Manitoba restoring 1:1 apprenticeship ratio [Video]

The Manitoba government is restoring the 1:1 apprentice-to-journeyperson ratio.

Economic and Development Minister Jamie Moses made the announcement on Tuesday, saying the changes, which will come into effect on Oct. 30, will promote safety and better training.

The minister added that changes to the Apprenticeship and Certification General Regulation will also ensure apprentices receive high-quality supervision and appropriate supports.

“The reason that we’re making this change is very simple; Manitobans deserve to go to work in a safe work environment and come home safely from those workplaces at the end of the day,” he said at a new conference on Tuesday.

Moses said the province is making other regulatory changes that will modernize the apprenticeship system to remove administrative burdens and improve the province’s competitiveness with other jurisdictions.

He added existing apprenticeship agreements can continue if employers have been permitted to have journeypersons supervise more than one apprentice; apprentices actively demonstrate continued progress; and journeypersons do not take on …