CAF-FCA conducts research that strengthens apprenticeship systems across Canada. Our work brings together employers, labour, educators, governments, and industry partners to explore emerging trends, address challenges, and identify solutions that support apprentices and trades professionals.
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Celebrating Irving Shipbuilding and NSAA as Champion members of CAF-FCA and the great work they are doing to train apprentices.
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) collaborated with R.A. Malatest & Associates Ltd. (Malatest) to better understand apprentice study habits and...
The purpose of this report is to present to CAF-FCA an inclusion framework for success to support and retain Indigenous...
CAF-FCA and Prism Economics and Analysis analyzed Statistics Canada data from the Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS). The latest year...
Tradespeople who use substances told the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) and the Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs (CAPUD)...
Tradespeople who use substances are often marginalized at the workplace. Download this one pager to discover progressive workplace policies to...
The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF-FCA) and the Canadian Association of People who Use Drugs (CAPUD) asked tradespeople who use substances...
CAF-FCA’s National Strategy to Support Women in the Trades set a goal of increasing participation in the trades from 4.5...