Support to Individuals Direct assistance to members includes providing tutors, study groups and presentations in classroom settings. A third-year carpentry apprentice may need to refresh trigonometry skills. Another member may be interested in improving reading skills to remember important points. For yet another, the need may be to write a resume. Still others have needs triggered by life outside of work.
Requirements vary and so do the responses.
The upgrading of essential skills supports individuals who want to be able to make choices and be successful. Individuals make up the pool of resources available to unions and the industry. Everyone in the industry benefits from the highest possible skill level of each individual. The building trades have a history of commitment to training through specific training plans. In British Columbia, these plans have a network of more than 100 instructors.