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The $6,908,138 in funding is part of the federal government's new Skilled Trades Awareness and Readiness program. The program aims to encourage more women, Indigenous peoples, new comers and people with...

Skilled trade workers in Ottawa are trying to persuade young people to consider construction trades for a career as a shortage looms. Within the next decade the industry will need about 100,000 additional...

Vocational education has not always had the best reputation. Vocational programmes are often technical in nature, and their graduates typically expect lower incomes relative to those who complete general or...

Women have been gaining ground in many male-dominated industries, including real estate, architecture and design. But the building side of the industry hasn’t seen the same interest from female candidates....

A skilled labour shortage in Ontario in the past three years has slowed the growth of construction companies, prompting some to turn down work and others to decline to bid on...

To many people, vocational education has often meant learning a trade, but a more profound and important meaning of the term has been coming back into use....

Despite growth in Canada’s manufacturing sector being at a near-record high, most women never consider a career in manufacturing. Today, only six per cent of employed women in Canada have...

Metal trades in Western Canada will need to keep recruitment pressure on if they want to stave off severe labour shortages, according to labour report surveys. But, even with recruiting...

When thinking about forestry, people often envision lumberjacks and logging. In fact, there is a lot more to Alberta's forestry industry. Forestry can unlock a wide range of opportunities for...