OSTA appoints new chair for 2023

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Ontario Construction News staff writer

The Ontario Skilled Trades Alliance (OSTA) has named Steven Crombie as chair for 2023.

โ€œIโ€™m very pleased to take on a leading role as OSTA keeps working to narrow that gap between the skills people have and those employers need,โ€ Crombie said in a statement. โ€œWith Ontarioโ€™s labour shortage at an all-time high, itโ€™s more important than ever to break down every barrier that prevents workers from achieving their career goals in the skilled trades.โ€

OSTA represents companies that employ over 100,000 skilled tradespeople across Ontario including those who build transit, hospitals, bridges and homes.

โ€œItโ€™s essential to let job seekers know the scale of opportunity that exists as Ontario focuses on building more homes, highways and transit,โ€ Crombie said. โ€œThe career possibilities in construction and building and maintaining infrastructure are wide open.โ€

A more modern and flexible training system would better support apprentices and employers and help address many of todayโ€™s labour challenges, according to an OSTA release.

โ€œTwo things really need to happen,โ€ added Crombie. โ€œOne is equipping tradespeople with a range of in-demand skills. The other is giving them the freedom to move seamlessly from trade to trade. Thatโ€™s the kind of flexibility that will make all the difference.โ€

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