b'FEATURESimilartotheCCDAsharmoniza- For the first time, well have a national tion process to date with other trades, the initiative is calling on roofing stake- standard which will bring consistency to training holdersfromacrossthecountryto unite in determining the standards and trainingstrategiestheywilltakebackwithin each level of apprenticeship across the andapplywithintheirownjurisdic-tions. At the same time, the process aimscountry, making it easier for apprentices to to lay the groundwork for a new Red SealOccupationalStandard(RSOS),come to B.C. for workwhich will replace the existing National Occupational Analysis (NOA) that has been in place since 2012.RCABChas,andcontinuestobe, anactiveparticipantinCCDAsRed Sealprogramanditsharmonization initiative. It has long partnered with the IndustryTrainingAuthority(ITA)to deliver apprenticeship training for B.C. roofing stakeholders and is now eager to join CCDA in this ambitious harmoni-zation plan. Were proud to be working with ITA RoongCladdingand industry partners to update occupa-Roong SystemsFabricationtional standards for the trade alongside Structural SteelMachining & Millwrighting the CCDA, says Rob Scales, Director, Process PipingPlumbing Education&Training,withRCABC. Sheet Metal & HVACGas Fitting Wereuptothechallengeswellface when it comes to revising our training programs to updated program standards inB.C.thatalignwiththenational245 Third St, Kitimat, BCV8C 2N8 Phone: 1-877-632-6859strategy of harmonization." 4419 Legion Ave, Terrace, BCV8G 1N7 Email: 101rst@101industries.comConsultations begin www.101industries.comThe CCDAs Harmonization Program aims to harmonize roofing industry occupational and training standards under the RSOS by 2021. This standard will effectively replace the existing NOA for the trade.As part of the harmonization roll-out, the CCDA invited subject matter experts (SMEs) to weigh in on potential harmo-nization changes at an RSOS workshop held January 19-24, 2020, in Ottawa.Thisworkshopwasthefirststep towardsre-definingwhatitistobe arooferinB.C.,explainsScales. Representatives from across the country were there to help define what a roofer in Canada must be able to do and how they should be trained to do it.RCABC instructor Ed Visscher was selected to participate in the workshop as one of the industrys SMEs. He was joined by Callum Walsh, a senior esti-mator with Mack Kirk Roofing & Sheet www.rcabc.org l25'