b'PROVINCIAL ASSOCIATION UPDATESPEOPLE SKILLSCOMPTENCES Provincial organizationsHUMAINESboost skills training withLes organisations provinciales variety of methods renforcent la formation professionnelle By/par James Peters grcediverses mthodesL earning and broadening skills in any endeavour is essen- L aformationetleperfectionnementsontessentiels tial for taking careers to the next level, and skills trainingpourprogresserdanstoutecarrire.Ledomaine is just as important in the roofing sector as anywheredelacouverturenefaitpasexception.Matriser else.Becomingfamiliarwithtoolsandsoftware,obtainingles outils et les logiciels, acqurir une expertise sectorielle industry-specific certifications or staying current on the newest notamment en matire de deviset se tenir au parfum trends and innovations are all pathways to learn the basicsdes innovations permettent de se dmarquer et dvoluer and progress.professionnellement.Since the responsibility of providing education and trainingCe sont les provinces et les territoires qui sont respon-falls under the jurisdiction of the provinces and territories, andsables de lducation et de la formation, et les fournisseurs training providers vary, identifying who offers roofing trainingvarient. Pour sy retrouver, et pour largir le bassin de main-is crucial to increasing the number of people entering andduvre, il est donc essentiel didentifier les organismes qui remaining in the roofing industry. CRCAs eight provincialproposentdesformationsencouverture.Danslespages affiliated associations provided updates on what each is doingqui suivent, les huit associations affilieslACEC rsument to raise the bar for skills training for roofers: leurs initiatives pour rehausser les standards de formation.Roofing Contractors Association Roofing Contractors Associationof Nova Scotia of Nova ScotiaJuanita MacDonald, Provincial Manager Juanita MacDonald, directrice provincialeOne way were improving skill sets in Nova Scotia is throughNotrepartenariataveclagencedapprentissagedela our partnership with the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency.Nouvelle-cosseoptimiseledveloppementdescomp-This partnership defines training schedules, lets us liaise withtencesdanslaprovince.Cettecollaborationdfinitles instructorsandprovidessupportwithmaterialsandothercalendriers de formation, assure la liaison avec les instruc-training as needed. Weve developed close relationships withteurs,etfournitaubesoindesressourcespdagogiques curriculum planners, and our members volunteer their timecomplmentaires.Noustravaillonsentroiteconcertation to participate in all types of training and development. Thatavec les concepteurs de programmes. De plus, nos membres includes the development of exam questions and feedback tosimpliquentbnvolementdanslaformation,notamment the Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency, which has a contracten laborant des questions dexamen et en partageant leur withtheNovaScotiaCommunityCollege(NSCC)asits official training provider. There are other groups that are givenexprience. Lagence a mandat le Nova Scotia Community the authority to provide training, but this is typically on an adCollege (NSCC) comme prestataire officiel de formation, bien hoc basis. que dautres organismes dispensent des formations de faon RCANS also collaborates with some of the local unions, andplus informelle.we regularly deliver torch safety training to our members andLaRoofingContractorsAssociationofNovaScotia apprentices. In addition, we conduct surveys with our memberssassocieauxsyndicatslocauxpourformerlesmembres to validate the training curriculum that is being provided atetapprentislutilisationscuritairedeschalumeaux. NSCC and provide that feedback to the apprenticeship agencyNousconsultonsgalementnosmembrespourvaluer and local stakeholders. leprogrammedeformationduNSCC,puistransmettons leurrtroactionlagencedapprentissageetauxparties prenantes locales.48 ROOFING CANADA FALL/WINTER 2024'