Professional Development/Skills Training

September 2, 2010

Jobsite safety a shared duty: Mechanical Contractors Association

Who is responsible for safety on the jobsite: the individual, the government, the safety director, the worker or all of the above?

August 30, 2010

Barrie Construction Association partners with Georgian College on courses

The Barrie Construction Association (BCA) and Georgian College are partnering to offer BCA members a series of continuing education courses. First up this fall is a 30-hour, Gold Seal-certified construction law course.

August 26, 2010

Accessibility compliance focus of Ontario General Contractors Association seminar

With an accessibility standard for customer service in force in the province’s public sector, the Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA) has scheduled a full-day seminar to bring firms up to speed when doing business with government agencies.

August 24, 2010

‘Education over prosecution,’ Construction Industry Task Force urges

To kick-start a change in Ontario’s safety culture, a combination of prevention and responsibility improvements coupled with mandatory entry-level training are needed, says the Construction Industry Task Force.

August 13, 2010

Raised roundabout nears completion in London, Ontario

By the end of the year, London will have solved a longtime bottleneck and accident-prone intersection east of downtown with a raised roundabout, billed as the first of its kind in Canada.

August 4, 2010

Council of Ontario Construction Associations calls for mandatory training for workers, firms

Suggestions from mandatory entry-level safety training to a new provincial safety body were among the ideas presented to Ontario’s health and safety review, a sample of industry submissions reveals.

July 23, 2010

Ontario workplace safety review moves into next phase

How to enhance Ontario worker safety preparation is a focal point of consultations by the province’s advisory panel looking at health and safety improvements.

July 21, 2010

Problems persist with occupational health and safety tracking in Alberta

Alberta employers with open Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Act non-compliance orders for more than a year, originally mentioned in April’s auditor general’s report, may not be as numerous as originally reported.

July 13, 2010

Ontario road builders concerned about compulsory certification for operating engineers

A call for support of compulsory certification among Operating Engineers has drawn some concern from Ontario roadbuilders for their members who are signatory to Local 793, according to documents obtained by the Daily Commercial News.

June 21, 2010

Ontario’s Bridge Training program to assist workers trained overseas

A $30-million boost to the province’s Bridge Training programs will help IBEW Local 353 tap into a pool of internationally trained electricians wanting to work in Ontario.

June 26, 2009

Toronto students sticking with CHOICE pre-apprenticeship program

Not many pre-apprenticeship courses can claim as high a retention rate as the CHOICE Pre-apprenticeship Program for Youths at Risk can. In its fifth year, the unique Toronto-based program offers its students a chance to learn carpentry skills on the job at social housing properties operated by Toronto Community Housing Corporation.

June 26, 2009

Conestoga College to get roofing, heating training facilities

Conestoga’s College is busy adding to its Construction Centre of Excellence campus in Waterloo with a roofing training centre set to open its doors this September and an HVAC training facility to follow a year later.