Building the North: The Construction Trades During the Pandemic

EIN SO NSWPB 400

Jan 8, 2021

Skills Ontario and the NSWPB are co-hosting a web event on February 23rd to speak about skilled trades and the impacts of the Pandemic.

The North Superior Workforce Planning Board (NSWPB) is one of twenty-six Local Boards across Ontario mandated through the Ministry of Labour, Training, and Skills Development to identify, assess and prioritize the skills and knowledge needs of community, employers and individual participants/learners in the local labour market through a collaborative, local labour market planning process.

Go HERE to register

 

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