Agenda: NAC-CAF Conference and Registration

AGENDA

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Sunday, June 2, 2024
Monday, June 3, 2024
Tuesday, June 4, 2024

2:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Registration

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Opening Reception

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Banquet & National Apprenticeship Awards

6:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Registration

6:45 AM - 7:45 AM

Breakfast

7:50 AM - 8:00 AM

Territory Land Acknowledgement & Elder Welcome

8:00 AM - 8:10 AM

CAF-FCA Welcome

8:10 AM - 8:15 AM

Title Partner Welcome | Canadian Operating Engineers Joint Apprenticeship and Training Council

8:15 AM - 8:20 AM

Opening Keynote Introduction

8:20 AM - 9:20 AM

Opening Keynote Speaker

9:20 AM - 10:35 AM

Plenary One | EDIA in Apprenticeship

10:35 AM - 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Concurrent Sessions A1 | Building Belonging: Peer Mentorship Success Strategies for Equity Priority Apprentices (BCCWITT)

Concurrent Sessions A2 | Stepping Forward for Inclusion - Advancing Women in Trades (Carpenters Regional Council, OAWA)

Concurrent Sessions A3 | Supporting Pre-Apprentices and Apprentices with Learning Differences (SkillPlan)

Concurrent Sessions A4 | Advocating for Change Through Mentorship (Erin Davis Co., Finning)

Concurrent Sessions A5 | Breaking Barriers: Enhancing Support for Apprentices with Disabilities in Red Seal Certification (CCRW)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Networking Lunch

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Shuttle for SAIT | Technical Tour

1:00 PM - 2:20 PM

Plenary Two | Building Alberta’s Future: Advancing Apprenticeship and Women’s Leadership in the Skilled Trades

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Concurrent Sessions B6 | SAIT Technical Tour

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM

Break

2:50 PM - 3:50 PM

Concurrent Sessions B1 | Empowering the Next Seven Generations (Assiniboine Community College)

Concurrent Sessions B2 | Modernizing Apprenticeship Education and the Skilled Trades in Alberta (Advanced Education, Government of Alberta)

Concurrent Sessions B3 | Addressing Systemic Barriers to Enhance Apprenticeship Completion for Equity-Deserving Groups (Build a Dream to Empower Women)

Concurrent Sessions B4 | Navigating Excellence: Unveiling the Transformative Power of Simulation in Apprenticeship Training (OETIO)

Concurrent Sessions B5 | CAF-FCA Research Priorities

Concurrent Sessions B7 | Tradetek - An Indigenous Pathway to Trades

3:50 PM - 4:00 PM

Break

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Concurrent Sessions C1 | Bridging Community and Industry - An 'Enhanced Direct-Entry' Apprenticeship Training Model (Nova Scotia Construction Sector Council)

Concurrent Sessions C2 | Strategies for Improving Electrical Apprenticeship Completion in Construction (SAIT, University of British Columbia)

Concurrent Sessions C3 | Women in Skilled Trades and Technology Awareness (Unifor)

Concurrent Sessions C4 | Filling the Gap: National Pressure Welder Program and Innovative Partnership that Addresses Major Skills Gap (Boilermaker National Training Trust Fund, CWB Group)

Concurrent Sessions C5 | Creating Holistic, Innovative and Collaborative Solutions to Engage and Retain Women in the Skilled Trades (Women's Enterprise Skills Training of Windsor Inc.)

Concurrent Sessions C6 | SAIT Technical Tour

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Membership Reception

6:45 AM - 3:00 PM

Registration

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Give Back Breakfast

8:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Plenary Three | Global Best Practices in Retention

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Break

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Concurrent Sessions D1 | Modernizing Educational Products for Apprenticeship Training (Advanced Education, Government of Alberta)

Concurrent Sessions D2 | Shaping an International Exchange for Apprenticeship Instructors (MOVETIA Swiss National Agency)

Concurrent Sessions D3 | Explore, Engage, Experience: Supporting Youth through Secondary, Post-secondary and Industry Partnerships to Address Shortages in the Trades Workforce (Lethbridge College, SAIT)

Concurrent Sessions D4 | Innovation in Education: Filling the Gap to Create our Future Skilled Trades Workforce (MAP Strategic Workforce Services)

Concurrent Sessions D5 | Empowering Futures: Australian Non-Profit's Breakthrough in Apprenticeship Diversity and Retention (The BUSY Group)

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Concurrent Sessions E1 | Recruiting and Retaining a Dynamic & Diverse Workforce (CAF-FCA)

Concurrent Sessions E2 | Psychological Safety & Anti-Racism (EDIA Insight Solutions)

Concurrent Sessions E3 | Certified Apprenticeship Program: How to Empower PCL Apprentices for a Sustainable Future (PCL Industrial)

Concurrent Sessions E4 | Mentoring with Safety and Respect - BCIB's Approach for Apprentices (BC Infrastructure Benefits)

Concurrent Sessions E5 | Promoting Progression by Supporting Apprentices' Learning Needs: Insights from VLS (Government of NB)

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Networking Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Plenary Four | Supporting Reconciliation: Indigenous Employment Initiatives

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Closing Keynote Speakers

3:30 PM

Closing Remarks (Gamification Winners)