We were pleased to see that focus with the committee. There are a couple of challenges when it comes to apprenticeship programs, and I'll speak to people with intellectual disabilities specifically, and then more generally Laurie and Vangelis can pick that up.
Because of the nature of the technical skills that are required, there's no question there is a group of people with intellectual disabilities who could participate. What this is going to require, though, is a concerted effort, just as we do in education, to provide more diversified approaches to learning, some assistance in that training and in that learning, and some accommodation for meeting the requirements of the program.
We have examples of people across the country who have participated in those programs and have gone on to participate in the trades, but they're few and far between, given the potential. I think it largely comes back to having a community service system that provides the linkage and the support to those apprenticeship programs, just like the labour market panel rethinking disability said we're lacking the effective community partners. It's the same issue here in terms of accessing post-secondary education. We're still investing in this outmoded service system, and I think that's the lynchpin to enabling people to access these opportunities.