By Gwyn Morgan BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan’s recent skills-training agreement must be emulated coast to coast Increasing the supply of skilled tradespersons has rapidly become the country’s most critical educational need, yet barriers to training remain virtually unchanged. Applicants often face long waiting lists because funding hasn’t grown in concert with that need, while huge
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Young people more open to a career in the trades
But negative comments from parents, others, deter them from making the leap By Sarah Watts-Rynard : Employers in the skilled trades across Canada are reporting that they face difficulties finding people with the skills required for their businesses. Yet, according to our research, only about 19 per cent of those same skilled trades employers are