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Suncor Energy supports national conference on apprenticeship training
Andre Voshart | April 04, 2012
As the lead sponsor of the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum’s national conference June 3 to 5, 2012, Suncor Energy is committed to being part of the conversation on building skilled talent...
Read moreFunding boost helps Alberta businesses enhance productivity, build skilled workforce
Andre Voshart | April 02, 2012
Alberta businesses will get a $10.3 million productivity boost thanks to funding for Productivity Alberta, provided by the Government of Alberta and Western Economic Diversification Canada. “Increasing Alberta’s productivity is essential...
Read moreGovernment must take steps toward national good jobs strategy: CAW
Andre Voshart | March 12, 2012
CAW president Ken Lewenza is calling on the federal government to take meaningful steps toward crafting a national good jobs strategy, as more Canadians continue to give up on the...
Read moreOntario's Hydro One supports electrical engineering programs
Andre Voshart | February 17, 2012
To help students reach their goals, Hydro One has partnered with four Ontario Colleges to support electrical engineering programs. Students at Georgian, Algonquin, Mohawk and Northern colleges will benefit from...
Read moreEnhanced collaboration can help solve labour challenges in oil sands: Deloitte
Andre Voshart | February 16, 2012
Deloitte forecasts that in 2015 alone, over 52,000 people will be required in construction, operations and engineering in the Alberta oil sands, which is more than half of the total...
Read moreCensus 2011 makes history: population in the West surpasses that in the East
Andre Voshart | February 08, 2012
The population in Western Canada has finally surpassed that on the other side of Ontario — a trend that has been decades in the making, but was compounded by the...
Read moreNominations open for 2012 Awards for Apprenticeship Training
Andre Voshart | January 30, 2012
The search has begun for exceptional Ontario employers who are helping to build tomorrow's skilled workforce by training new apprentices. Each year, the Minister's Awards for Apprenticeship Training honours employers for...
Read moreApprenticeship community comes together to address skills shortages
Andre Voshart | January 30, 2012
Shortages in the skilled trades are already having an impact on Canadian employers, issuing an early warning for the demographic crunch expected in the next decade. Construction, mining, energy, manufacturing...
Read moreNew program supports innovation for manufacturers in Ontario
Andre Voshart | January 16, 2012
Eight organizations have partnered to support innovation amongst advanced manufacturers in Ontario. Dubbed Innovate Forward, the program is designed to kick-start ideas, nurture innovation and help companies uncover ideas to transform...
Read moreExposure to engineering doubles teens' career interest, U.S. study says
Andre Voshart | December 07, 2011
A lack of familiarity with engineering as a profession is a significant barrier to getting teenagers to pursue engineering careers, according to a survey of teens commissioned by Intel Corp....
Read moreCanadian manufacturers want to hire but can’t find the right people
Andre Voshart | December 05, 2011
Half of Canadian manufacturers surveyed in a poll say they’re looking to hire next year, but they expect to face trouble finding workers with the right expertise. Only five percent of...
Read moreNew publication examines how to bring more women into skilled trades
Andre Voshart | December 01, 2011
Mining industry studies have helped Skills Canada Ontario and Women in Nuclear (WIN) produce a book designed to get more women involved into less traditional working roles — Women Working...
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Go for Gold: Take Barrick’s maintenance improvement journey
Andre Voshart | April 03, 2012
Over the past three years, Barrick Gold Corp. has been on a maintenance improvement journey, taking important steps to improve its maintenance function. Here’s why and how. Barrick is the world’s...
Read moreCulture Shock: Practicing Perfection brings its approach to human performance improvement to Canada
Andre Voshart | November 08, 2011
The Practicing Perfection Institute Inc. (PPI) has established Practicing Perfection Canada Ltd., a partner organization that will offer the full spectrum of human error reduction and human performance enhancement services...
Read moreThe War for Talent: Practical advice to tackle chronic skills shortages head on
Andre Voshart | September 21, 2011
After a few years in the doldrums, the Canadian economy is in the initial stages of a wide scale recovery and heightened optimism is returning to the industrial and natural...
Read moreMining for Talent: Industry pilot awards national certification to Canadian mining workers
Andre Voshart | July 13, 2011
In an effort to support mobility and retention within this sector, such talents will now be officially documented and recognized through a newly started mining-credentials program. Employees from seven different mine...
Read moreNewly emerging green jobs boost risk of existing hazards
Andre Voshart | June 27, 2011
The implementation and maintenance of green construction projects — such as with wind turbines and energy efficient upgrades to boilers and HVAC systems — may help to mitigate climate change...
Read moreTurbine maker develops safety, technical training program
Andre Voshart | June 27, 2011
Schools aren’t the only ones in the training game. Siemens, a manufacturer of wind turbines, is one of several manufacturers with its own internal programs to help its employees get...
Read moreWorkin' Your Way Up: Is Canada generating enough workers to handle its wind energy goals?
Andre Voshart | June 27, 2011
Does Canada have the skills, training and human resources to keep the rapidly growing wind power generating system going? Over the past two years, the number of wind turbines installed...
Read moreStudy shows shortfall in applying training, need for support and incentives
Andre Voshart | June 23, 2011
Results of a recent global study show that organizations must become more fully committed and engaged in the transfer of learning to the workplace. Survey findings highlight several weak areas...
Read moreTake PEM's 2011 Salary Survey — and win!
Andre Voshart | May 16, 2011
Last year, you provided PEM with the largest response ever for our annual salary survey. This year, why don't we try to top that? You can win one of three (3)...
Read moreBosch Rexroth hydraulic maintenance seminar in Edmonton focuses on protecting investment
Andre Voshart | March 11, 2010
A substantial investment in industrial hydraulics often depends upon basic monitoring and changing of a hydraulic machine’s lifeblood — oil. The Hydraulic Maintenance Unplugged seminar in Edmonton offered by Bosch...
Read moreEliminate costly problems using root-cause analysis
Andre Voshart | March 10, 2010
In most industrial operations, 80 percent of the losses are caused by 20 percent of the problems. Equipment downtime, reduced production output, excessive off-spec product, costly repairs, environmental spills, explosions...
Read moreThe Journey: Make the successful transition from reactive maintenance
Rob Colman | February 22, 2010
Raise your hand if you would like to go from reactive to proactive maintenance. Going from reactive to proactive is like yearning for the shiny red bike in the toy...
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Maintenance guide
February 23, 2009
Pepperl+Fuchs offers a new "AS-Interface Maintenance and Troubleshooting Guide." This 16-page illustrated guide is filled with information to help AS-Interface users maintain and get the most from their AS-Interface solution....
Read moreTemperature instrumentation
February 23, 2009
A new 80-page catalogue that covers sensors, thermowells, and transmitters is now available from ABB Instrumentation. The catalogue opens by noting that ABB offers a wide range of high-quality RTD...
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Located on the edge of Lake Ontario just east of downtown Toronto, PEM’s 2011 Maintenance Award winner is Pickering Nuclear — one of the world's largest nuclear generating facilities. The massive plant has six operating CANDU reactors, and all together, the station has a total output of 3,100 megawatts. Learn how the maintenance team does it all.- Better Physical Asset Management - Initiatives that Work (May 28.05)
- PTDA Canadian Conference (June 07.06)
