprentice-300x169.png)
Stipsits family donates $1 million to Mohawk College’s City School initiative
Some alumni believe in supporting their former college or university and certain...
Labour
![ACE Mentor GTA program fosters future design, engineering professionals](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/06/PG-3-DO-ACE-CMiC-ScholarshipsMainWeb-apprentice-300x169.png)
ACE Mentor GTA program fosters future design, engineering professionals
In the event the City of Toronto decides a new community centre is needed for th...
Labour
![Jill of All Trades program gains momentum across North America](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/06/FRONT-DO-ConestogaMainWEB-apprentice-300x169.png)
Jill of All Trades program gains momentum across North America
Two hundred and seventy female high school students received a hands-on introduc...
Associations
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Canadian construction spared in TFW crackdown
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023’s construction sector was spared as the federal Liberal government announ...
Government , Labour
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Climate and Construction: Natural gas bans hit a legal shut-off valve
Ambitions to ban the new installations of natural gas appliances and mechanical...
Government , US News
![$1.1 billion NextGen mill project making history in Saint John, N.B.](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/FRONT-GC-NB-mill-Rendering-1-A-view-of-the-mill-once-it-is-completed-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
$1.1 billion NextGen mill project making history in Saint John, N.B.
Pre-planning engineering work has started for construction of a new recovery boi...
Projects
![Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/DW-construction-productivity-BIM-MAINWEB-300x168.jpg)
Stakeholders spar: What’s to blame for declining homebuilding productivity?
Two recently published articles on homebuilding productivity in аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023, one buil...
Labour
![$3.6B South Niagara Hospital celebrates one-year construction milestone](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/AG-South-Niagara-Hospital-project-rendering-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
$3.6B South Niagara Hospital celebrates one-year construction milestone
It’s been just over a year since ground was broken on the massive South Niagara...
Projects
![Muskoka townhouse development aims to be a ‘Nordic zen’](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2024/08/AG-Luna-Bay-development-pic-MAINWEB-300x169.jpg)
Muskoka townhouse development aims to be a ‘Nordic zen’
A new waterfront townhouse development in Muskoka, Ont. is looking to bring peop...
Infrastructure
![аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 ‘walking the talk’ to sustainable infrastructure future: KPMG](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/11/Economic_06-768x432.jpg)
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 ‘walking the talk’ to sustainable infrastructure future: KPMG
аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û2023 is walking the talk when it comes to embracing sustainable technology and...
Government , Infrastructure
![Trades, supporters pledge to march on Labour Day](https://cc-production-uploads-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/05/shutterstock_641982598-e1557328966574-300x169.jpg)
Trades, supporters pledge to march on Labour Day
TORONTO - Ontario’s workers and their supporters are celebrating Labour Day acro...