May 15, 2012 - Between June and October 2012, the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum / Forum canadien sur l’apprentissage is conducting interviews for two of its research projects: “Retaining Apprentices” and “Technology & Innovation: Impacts on Apprenticeship?”. CAF is seeking interview candidates for a 20-minute (approx.) phone call, and they want to hear from the following:

March 27, 2012 - The Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA) has launched the Call for Nominations for the second biennial Darryl Cruickshank Memorial Award (so named to honour the life-long impact of the late Darryl Cruickshank to the Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program).

January 27, 2012 - Shortages in the skilled trades are already having an impact on Canadian employers, says the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA), issuing an early warning for the demographic crunch expected in the next decade. Construction, mining, energy, manufacturing and service sectors all report real and anticipated shortages that will pose a pan-Canadian challenge to the country’s economy, continues CAF.

January 10, 2012 - Registration is now open for the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum’s (CAF-FCA) 2012 conference “Apprenticeship-Strategies for Success”, being held in Regina, Sask., June 3-5. As the conference traditionally sells out, CAF encourages you to sign up as soon as possible.

CAF has also published the conference’s full agenda, which includes sessions such as:

December 14, 2011 - Employers play an important role in providing apprentices with effective workplace training opportunities, says Canadian Apprenticeship Forum-Forum canadien sur l’apprentissage (CAF-FCA). In 2006, CAF surveyed employers to gauge their hiring practices and attitudes toward apprenticeship; now, five years later, CAF revisited its employer survey to see what, if anything, had changed. Insights include:

November 30, 2011 - The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum / Forum canadien sur l’apprentissage (CAF-FCA) is inviting both national and international stakeholders to submit articles on apprenticeship to an issue of the Canadian Apprenticeship Journal.