October 12, 2024

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Rapid structural training: between hope and despair

Rapid structural training: between hope and despair

A training program launched by the Legault government to combat labor shortages in the construction sector is generating unexpected excitement across Quebec. However, some condemned the hasty and inadequate action.

At Grand-Fjord's Vocational Training Center (CFP) in Saguenay, success resonates.

The tinsmith program there has been pretty sparse in recent years. Enrollments for Diploma in Professional Studies (DEP) have fallen so much that the last session's course was cancelled.

We have a solid group of students that we want to haveDirector Dominic Boily explained. We're constantly getting calls from employers saying, “Listen, do you have workers? We need workers.”

Then in October, the rain of candidates started the day after the announcement of the government. When Quebec wanted to train 4,000 to 5,000 construction workers, about 47,000 applications were submitted for entry.

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