Vol. 3, No. 2 — Fall 2001

Island Apprentice Joint Registration Best In Agreement We’ve always felt that In January 2001, the Provincial Apprenticeship apprentices were among the Board and Local 1338 of the best in Canada or, for that United Brotherhood of matter, the world. In Carpenters and Joiners signed September of this year Prince Edward Island’s first David Weeks proved us Joint Registration right when he captured top Agreement. This will allow spot at the Canadian Union for the registration of Carpenter’s Skills apprentices to the Competition in Saint John, organization and improve . The training and employment competition was intense as Left to right: David Weeks, opportunities. To further Roddie Campbell Local 1338 Business Rep, complement these training the best union apprentices John Kamphius Vice Chair, Provincial Apprenticeship Board from across Canada vied for efforts, the local has made this honour in a contest comprised of theory as well as practical exams in apprenticeship mandatory for transit and construction skills. This year’s project was a six-sided wishing new members who are not well with a shingled roof. The completed projects were donated to charities holders of Certificates of for use in fundraising. Qualification.

David, who lives in Fredericton, PEI, is a fourth year apprentice and member of Local 1338 of the Carpenters’ Union. He has also competed Inside successfully in Skills Canada competitions and plans to write for his Skills C anada PEI Inc. .. 2 Interprovincial Red Seal license in 2002. Congratulations David! You’ve Construction Craft Labourer made PEI’s first entry in this event a memorable one and we look forward Trade Designated .... 2 to seeing more Island apprentices competing since Prince Edward Island ASA P Upd ate ...... 3 will host the competition in 2003. Computer Managed Exams 3 Provincial Apprenticeship Board and Staff . 3 and 4 Skills Canada PEI Inc. Skills Canada PEI Inc. is a registered charity that Team PEI has returned from the National Skills promotes skilled trade and technology careers as first Competition in where they turned in a choice career options for young people today. powerful performance, winning eight gold, one silver “There is a labour shortage in many skilled trade and and two bronze medals: technology fields today, and this shortage is growing,” says Mr. Gennis. “Careers in trades and Gold Medals technology are rewarding and we should encourage Charles Smith, Rural High our youth to consider all options before deciding on Auto Service, secondary level one. Just as a trade career path may not be right for Philip Hardy, Westisle High one person, a university based career path may not , secondary level be right for another. Neither is a better choice than the other. The best career path for youth today is the Jonathan Green, Charlottetown Rural High path that is right for them, even if it is not the path Graphic Design, secondary level that peers or parents perceive as the right one. Karen Schoenrank, Culinary Institute Everyone is different.” Baking, post-secondary Construction Craft Labourer Chris Gallant, Holland College graduate Electrical Wiring, post-secondary Trade Designated In December of 2000, Education Minister, Jeffrey E. Roy Beck, Holland College Lantz, designated the new Construction Craft IT/PC Network Support, post-secondary Labourer (CCL) trade as appropriate for Pat McMaster, Bluefield High graduate Apprenticeship training in the province of Prince IT/PC Software Applications, post-secondary Edward Island. This designation follows several years of study, industry consultations and a formal Nick Dickey, ATHI application for Trade Designation by representatives Restaurant Service, post-secondary of construction labourers and employers of labourers. Silver Medal The CCL trade will provide labourers in the Mark Foley, Holland College construction industry with certification and training Aircraft Maintenance, post-secondary that was previously unavailable. The training, coupled with the apprenticeship record keeping Bronze Medals system, will further allow for labourer mobility Todd McInnis, Holland College graduate across the industry and the country. CNC Precision Machining, post-secondary A Trade Advisory Committee was established in Travis Webb, Holland College graduate March 2001. The committee has approved a Plan of Precision Machining, post-secondary Training and forwarded it to Holland College for further development. It is anticipated that training “This competition has been a great success for PEI,” programs will be available by January 2002. A says Art Gennis, Executive Director of Skills Canada grandfathering phase of one year for those labourers PEI Inc. “The team came through in spades, clearly with 5,000 hours or more in the trade has been establishing PEI as a leader in Canada in training for established. Those workers who are certified as skilled trade and technology careers.” meeting the hours requirement will be eligible to “With this being only our fourth year competing, it is challenge the journeyperson exam and receive their absolutely staggering that we could win over 20 per certification. cent of the Gold Medals,” Mr. Gennis adds. “Team PEI was competing against the best of the best from across Canada. In eight of the competitions, they showed that in fact, PEI has the best of the best!” Workers interested in becoming apprentices or Computer Managed Exams applying for certification under the grandfathering Beginning in 2002, Interprovincial examinations are provisions are encouraged to contact the Department changing and will never be the same again. of Education, Apprenticeship Branch at 368-4460. For the past 10 years, Canada’s IP exam developers have been working on ways to address three major Fast Facts On Apprenticeship difficulties: technology advancements, lost or stolen Prince Edward Island apprentices are exams and the fact that 100 to 150 questions fail to involved in 23 of the 44 Interprovincial Red Seal trades. test the scope of any of our 44 Red Seal trades.

