Project News: March 31, 2021 - CROSS-TRADE PATHWAYS PROJECT GETTING STARTED

The Cross-Trades Pathways project is designed to help apprentices and journeypersons start training in a related trade, recognizing skills developed by their previous training and work experience. This has been tried before, but our project uses a unique platform, Shift IQ, developed to help internationally trained tradespersons assess their competencies against Canadian Red Seal standards. Read...

Project News: June 3, 2021 - TRADE SELECTION PROCESS

The Cross-Trade Pathways team is in the process of selecting trades to develop cross-trade pathways for. The 56 Red Seal trades that were under consideration at the beginning of the project have been narrowed down to three groups of trades that are being assessed against each other. The goal is to select trades for two pathways for the pilot. Read...

Project News: July 3, 2021 - HUB TRADE MODEL

After reviewing available labour market data, meeting with industry stakeholders, ITA, and training providers, and analysing crossover between Occupational Standards of Red Seal trades, the Cross-Trade Pathways project is pursuing a Hub Trade Model . This model will enable a wider potential pool of participants by focusing on two clusters of related trades for the development of learning pathways that will reduce retraining needed to move into a new trade or gain a complementary certification. Read...