IUOE News Spring 2014

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Training Association Strategic planning and responding to industry demand will grow our ranks Brad Randall, Training Administrator Hello again to all our members in 2014. Training Courses The Training Site continues to be busy with our regular courses for Plant Operator, Asphalt Laydown Technician, Mobile Crane Common Core, Mobile Crane Lattice Friction, Road Building Foundation and Heavy Equipment Operator (HEO). We have also been providing a great deal of off-site training, in the form of courses for our members and contractors such as HEO refresher, crane refresher, rigging, forklift, asphalt laydown, excavator, and grader. We continue to work with our members and contractors in the road building industry to assist them in obtaining their BC Heavy Equipment Operator and Asphalt Laydown Technician Certificates of Qualification. Work Opportunities in Northern BC There has been a lot of talk about the projects up north, not only regarding how they will affect our economy, but also how they present opportunities to engage local and Aboriginal peoples in much needed training initiatives. With the growing demand for skilled operators and trades workers during the proposed projects, these groups need to be involved and to benefit from the investments being made in their back yard. Many organizations and training institutions are starting to prepare themselves to address the skills gap. Your Local Union has been heavily involved for the past few months putting together our “Northern Training Strategy” to meet these challenges. We have engaged with First Nations groups, attended Aboriginal awareness sessions, and met with other institutions to propose innovative training approaches to meet the unique circumstances of the projects and the local communities. We have discussed many proactive ideas which address the issues that usually come with training people in remote and dispersed areas, who may never have thought of a regular construction job as a career option. Fortunately, our worldclass courses, broad experience, mobile facilities, flexible approach, and growing insight into unique Aboriginal work culture puts us in an enviable position to offer a strategic solution. We are developing a strategy for 2014 and beyond which will see us become a valuable and preferred training provider to our northern friends. While the actual strategic elements are still being evaluated, it is an exciting and innovative approach toward northern training that will ensure we are able to train local workers quickly and effectively, in a way that respects and acknowledges the lifestyles, culture and expectations of both Aboriginal people and the construction industry. Currently, we are reviewing many options, some of which have never considered before. These include the use of mobile community based training facilities, local theoretical and practical courses, split and overlapping courses at our Maple HEO class on a field trip to Pitt River Quarries. Many thanks to the company for allowing students on site and taking them for a tour of their facility. Sister Anna Marie Peterson performing an inspection as part of her telehandler training. All students at the site receive their telehandler certification, which is compulsory through Worksafe. 26 News March 2014
Training Association Mobile Crane Level 2 Lattice Friction class is Brothers Brad Randall (Administrator), Garrett Ewasiuk, Eric Sykes, Jason Krickan, Gordon Lindberg (instructor), Jesse Fentie, and Aaron Posnikoff. Plant Operator class Brothers Chase Regier, Jean-Marc Morin, Brad Randall (Admin), Kevin Lovas, Billy-Joe Gladue, Ian Railton, Luke Hudgins, Alex Lomas-Runquist, Steve Carter (instructor), Brad Hoey (instructor). Left: Jean-Marc Morin laying out material to cut during Local 115’s Plant Operator training course. Right: Mobile crane students performing a practical test maneuvering a weight through a course of delineators with our 30 tonne Grove crane. The students are graded on time, as well as avoiding knocking off tennis balls placed on top of each delineator. Below: Brother Dan Loehndorf operating the 60-ton American Crawler digging with the clamshell bucket. News March 2014 27
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