{"id":22996,"date":"2023-11-02T02:08:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T09:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/new-platform-aims-to-strengthen-and-diversify-construction-workforce\/"},"modified":"2023-11-02T02:08:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T09:08:56","slug":"new-platform-aims-to-strengthen-and-diversify-construction-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/new-platform-aims-to-strengthen-and-diversify-construction-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"New platform aims to strengthen and diversify construction workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Nov. 1, 2023 \u2013 <span data-contrast=\"none\">Colleges and Institutes Canada<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (CICan) has launched<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ApprenticeConnect<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a bilingual platform designed to support apprentice recruitment, training, and retention for employers in the construction and manufacturing sectors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The platform is a component of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Career Launcher Apprenticeships<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> funded by the Government of Canada\u2019s Apprenticeship Service Program, which provides attractive hiring incentives of up to $10,000 per new apprentice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Developed in consultation with seven colleges and institutes across the country, ApprenticeConnect aims to offer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> employers tailored tools including recruitment strategies, onboarding best practices, comprehensive training resources, and information on available financial support for apprentices and employers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The institutions who contributed to the creation of the platform include Assiniboine Community College, British Columbia Institute of Technology, Fanshawe College, Georgian College, Loyalist College, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, and Thompson Rivers University.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n\t  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t  js = d.createElement(s); 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