Conference notes and presentations 2004

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1. Opening Keynote Address: Shifting Societal Attitudes
2. Plenary Presentation: The Interprovincial Standards (Red Seal) Program An Example of Federal/Provincial/Territorial Cooperation
3. Workshop 101: Investing in Apprenticeship – The Bottom Line, What’s in it for you?
4. Workshop 102: Skills and Labour Shortages – Myth or Reality?
5. Workshop 201: Funding Apprenticeship
6. Workshop 302 – The Impact of Trades Being Compulsory or Voluntary
7. Opening ceremony - Skills Challenge
8. Workshop 202: Stepping Back in Time to Improve Results in the Future
9. Plenary Presentation: Portability and Mobility

1. Opening Keynote Address: Shifting Socital Attitudes



Dr. John Walsh shares the findings of past and current research that examines societal attitudes towards apprenticeship. Has anything changed? Where are we headed? Where do we go from here? How will efforts such as the CAF-FCA/SCC project Promoting Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship influence this?



• PowerPoint presentation (78 slides): - By Dr. John Walsh, Associate Dean for the Faculty of Management, University of Guelph.


2. Plenary Presentation: The Interprovincial Standards (Red Seal) Program An Example of Federal/Provincial/Territorial Cooperation



This session clarified the roles and responsibilities of all partners, as well as explained the relationships required to make this partnership work.



• PowerPoint presentation (21 slides): - By Joe Black, Director of Apprenticeship, Manitoba.
• Présentation PowerPoint (21 diapositives): - De Joe Black, Directeur de l’apprentissage, Manitoba Apprenticeship.


3. Workshop 101: Investing in Apprenticeship – The Bottom Line, What’s in it for you?



In this session employers and industry representatives discussed their commitment to apprenticeship and provided perspectives as to why investing in apprenticeship is important. They discussed the value and benefits of apprenticeship along with the challenges they face.



• Background paper (in MS Word; 5 pages): – By John Blair, Canadian Masonry Contractors’ Association.



• PowerPoint presentation (9 slides) and Presentation notes (3 pages) – By Teunis Voerman, Manager of Technical Services, Atlantic Tractors & Equipment Ltd.



• PowerPoint presentation (29 slides): - By Dermot Cain, Canadian Regional Director, International Union of Operating Engineers.
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Workshop 102: Skills and Labour Shortages – Myth or Reality?


This session examined the complexity surrounding the issue of skills and labour shortages, and highlighted a variety of thought-provoking views on this important topic.


• PowerPoint Presentation (12 slides): Exploding the myth – By Robert R. Blakely, Director of Canadian Affairs, Building and Construction Trades Department (AFL/CIO), Labour Co-Chair of the Construction Sector Council.



• PowerPoint Presentation (12 slides): Working with Labour Shortages: Contractor Perspective – By Tony Fanelli, Vice President, Labour Relations and Health and Safety, Comstock Canada Ltd./Business Director of the Construction Sector Council.



• PowerPoint Presentation (16 slides): - By Joseph Jetten, Senior Economist, Construction Sector Council.


Workshop 201: Funding Apprenticeship


This session discussed the cost of apprenticeship by looking at needs and proposals relative to funding apprenticeship. It focused on some recommendations or ideas that may address specific funding challenges.


• Presentation notes (20 pages): - By Ken Neumann, National Director, United Steelworkers of America.
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Workshop 302 – The Impact of Trades Being Compulsory or Voluntary


This session explored perspectives and approaches in the determination of compulsory or voluntary trades and examined the impact these decisions have on apprenticeship. The presenters shared considerations that come into play in the decision-making process.


• PowerPoint presentation (44 slides): – By Chantal Dubeau, Director Vocational Training, CCQ, Quebec.



• Présentation PowerPoint (45 diapositives): - De Chantal Dubeau, Directrice de la formation professionnelle, CCQ, Québec.



• PowerPoint presentation (26 slides): – By Bill Empey, Managing Partner, Prism Economics and Analysis.



• Presentation notes (in MS Word; 11 pages): – By Barbara Barnett–Fontaine, Policy Analyst, Manitoba Apprenticeship.


Opening ceremony - Skills Challenge


Opening remarks 'Skills Challenge' (Bilingual text in MS Word; 9 pages): - By Karen Jackson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Workplace Branch, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada


Workshop 202: Stepping Back in Time to Improve Results in the Future


This session will examine the lessons learned throughout the many transformations of apprenticeship training in New Brunswick over the past 60 years. It will highlight the direction in which apprenticeship training in New Brunswick is moving and the reasons why.


• PowerPoint presentation (24 slides): – By Richard Ingram, Manager, Occupational Standards and Evaluation, New Brunswick Apprenticeship Branch.


Plenary Presentation: Portability and Mobility


This presentation examined the requirements and needs of business and labour in terms of maintaining pan-Canadian standards while ensuring portability and mobility among workers, and discussed what steps could be taken to further them.


• Presentation notes (in MS Word; 9 pages): – By Ken Georgetti, President of the Canadian Labour Congress.