CAF-FCA National Apprenticeship Conference: May 29-31 2022
October 15, 2021
This biennial event hosted by the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) from May 29-31 in Halifax brings together members from every corner of Canada’s apprenticeship community to highlight promising practices and innovative solutions in apprenticeship training.
As a model for learning apprenticeship supports skills acquisition, personal development and industry need. The COVID-19 pandemic has required apprenticeship stakeholders to re-evaluate and adjust. Skilled trades employers, faced with significant future labour shortages exacerbated by the public health crisis, express a heightened need to connect with potential workers. Young people, facing record unemployment may be reluctant to acquire significant student debt, making the paid work experience and affordable post-secondary education inherent to apprenticeship more appealing than ever. Apprenticeship connects employers to a pool of diverse candidates including those under-represented in the skilled trades to fill their workforce requirements.
