If your company is hard pressed to recruit and retain skilled workers or has had to put a promising project on the shelf for lack of trained hands, you might want to read on. If you answered yes to either question, you’re not alone.  Leaders in many companies I meet complain that they just can’t […]

Here are a few things I have learned that make implementation of skill-building programs more successful. Firstly, make your apprenticeship/training program attractive by demonstrating a long-term commitment and rock-solid executive support. A second consideration may be to offer attractive pay, and show participants a ‘career ladder’ to progressively take more responsibility toward better paying positions […]

Thanks to those who contacted me about my practical tips blog a while back.  I was asked to share a few more practical tips from the front line. I reached out to my colleague and friend Joanne Gedge, who designs skills building programs and had extensive experience in HR and recruitment to suggest a few […]

Here are three inside tips to help you get ahead of the pack. My first Tip: Most jobs are not advertised, and the only way you find them is to talk to relatives, friends, associated, peers, teachers and even complete strangers. Let everyone know that you are looking for an apprenticeship, traineeship or work. Ask […]