b'holding in-class seminars and providing one-on-one personalized coaching to our new eager junior industry members. You might be thinking, This is not enough; we need more, and that would be the absolute truth.NextGen preaches collaboration, proposing a rallying of sorts, to come together under one banner and say, lets fix this together! The best way I can illustrate this point is to appeal to the construction professional in all of us. If you went to build a bridge, you would need a team of Engineers, Owners, Consultants, Subtrades, GeneralBlue FrContractors, etc. The bridge we propose to build is the bridge toOrange Non Frclose the gap; we are calling out to the industry to create the Team. NextGen Professional cannot do this on our own. 5 Thicknesses8 SizesWE SHOULD BE WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE AND HOLISTIC ECOSYSTEM OF NEW PEOPLE WITHInsulated TarpNEW SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES COMING INTO THE SPACE.We appreciate that this article may not be for some readers, and it is not for the faint of heart. What we propose is a huge undertaking and accept that there is no cure-all. The compounding issues of how we got to these shortages in the first place are incredibly complex and therefore we (and experts alike) feel the solution needs to be multi-faceted. We need to repopulate what we have lost, what we will lose, but we also need to grow. 3mm FoamIf you are in management and you are looking at the next five,12 x 2010, 15, 20+ years to come, and find yourself shaking your head in uncertainty, keep reading. 12 x 24What is utopia? Is it a self-sustaining ecosystem of individuals readily entering the construction industry, fully trained, with a leaders mindset,Scaffold Sheetingstarting on projects? Could we work together to accomplish this?That utopia defines the NextGen initiative. We are bridging the skills, age and experience gap through a collaborative and integrated approach. Studies have shown there is a belief that a career in construction isnt attractive anymore. We are making the public aware of the amazing, viable and long-lived careers available within our precious industry. Through the pooling of resources, we can makeFlame Retardantconstruction attractive again. We can properly train and engage our10 mil and 12 milyounger generation to fill the void, not just with their bodies, but with their skills. BungeesNextGen is putting out the battle cry for action on media andTapeindustry platforms such as LinkedIn, Daily Commercial News andScrew LocsAccess Canada, to name a few. We are pounding the pavement to engage progressive and forward-thinking industry members to join our cause.If you are interested in learning more about the NextGen initiative, please find us online at nextgenprofessional.com/join-us www.enscaf.com877-687-1215Alternatively, you can reach out to me (Agnes Watkinson) directly on LinkedIn and review our postings of events, seminars, articles, podcastsToronto and Edmontonand success stories.ACCESS CANADA WINTER 2019/20 15'