National Education and Training Advisory Committee

It is the role of the Canadian Home Builders’ Association, through the National Education and Training Advisory Committee (NETAC), to achieve an understanding of education and training issues and opportunities, and to forge new and stronger partnerships in Canada’s residential construction sector in this regard.

NETAC has four separate and inter-related elements to its mandate:

1. Identify actions to address skilled labour force development challenges and opportunities in the residential construction industry,
2. Pursue professionalization of the residential construction industry, e.g., new home builder and renovator designation programs,
3. Share information about course development initiatives and delivery issues for trades, first-level supervisors and new home builders and renovators; and
4. Identify actions to address the workplace health and safety needs of the residential construction industry.

NETAC’s role at the national level includes providing a forum for exchanging views and information among provincial Home Builders’ Associations. This involves the monitoring of federal and provincial developments, influencing the development and implementation of provincial initiatives and helping to facilitate collaborative approaches to training and other supportive activities among provincial Home Builders’ Associations.

Membership in the National Education and Training Advisory Committee includes representatives of Provincial Associations, national associations and government departments which have a vested interest in developing a skilled workforce and supporting professionalization of the residential construction industry in Canada. A number of Associate Participants are also invited to attend the meetings, including academic institutions and other locally and provincially based organizations.

The Report of the Chair, meeting presentations, and key reports are available below.

Report of the Chair from most Recent Meeting

2011 Annual Chairs Report

Past Reports of the Chair

Presentations and Reports from most Recent Meeting

Past Meeting Presentations and Reports

March 2012 - Fairmont Mont Tremblant, Mont-Tremblant, Quebec

Presentations

• The Professional Home Builders Institute of Alberta - Residential Construction Site Manager Program Update
• National Research Council - Institute for Research in Construction - National Building Code Update

Employment Insurance Replated Fact Sheets

• Improvements to the Record of Employment Process
• Work-Sharing Program

Provincial HBA Reports on Human Resource Matters

1. Alberta
   
2. British Columbia
3. Manitoba
4. Newfoundland and Labrador
5. Saskatchewan

Members at Large Reports

1. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation - report and presentation
2. Canada Revenue Agency
3. Canadian Apprenticeship Forum
   
   

Associate & Correspondence Participants Reports

1. Algonquin College
2. Atlantic Home Warranty
3. George Brown College
4. Homeowner Protection Office of BC and Brief
5. Professional Home Builders Institute of Alberta and Brief
6. Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute of Canada

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ABOUT NETAC

Terms of Reference

Briefing Note – Mandate, Priorities and Objectives

CHBA POLICY STATEMENTS

• CHBA's Statement on Principles and Guidelines for Employer-Employee Relationships
• CHBA Position on Workplace Health and Safety

Upcoming Meeting Book

Supporting Documents/

Briefing Notes

1. CHBA National Education Benchmark and Designation for New Home Builders and Renovators
2. Human Resources Development Action Plan
3. Immigration
4. Workplace Health and Safety
5. Residential Construction Trades

Committee Correspondence

Government

Non-Government

CONTACT US

To reach us send an e-mail to Jack Mantyla (mantyla@chba.ca).

Any comments or suggestions are very welcome.

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