Tag: skills training
Calgary invests in SAIT’s Alternative Construction Technologies Hub
The Opportunity Calgary Investment Fund (OCIF) announced it will invest $996,000 over three years into Southern Alberta Institute of Technology's (SAIT) Alternative Construction Technologies...
Alberta investing $43M for Advanced Skills Centre at NAIT
The Government of Alberta announced it is investing $43 million to plan the Advanced Skills Centre (ASC) at NAIT, training an additional 4,200 apprentices...
Grant program to support talent recruitment for B.C.’s road building industry
Jobseekers in British Columbia will have the opportunity to learn more about highway maintenance jobs through a $3.9-million grant to the British Columbia Road...
Too Much Government Red Tape, Not Enough Red Seal Training
By Chris Gardner, President, Independent Contractors and Businesses Association
With the construction industry facing an unprecedented labour shortage and supply chain pressures, the B.C. provincial...
Ontario to create virtual training hub for construction sector
The Ontario government is investing over $3 million to create a virtual training hub that will help construction supervisors learn the skills they need...
Increasingly inclusive construction in Canada
By Grant Cameron
As a child, Bijal Dalal was fascinated by tall buildings and the challenge of trying to figure out how they were built....