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Survival of the Fittest/Standards of Excellence

 

Course Description:

Survival of the Fittest/Standards of Excellence course requires 8 classroom hours and provides apprentices and journeymen with useful information about the challenges facing our union and provides thought provoking questions and suggestions for how to navigate the world of construction in the 21st century. Using these materials, participants will be encouraged to think about important issues facing them and their peers and to brainstorm and role play short-term and long-term solutions.

Course Objective:

As Mark Breslin notes in his introduction, Survival of the Fittest intends to help construction workers be successful at their jobs and in their lives, as well as helping union construction to take back the marketplace.

Learning Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

  • Identify the challenges facing the union construction industry and its workers in the 21st century.
  • Explain how a stronger union construction industry can benefit its individual  workers.
  • List issues that impact individual productivity and discuss how these impact the  contractors and the industry as a whole.
  • Provide examples of products for which people have shown they will pay more  for quality products and explain how this could be translated to a discussion of Union craftsmanship.
  • Identify at least three (3) ways in which Ironworkers can represent unions in a  positive light, as a matter of personal responsibility.
  • Identify at least three (3) ways in which some individuals might represent unions in a negative light and list suggested ways that others can help deal with them.
  • List at least three (3) ways in which harassment on the job should be dealt with by the person being harassed.
  • List at least five (5) of the ten (10) skills identified in the book as key to moving into a leadership role.

 

Target Audience:

The Survival of the Fittest/Standards of Excellence materials can be used by construction workers of all levels of experience. However, the syllabus is geared toward apprentice participants. The participant should have basic reading and writing skills.

Course Materials for Participants:

  • Survival of the Fittest book by Mark Breslin
  • Survival of the Fittest Workbook & Discussion Guide
  • Course syllabus and schedule

Course information:

Location: 
Ironworkers Local 720 Training and Test Centre

10512-122 street Edmonton

Dates and Times:                               

Dates to be announced - Check the Training centre calendar for current dates and times                   


Meals will be supplied for each day.
 Please note that attendance of full course is necessary for Completion Certification.

To Register:

Contact the Ironworkers Training Centre at (780) 482-0908

 

Important Course Information

  • A $150 Fee will be charged to NO SHOWS or those who fail to attend the entire course.
  • 1st year apprentices who are required to attend will forfeit their Bursary payment for completing school if they fail to attend the class.
  • Participants are asked to arrive 10 min before the start of class.
  • Late arrivals will not be permitted.

 

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EDMONTON

10512 – 122 Street Edmonton, Alberta Canada T5N 1M6


Phone: 780-482-0720

Fax: 780-482-0874 Training Centre Co-ordinator (Scott Papineau): 780-482-0908

FORT MCMURRAY

Operating Engineers 955 Office

258 Gregoire Drive

Fort McMurray, Alberta

Canada T9H 4K6


HOURS

Mon-Fri 8:00-4:30
Closed for lunch (12:00-1:00)
Phone: 780-482-0908
Fax: 780-482-0901

JOB LINE

Edmonton: 780-482-1637
Ft. McMurray: 780-791-5866

DISPATCH

Edmonton Dispatch
Recording: 780-482-1637
Telephone: 780-482-0720

Fort McMurray Office
Recording: 780-791-5866
Sub Office: 780-743-2023
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