promotion of the interests of its member
unions and engagement in project partner-
ships, MBT trained safe, skilled and high-
ly productive labour since its inception in
1909.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Manitoba currently represents 3.2 percent
of Canada’s population yet 8.4 per cent of
its large-scale industrial, commercial, and
institutional (ICI) projects. Manitoba’s con-
struction industry is not unlike any other
industry when it comes to facing a pend-
ing demographic shift as baby boomers
leave the workforce.
With a significant percentage of the work
force expected to retire within the next
decade, synchronizing the replacement of
experienced workers and managing the in-
flow of new workers is going to be a chal-
lenge,” says MBT CEO, Sudhir Sandhu.
Critical issues are maintaining a skilled
workforce in an industry that requires
some classroom education (20 per cent)
and in-the-field training (80 per cent). If
timing aligns perfectly, one can become
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