Human Resources committee  For sure. One of the success stories that I want to highlight, and I mentioned it in my submission, is the Regina and Saskatoon Trades and Skills Centres. They have a formula that should be replicated more. What those two organizations do is, first of all, they offer very short

Human Resources committee  Yes, we absolutely work very closely with post-secondary institutions. We contract a variety of the institutions. The Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, SIAST, is our largest training provider. So they're a service provider for us. But I mentioned earlier

Human Resources committee  An excellent question, thank you very much. It's actually quite the opposite. Larger employers tend not to participate in the apprenticeship system to the extent that we certainly believe they should. The bigger the employer, the deeper the pockets, the more likely they are to

Human Resources committee  We've completed the completions research and the next stage is to look into the barriers to completion. Our initial findings suggest it's very much a mixed bag, everything from a decision to leave the trade to pursue something else, to family circumstances, to money issues. The

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much for that question. The Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission undertook some significant research into completion rates. We found that overall for our population of apprentices in compulsory trades.... Those are trades in which you hav

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair, and I very much appreciate the opportunity to present to you today, especially by video conference. Saskatchewan and the Government of Canada have a shared interest in ensuring that aboriginal people are full participants in the economy and have m