{"id":5236,"date":"2022-07-08T14:58:17","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T17:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/?p=5236"},"modified":"2022-07-08T14:58:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T17:58:17","slug":"changes-to-ns-apprenticeship-programs-aim-to-increase-skilled-trades-by-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qccrfm.com\/news\/2022\/07\/08\/changes-to-ns-apprenticeship-programs-aim-to-increase-skilled-trades-by-2030\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes to NS apprenticeship programs aim to increase skilled trades by 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Construction sign. Photo Ed Halverson<\/p><\/div>\n

The province has announced changes aimed at getting more people into skilled trades.<\/p>\n

New apprentices need to have close supervision under a journeyman which limits the number of people entering a trade.<\/p>\n

Amendments to the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act General Regulations announced Wednesday include increasing the number of apprentices a journeyperson can train from one to two for most trades, exempting youth apprentices from the journeyperson-to-apprentice ratio to remove barriers to youth apprenticeship while still providing direct supervision, and adding flexibility for virtual supervision.<\/p>\n

To be certified in a skilled trade in Nova Scotia someone must first work as an apprentice with an employer to receive required on-the-job training.<\/p>\n

The training is done by certified journeypersons, with a limit on the number of apprentices they can train at a time.<\/p>\n

Employers must show they have enough certified journeypersons to train apprentices.<\/p>\n

The ratio of journeypersons to apprentices varied from trade to trade prior to this announcement.<\/p>\n

For clarity and consistency, the amendments remove all references to the ratio in specific trade regulations, except for trades that have a ratio of other than one-to-two.<\/p>\n

The Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency consulted with industry before recommending the changes.<\/p>\n

Many sectors had identified ratio requirements as a barrier to growth and recruitment.<\/p>\n

The province is aiming to double the number of apprentices to 22,000 by 2030 in order to meet current trends.<\/p>\n

Reported by Ed Halverson\u00a0<\/strong>
\nE-mail:\u00a0edhalversonnews@gmail.com<\/a><\/strong>
\nTwitter: @edwardhalverson<\/strong><\/p>\n

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