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The regulatory changes involving Gasfitter Certification remove the 2nd level of the B Gas certification from Plumbing, Steamfitter - Pipefitter and both Residential and Commercial Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanics trade programs. The impacted trades will transition from a 5-level apprenticeship to 4 effective March 18th. MCAM's Gasfitter Certification Working Group(consisting of a cross-section of the membership) & industry partners spent countless hours advocating with Apprenticeship Manitoba and department staff, emphasizing the need for dual certification within the Manitoba market.Apprenticeship Board recommendation have been accepted. MCAM continues to work with our industry partners for government to pause implementation and re-engage industry. Despite industry efforts, Apprenticeship Board recommendation have been accepted. MCAM Contractors maintains the deskilling of Manitoba tradespeople will:
Justification by Apprenticeship and department staff have sited harmonization, labour mobility and consultation survey results as being the basis for change. MCAM maintains:
Apprentice to Journeyman ratio changes have been implemented bring the ratio from 1:1 to 2:1. Additionally 4th year apprentices are excluded from the ratio. This will undoubtedly have immediate impacts on the employability of Journeymen and remove motivation for 4th year apprentices to become journeymen for fear of layoff. Also clearly impacted is the overall crew rate. With the absence of industry consultation or an implementation lead in time, industry assumptions that are critical to the competitive bidding system have been destabilized. A bidding system that is already experiencing the stresses of an exceptionally competitive climate with the overarching impacts of the pandemic. The long-term impacts on the apprenticeship system will be a devaluing of the trades as a career choice, reduced productivity and less investments in the Manitoba economy by owners.
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