Public Project contractors are now required to sponsor apprentices.
That was the message from the BC government earlier today, as MLA and Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Shirley Bond announced new opportunities for young people:
“When there is a public construction project that has a Provincial investment of $15 million dollars or more, there will be a requirement through the procurement process to demonstrate that any proponent who wants to be involved in that project must demonstarte that they are going to use apprentices on that project”
Bond also says this policy should be taken very seriously:
“… and we have also created a system where it will be possible for the Provincial Government to withhold final payment for a project if the training adherence to the policy is not met”
This will ensure that British Columbians are well prepared to fill the millions of job openings expected by 2022, with at least 44% of those openings in skilled trades and technical occupations.
This policy is part of BC’s skills for Jobs Blueprint which was launched one year ago, and will kick in for all projects tenured after July the 1st, 2015.
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