SARNIA, ONT. — The Ontario government has announced it is spending $364,000 through its Skills Development Fund to help 100 millwrights upgrade their skills in the Sarnia and southwestern Ontario region.
Led by Millwright Local 1592, participants will be trained and certified on four pieces of equipment including boom lifts and elevating work platforms, forklifts, telehandlers and scissor lifts. They will also get help with technical skilling and employment support, stated a release.
As part of the initiative, new equipment will be incorporated into the training centre.
Millwright work identified includes work building hospitals, schools, automotive plants and other projects.
Local 1592 is located in Sarnia and serves Lambton, Middlesex, Oxford, Huron, Perth and Bruce counties.
“Local 1592 and its members will benefit from the Skills Development Fund project which will allow us to expand our training opportunities at UBC Millwright Local 1592’s Training Centre in Sarnia,” said Steve Laur, business manager at Local 1592, in the release.
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