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Apprentice demand LMI: share information with CAF

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/mca-nwl/articles/index-v2.asp?aid=535598&issueID=59025 to view the full article online.

Blue-Collar CEO Mandy Rennehan looks to boost respect for skilled trades

Mandy Rennehan, known as the Blue-Collar CEO, is bridging the gap between the white-collar and the blue-collar worlds, elevating the respect society places on the skilled trades.

Visit https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/labour/2018/12/blue-collar-ceo-mandy-rennehan-looks-boost-respect-skilled-trades to view the full article online.

Impairment in the workplace — What you need to know

As a worker or employer, you may be wondering about the changes that will occur in your workplace as a result of the legalization of cannabis on October 17.

Visit https://canada.constructconnect.com/joc/news/ohs/2018/11/industry-voices-op-ed-impairment-workplace-need-know to view the full article online.

CaGBC Zero Carbon Building Program celebrates key achievements

After one year of operation, the Canada Green Building Council’s Zero Carbon Building program is celebrating several milestones and working hard to bring new tools and resources to market.

Visit https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/associations/2018/12/industry-perspectives-op-ed-cagbc-zero-carbon-building-program-celebrates-key-achievements to view the full article online.

Report on 3D printing of northern homes identifies cost efficiencies

The Conference Board of Canada has released a report that lays out how 3D printing construction could lower the cost of building new homes in Canada’s North.

Visit https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/technology/2018/12/report-3-d-printing-northern-homes-identifies-cost-efficiencies to view the full article online.

LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION & TRAINING

CEC Estimating Conference – Project Procurement and Strategies

CEC is pleased to announce that it will once again offer its highly acclaimed Estimating Conference in Calgary, AB from February 27 to March 1. This conference focuses not on how to estimate, but rather project procurement and strategies. Sessions covered will include deal breakers, project risk and go/no-go strategies, putting together a proposal, what a general contractor looks for in its selection process—to name a few.

Visit http://mcac.ca/cec/programs/estimating/ to view the full article online.

Have you signed up for the Advanced Project Management course?

The Construction Education Council is pleased to announce the launch of its brand-new Advanced Project Management course. The program builds on the teachings in the highly successful 10-day program, and provides 28 hours of Gold Seal-accredited, industry-specific, advanced-level project management training.

Graduates will bring back to their companies’ strategies for making their projects even more successful. Senior project skills that will be covered include:

The Art of Facilitative Leadership
Organizational Planning – Portfolio Management
Financial and Basic Accounting Principles for Project Managers
Principles of Lean for Construction

BY THE NUMBERS

Who got paid by the federal government this week?

Click below for the latest prompt payment in the construction industry payment tables.

Visit https://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/biens-property/divulgation-disclosure/psdic-ppci-eng.html to view the full article online.

Surge in job growth drives unemployment rate down to new 40 year low of 5.6%

Experts expected wage growth to rise due to the tightened labour market, but it has dropped every month since its May peak of 3.9 percent, to well below inflation

Visit https://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/human-resources/surge-in-job-growth-drives-unemployment-rate-down-to-new-40-year-low-of-5-6-223417/ to view the full article online.

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