$650,000 in funding from Ottawa helps Construction Sector Council launch e-learning initiative
The federal government has given the Construction Sector Council more than $650,000 to help setup an e-learning program.
The council will use the money to develop an online learning program that offers standardized construction management courses tailored to reflect provincial and territorial differences, such as the differences in labour law.
It will help ensure superintendents, estimators and project managers have the same skills and training needed to succeed on the job. It will also help to facilitate worker mobility and increase the number of certified project managers, superintendents and estimators within the construction industry.
“By delivering high-quality industry courses through the Internet, we can bring the bricks and mortar to your doorstep or, should I say, laptop,” said Terry Brown, general manager of Greybeck Construction Ltd. and a member of the council’s board of directors.
MP Tony Ianno said the construction industry represents more than 12 per cent of Canada’s gross domestic product and is vital to many communities. The funding, totaling $662,892, “will be contributing to the industry’s long-term productivity in Canada,” he said.
Sector councils bring together business, labour and educational stakeholders in key industries to identify and address common HR and skills issues, and to find solutions that benefit the particular sector. The government said sector councils are instrumental in ensuring workers already employed and those seeking employment are well prepared for the challenges of a rapidly evolving labour market. There are currently 29 national sector councils covering about 40 per cent of Canada’s workforce.
The Construction Sector Council was created in April 2001. It is currently addressing key challenges such as matching projected demand for qualified tradespeople with future supply, facilitating interprovincial worker mobility, attracting new workers, addressing the need for a responsive and flexible apprenticeship program and establishing an innovative training system to maintain skill currency.
The council will use the money to develop an online learning program that offers standardized construction management courses tailored to reflect provincial and territorial differences, such as the differences in labour law.
It will help ensure superintendents, estimators and project managers have the same skills and training needed to succeed on the job. It will also help to facilitate worker mobility and increase the number of certified project managers, superintendents and estimators within the construction industry.
“By delivering high-quality industry courses through the Internet, we can bring the bricks and mortar to your doorstep or, should I say, laptop,” said Terry Brown, general manager of Greybeck Construction Ltd. and a member of the council’s board of directors.
MP Tony Ianno said the construction industry represents more than 12 per cent of Canada’s gross domestic product and is vital to many communities. The funding, totaling $662,892, “will be contributing to the industry’s long-term productivity in Canada,” he said.
Sector councils bring together business, labour and educational stakeholders in key industries to identify and address common HR and skills issues, and to find solutions that benefit the particular sector. The government said sector councils are instrumental in ensuring workers already employed and those seeking employment are well prepared for the challenges of a rapidly evolving labour market. There are currently 29 national sector councils covering about 40 per cent of Canada’s workforce.
The Construction Sector Council was created in April 2001. It is currently addressing key challenges such as matching projected demand for qualified tradespeople with future supply, facilitating interprovincial worker mobility, attracting new workers, addressing the need for a responsive and flexible apprenticeship program and establishing an innovative training system to maintain skill currency.
