Reading Rainbows: Expect more colour variety in North America, says BASF 2022 coatings report
Münster, Germany — White and black remain king across the world, but the rainbow of automotive colour broadens, according to BASF’s 2022 Color Report for Automotive OEM Coatings. According to Wednesday’s report, achromatic colours continue their dominance, largely due to their prevalence on non-commercial vehicles produced in 2022–in other words, fleet vehicles. White remains the […]
Welding Wave: Welding apprenticeship program coming to Fanshawe College this September
London, Ontario — A class of future welders will finally be able to make use of Fanshawe College’s recently renovated welding lab, as the college announced Wednesday that it will launch a new welding apprenticeship program ahead of the coming fall semester. Ontario’s Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development Monte McNaughton was on […]
Forging Forward: CWB Welding Foundation launches Women of Steel program
Milton, Ontario — The Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) Welding Foundation has launched a new program, aiming to promote education, confidence, personal growth and experiential learning for women interested welding-related skilled trades. According to a CWB press release, this is a 64 week pre-employment program that started in June 2022 and will run until Aug. 2023 […]
Signed, Cecile-d, Delivered: Cecile Bukmeier named chair of NAIT autobody program
Toronto, Ontario — Albertan autobody extraordinaire Cecile Bukmeier says she plans to strengthen student-industry connections while promoting diversity in trades, as she heads into her three-year term as the new chair of NAIT’s autobody program. “I’ve worked at NAIT for six years now, starting out as an autobody instructor in 2016,” Bukmeier told Collision Repair […]
A WIN for All: Tickets on sale for WIN 2023 Educational Conference in San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas — This year’s Women’s Industry Network (WIN) 2023 Educational Conference promises to deliver the best of both worlds, as attendees to the San Antonio, Texas event will experience it all alongside their virtual peers, as the show takes on a hybrid format. The lineup of speakers for the May 1 to 3 […]
Making it Work: Local shop owner shares solutions for shops to overcome skilled trades shortage
Guelph, Ontario — A bodyshop repairer speaking with a local paper has shared his thoughts on the skilled trades shortage and has a simple but effective recommendation—keeping your team together amidst a labour shortage. In an interview with Guelph Today, Vince Klimkosz, owner and operator of Vinnie’s Mr. Fix-It said “I find that many customers […]
A Foot in the Door: Northwestern Polytechnic opens 80 trades program seats thanks to government investment
Edmonton, Alberta — Thinking of enrolling in an apprenticeship program at Northwestern Polytechnic? Why not invite 80 of your closest friends to join you, as recent investments into the Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs initiative promises to open up new seats in trade school classrooms. This latest government investment of $341,800 is expected to […]
Planning for Success: Autonomous vehicle trends and predictions for 2023
Toronto, Ontario — Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have been drawing a lot of attention in the past few months, rarely in a positive light. Thankfully, business intelligence consultancy firm, IDTechEx suggests that we are getting closer to large scale AV deployments—just not as consumer level vehicles. For instance, Waymo and Cruise have successfully deployed robotaxi services […]
Roots Taking Hold: Maritime skilled labour initiatives succeeding in retaining immigrant tradespeople, StatsCan data shows
Toronto, Ontario — A new report from Statistics Canada shows that the Maritimes are quickly becoming a gateway for immigrants looking for a future in the nation’s rapidly depleting skilled trades workforce. While Ontario continues to lead the country in retention of new skilled tradespeople to Canada, the Atlantic provinces, and PEI in particular, are […]
Outside the Lines: Plans underway for third ‘Tradeswomen of New Brunswick’ colouring book
Saint John, New Brunswick — A New Brunswick-based non-profit has developed an exciting new way to introduce young girls to the skilled trades industry through a colouring book series that features tradeswomen on the job. The first two editions of the “Tradeswomen of New Brunswick” are the results of efforts from New Boots: Progressing Women […]
