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PCL: “We don’t just Take Our Kids to Work for a day, we take them for a lifetime of learning, mentor

Posted by: The Learning Partnership

'February 8, 2012

The construction sector made the grade recently with PCL winning the prestigious Canada’s Outstanding Employer Award from the Learning Partnership for a creative and innovative Take Our Kids to Work Day. Pictured in the PCL Training Centre here are (L-R) PCL Superintendent Paul Rodrigues, PCL Executive Vice-President Chris Gower, the Learning Partnership’s Maureen Deery, PCL Vice President and District Manager Bob Martz, and PCL Human Resources Manager Michelle Arthurs.
 

PCL program aims to nurture the future

TORONTO

At a time when jobs for young people are scarce, one of Canada’s largest builders is focused on nurturing the present and future workforce for an evolving industry.

“It’s iconic of something much bigger,” says PCL’s Chris Gower of winning the Learning Partnership’s Canada’s Outstanding Employer Award in the Take Our Kids to Work™ program...' 

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Over the summer months many NEW employers have signed on to the Employer Registry to offer a wide range of experiential learning opportunities for students in the GTA; educators can search for student opportunities by registering on EmployerRegistry.ca.     

For GTA students there are nearly 2 000 employers and 3 000 opportunities listed on EmployerRegistry.ca.