Posted by Sherry Parent on October 30, 19100 at 12:40:13:
In Reply to: skilled trades\apprentiships posted by Scott Blackman on June 23, 19100 at 13:56:54:
: Unfortunately Gord Klassen's article in the printed hotline didn,t make the electronic version. It discussed a plan to enable more young people to gain work experience through apprentiships at Alcan. The lack of young people entering skilled trades will be a major problem for not only Alcan but the whole country. Kids just want to be .com cyber whizzes these days. The reality is that not everyone can. I think it's a good idea for Alcan and the CAW to seriously address this problem sooner than later. The once seemingly endless pool of skilled labour from Europe and elsewhere has dried up