With hundreds on apprenticeship wait-lists, CLAC plans $25M trades training centre in Grimsby
The Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC), with support from Mohawk College, is looking to build a new $25 million union office and training centre in Grimsby.
“We’re going to replace (the existing structure) with what will be a 40,000-square-foot (3,700-square-metre) facility to meet the growth that we’ve had in this place over the last few years and to make way for the training centre that we hope to build with Mohawk,” said CLAC provincial director Ian DeWaard.
Mohawk president Paul Armstrong said the college will be leasing about 836 square metres of space in the new facility.
“That will allow us to expand apprenticeship seats in plumbing, electrical and HVAC,” said Armstrong.
He said the Grimsby centre will provide training for about 300 students. That’s in addition to 4,700 apprentices at the college’s Stoney Creek campus.
Read the full story in the Niagara Falls Review: With hundreds on apprenticeship wait-lists, CLAC and Mohawk College plan $25M trades training centre in Grimsby