OCS Talks
OCS Talks
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Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) CEO, Brian Barron, discusses all things related to Ontario's unionized ICI construction sector with professionals from across the industry.
An educational industry podcast that addresses varying topics, challenges, and opportunities within Ontario's unionized ICI construction sector. Episodes will feature leaders from across the industry to explore different subject matter. It is our hope that listeners find these short podcast episodes engaging, thought-provoking, and digestible.
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Focuses on the challenges and opportunities within Ontario's ICI construction sector, addressing topics such as market forecasts, labor supply concerns, and infrastructure development, with episodes like The BuildForce Forecast discussing key drivers such as transit and healthcare, as well as issues like inflation and workforce demographic shifts.
Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) CEO, Brian Barron, discusses all things related to Ontario’s unionized ICI construction sector with professionals from across the industry.
An educational industry podcast that addresses varying topics, challenges, and opportunities within Ontario’s unionized ICI construction sector. Episodes will feature leaders from across the industry to explore different subject matter. It is our hope that listeners find these short podcast episodes engaging, thought-provoking, and digestible.
Training is one of the most crucial elements to consider when selecting the right people to build a project. An unqualified worker installing material or equipment will lead to costly errors or long-term warranty issues. When you have a highly skilled tradesperson you can bet they have the skills and know how to complete the task on-time and on-budget, while providing you with something that will last.
Most people are familiar with the college and university streams of education, but how many know about trades training centres throughout the province. There are over 100 of them, and they are geared towards guiding an apprentice through a full apprenticeship with the goal of achieving their certificate of qualification in their chosen trades. One of the best parts is that they earn while they learn. You won’t find that in any university or college. With trades training centres you won’t go deep into debt, but you will get a great education and a great job, and you’ll be setting yourself up for a really strong retirement.
In this episode of OCS Talks we have Scott Wood, Provincial Training Director of the Ontario Sheet Metal Workers Training Centre and we’re examining trades training centres and how they foster an apprentices journey to becoming a highly skilled journeyperson.
Chapters:
0:00 – Intro
03:18 – Becoming an apprentice
08:35 – Earn while you learn
11:48 – Funding model for the training centres
16:23 – Innovation in training
21:30 – High level of education and apprentices
25:00 – Learning styles
29:15 – Sheet metal competition
33:40 – Community outreach
39:00 – A career in the trades43:15 – The value of unions
48:28 – Final remarks
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