Call for Nominations: Darryl Cruickshank Red Seal Industry Award

EIN 11 CS RedSeal 400 1

Feb 6, 2020

The Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA) has launched the call for nominations for the sixth biennial Darryl Cruickshank Red Seal Industry Award. The award is named to honour the life-long impact of the late Darryl Cruickshank to the Red Seal Program.

The award will be presented to an individual from industry in Canada who has demonstrated inspirational leadership in the promotion and development of apprenticeship training for aspiring skilled tradespersons. The award will be presented at a ceremony at the upcoming National Apprenticeship Conference (Canadian Apprenticeship Forum Conference) in May 2020.

Visit the Red Seal Program’s website to view the award criteria. You will have from February 3, 2020 to March 20, 2020 to submit a nomination.

To request a nomination form, please contact the CCDA Secretariat via email at ccdasecretariat@gov.ab.ca.

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