New at Tradeability.ca...

Your Guide to the Skilled Trades in Durham Region

On February 24th the second edition of our skilled trades guide was launched at Durham College, Whitby campus. Some of the guide enhancements are:

• 15 new trade profiles added bringing the total to 83 profiles
• Ministry trade codes for each of the trades
• Ratios of journeyperson vs. apprentices for the construction trades
• Financial incentives available for each trade

Copies of the guide are available in libraries, high schools and Employment Ontario agencies within Durham Region. Individual pages and the complete guide can be downloaded from www.tradeability.ca



Website

A number of changes have been made to www.tradeability.ca, including a new splash page with hot links to popular areas for job seekers and employers. Employers can access our Candidate Manager System to post their jobs and job seekers can post their qualifications and a trade focused resume. On the homepage, left side bar, a new section called Popular Publications has been added. This section includes a number of resources created/published by the tradeability.ca project. The following resources can be downloaded:

• The Complete Skilled Trades Guide
• The 5 Steps of the Apprenticeship Process
• Skilled Trades Labour Market Research in the Region of Durham
• Apprentice Retention and Employer Involvement in Apprenticeship in Durham Region
• Apprenticeable Trades in the Province of Ontario
• Financial Incentives for Apprentices/Tradespeople in an Apprenticeable Trade
• Summer 2007 Newsletter
• Winter 2008 Newsletter