b'ROOFING APPRENTICESHIPSRaising the standardNational Red Seal workshop harmonizesroofing apprenticeships across CanadaRehausser la normeLatelier Sceau rouge harmonise les programmes dapprentissage dans lensemble du CanadaBy/par Sarah B. HoodO ne great advantage of learning a trade is the freedomL avantage majeur de lapprentissage est la libert quil it offers a qualified worker to travel from place toprocureautravailleurqualifidesedplacerdun place and be sure of finding work in their field. Thisendroitun autre en tant sr de trouver du travail. Ce potential for labour mobility was one of the reasons the Inter- potentiel de mobilit est lune des raisons pour lesquelles le provincial Standards Red Seal Program was created in 1952.programme de normes interprovinciales Sceau rouge a t However, with changes in the industry and the variationscr en 1952. that can arise between provincial and territorial jurisdictions,Cependant, avec lvolution de lindustrie et les variations the standard needs to be adjusted from time to time within eachentre les administrations provinciales et territoriales, la norme trade. While apprenticeship training is the jurisdiction of eachdoit tre ajuste de tempsautre pour chaque corps de province and territory, the Red Seal Program is an opportunitymtier.Lapprentissageestdecomptenceprovincialeou for all of them to work together to create national occupationalterritoriale, mais le programme Sceau rouge est une occasion standards.Thesestandardsguidetrainingprogramsandpourtousdetravaillerensembleetdtablirdesnormes assessment tools for certifying tradespeople. professionnellesnationales.Cesnormesencadrentles CRCArecentlyhadtheopportunitytocontributetoprogrammes de formation et les preuves dvaluation pour updatingtheRooferRedSealOccupationalStandardla certification des gens de mtier.(RSOS) at a national workshop held in Ottawa. The Red SealLACEC a rcemment eu loccasion de contribuerla mise Program is overseen by the Canadian Council of Directors of jour de la norme Sceau rouge de couvreur (norme NPSR) Apprenticeship (CCDA, the partnership of all provincial andlors dun atelier national tenuOttawa. Le programme du 28 ROOFING CANADA SPRING/SUMMER 2020'