The solution – technology. A first-in-the-world ASAP Up-Date computer program has been developed that will test The Accelerated Secondary Apprenticeship Program all skills in a trade (as outlined in the National (ASAP) is PEI’s youth apprenticeship program. Occupational Analysis). Since some skill areas are ASAP is a unique delivery model that offers high more important, some skills are performed more school students a head start in apprenticeship often and some areas of a trade are more difficult, a training. High School students who are working in a program had to be developed to ensure all exams are designated trade, part-time or in the summer, are equal in difficulty, scope and length and still reflect eligible to apply to ASAP. All of the hours and the importance determined by industry for each skill. skills accumulated in ASAP will be credited to the post-secondary apprenticeship program upon Grade 12 When you come in to challenge one of these new graduation and enrollment into apprenticeship. examinations, it will look and feel the same as in the past but will be generated from a bank and printed ASAP has had a very successful first year with 16 for you alone. If someone is sitting beside you youth apprentices registered in the program over the writing in the same trade, it could be an entirely summer. Youth apprentices were provided with different exam. Later in the year you will have the safety and technical training in June which included option of writing online – doing away with the sessions in Entrepreneurship, Occupational Health paper and pencil version entirely. In either case all and Safety, WHMIS, CPR and First Aid. There exams will be scored electronically and the were also a number of summer employment information will be stored in a central server opportunities created for students through ASAP and accessible by all provinces and territories. Island employers. This new system may take some getting used to but The need to train and educate young people is we feel it will provide an examination program that becoming more and more evident as the skills is easier to administer and more adaptable to shortage grows and our trades people retire. ASAP individual trade changes. will continue to provide PEI’s youth with opportunities for advancement in trade careers. Fast Facts On Apprenticeship Between April 1, 2000 and March 31, 2001, For more information on ASAP please contact: 93 Prince Edward Island residents received Karen Saunders Redmond their Red Seal. This brings the total number of Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator Red Seal holders on PEI to 1,997. Tel: (902) 368-4463 Fax: (902) 368-6144 E-mail: [email protected] The Provincial Apprenticeship Fast Facts On Apprenticeship Board Island apprentices wrote a total of 949 block David Webster and module exams during the (Chairperson), Kensington 2000-2001 training year. John Kamphuis (Vice Chair), Charlottetown M. James Pauquet, Meet a Staff Member Charlottetown Joyce Lamont joined the Peter Brown, Richmond apprenticeship team as Jerry MacDougall, Montague Secretary in 1964 after Grant MacLeod, Stratford completing the Secretarial Alicia Kadey, Tyne Valley Program at the Provincial Ray O’Brien Jr., Summerside Vocational Institute. Maureen Campbell-Ross, Souris Joyce plays an important role Rosemary Terris (Holland College), Charlottetown in the Apprenticeship Branch Craig Norton (Resource Person), Fortune as she is the friendly voice you hear when you call or the warm smile you receive when you come to visit Meet a Board Member our office. She has a lot of experience dealing with You don’t have to talk with Maureen Campbell-Ross the public, enjoys talking with people and is very for long to know that she is a strong believer in knowledgeable and supportive of the apprenticeship training and its importance in the lives of Islanders. program. The owner/operator of three seasonal businesses in Joyce received her Certificate of Qualification for Souris West, with close to 70 employees, many of Secretary in April 1985. She served on the Holland them young people, she is keenly aware of the many College Advisory Committee for the Secretarial opportunities and choices available to today’s Program and presently serves as Secretary for the workers. Provincial Apprenticeship Board. Her personal work and life experience, volunteer If you have any questions about apprenticeship work with Junior Achievers and duties as president training, certificate renewal or would like other of the Eastern Kings Community Enhancement apprenticeship information, Joyce would be pleased Corporation and member of the TIAPEI executive to help you. gives her a diverse perspective on current career and training trends. As Maureen enters her second term as a member of the Provincial Apprenticeship Board, her confidence in the Island’s training system continues to grow. “I am very interested in the opportunities apprenticeship presents for all Islanders. In particular I believe that apprenticeship provides great hope for the future of our youth and that we should continue to promote apprenticeship as a path to a successful career.” For more information, contact the Apprenticeship Branch

Fax: 368-6144 Third Floor, Sullivan Building, 16 Fitzroy Street PO Box 2000, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7N8 Craig N orton, Manager Tel: 368-4625; E-mail: [email protected] Harvey Hyde, Examination Officer Tel: 368-4461; E-mail: [email protected] Alan L arge, Field Officer Tel: 368-4464; E-mail: [email protected] Pope C onnick, Field Officer Tel: 888-8034; E-mail: [email protected] Karen Saunders Redmond, Youth A pprenticeship Coordinator Tel: 368-4463; E-mail: [email protected] Joyce Lamont, Secretary Tel: 368-4460; E-mail: [email protected] www.gov.pe.ca/educ