Ontario Training Next Generation of Shipbuilders in Hamilton

Over 300,000 jobs continue to go unfilled every day in Ontario, including many in the skilled trades, costing the province billions in lost productivity.

Premier Ford and Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, announced that our government is investing over $3.7 million to help 300 shipyard workers, apprentices, and jobseekers in Hamilton and Port Weller get the training they need to earn bigger paycheques for themselves and their families. The funding will help modernize Ontario’s shipyards to attract lucrative shipbuilding contracts and thousands of well-paying jobs to our province.

Workers will have the chance to participate in hands-on and in-class learning focused on improving and refreshing technical skills in:

• Ship repair and ship building
• Shipyard health and safety knowledge
• Professional development and leadership training
• Courses to develop skilled trades, such as welders, millwrights, painters, and electricians

Learn more: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1003273/ontario-training-next-generation-of-shipbuilders-in-hamilton