Human Resources committee  I would echo those comments. Employer engagement and mobility are two big issues that need to be addressed. One of the things around mobility that is important is to recognize that people may start their training in one province and finish in another. They may be halfway throug

Human Resources committee  I think when it comes to a national curriculum, we recognize that the provinces have jurisdiction over training. But at a federal level, the federal government can encourage and set requirements for provinces to work together on certain basic...what I'll call creating a level pla

Human Resources committee  Following that, I'll sit on the fence as well, with apologies. There is a need, and I mentioned it in my opening statement, to have a national approach for training. That's a base approach, so that you have some basic skills which are repeatable and transferable right across th

Human Resources committee  I agree. We said, specifically, in the welding industry that one of the largest barriers we have to people completing the training is the inability to read the documentation, to apply basic math skills. In some cases, we see training organizations putting people through those cou

Human Resources committee  The key is also looking to the future. What are the projects that are coming? Are we ready for the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario, as an example? Do we have the skills? Do the workers who we've identified for this project have the skills? How do we work with colleges and indust

Human Resources committee  Thank you. We would support the same approach as we need to improve employer engagement. As Mr. Reid said, if we want to make sure that when the training is completed, it's relevant to the jobs at hand, we need the employers to be engaged. We work with colleges, both private a

Human Resources committee  I can speak to what's changed, at least from the welding industry. What's changed is that 25 years ago the issues around worker mobility were not on the radar because they weren't required. We've shifted. Our economy has shifted. The nature of our work has shifted, and now where

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you all very much for the opportunity to speak with you today. I serve as the vice-president of public safety with the Canadian Welding Bureau, known more commonly as the CWB. The CWB is an independent, not-for-profit organization funded solely from