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In reply to the discussion: Weekend Economists Go for the Gusto February 24-26, 2012 [View all]xchrom
(108,903 posts)94. Canada looking for Irish workers
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0226/breaking9.html
A delegation from western Canada is visiting Dublin this week in an effort to recruit thousands of workers for the construction and related trades.
The delegation, which includes representatives of the British Columbia Construction Association, Alberta Construction Association and senior officials from the British Columbian Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation hope to identify sources of skilled labour.
The delegation will beholding talks with the Department of Trade and Foreign Affairs, the Department
of Education and Skills, Fás, the Construction Industry Federation, the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union, the Society of the Irish Motor Industry, the Dublin Institute of Technology and the National Apprenticeship Advisory Committee of Fás.
It will also be attending the Dublin Working Abroad Expo/Jobs Fair next week.
They are a projected 335,000 job opportunities arising in British Columbia and Alberta between now and 2014, especially in construction. The biggest demand relates to carpenters, electricians, welders, plumbers, heavy equipment operators and millwrights.
A delegation from western Canada is visiting Dublin this week in an effort to recruit thousands of workers for the construction and related trades.
The delegation, which includes representatives of the British Columbia Construction Association, Alberta Construction Association and senior officials from the British Columbian Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation hope to identify sources of skilled labour.
The delegation will beholding talks with the Department of Trade and Foreign Affairs, the Department
of Education and Skills, Fás, the Construction Industry Federation, the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union, the Society of the Irish Motor Industry, the Dublin Institute of Technology and the National Apprenticeship Advisory Committee of Fás.
It will also be attending the Dublin Working Abroad Expo/Jobs Fair next week.
They are a projected 335,000 job opportunities arising in British Columbia and Alberta between now and 2014, especially in construction. The biggest demand relates to carpenters, electricians, welders, plumbers, heavy equipment operators and millwrights.
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Feb 2012
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I'll Drink to That! Congratulations on your survival and wishes for a speedy recovery!
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Feb 2012
#74
I wish that times was tomorrow. Tens of thousands of people in the streets......
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Feb 2012
#97