National Training Announces the Boilermaker Biennial Apprenticeship Competition - In 2012, the Boilermakers will introduce an exciting team dynamic and new format to the National Apprenticeship Competition, taking place June 24th-28th in Moncton, NB. Click here to learn more!
2010 winner Eric Hache of Lodge 146
The Trustees of the National Training Trust Fund support the establishment of a National Competition for graduate Boilermaker apprentices in Canada. This competition encourages and motivates apprentices to achieve their best during their apprenticeship. The National Apprenticeship Competition and Awards Banquet provide a platform for industry, governments and delivery partners to meet and discuss training advancement. Over the years the competition has helped to establish best practice in the areas of mentoring, training and development of the apprenticeship program. The competition allows the competing Boilermakers apprentices to showcase their skills and abilities to industry.
In 2010, the Trustees decided to change the format of the Apprenticeship Competition from an annual event to a biennial event. The decision to host the competition every second year allowed for the opportunity to introduce a new and exciting team element, which is realized by each Local sending a team of two candidates to the competition. When Locals select the individuals to compete on their behalf, one apprentice is selected from the class which graduated the year prior to the competition, and one apprentice is selected from the class which graduates the year of the competition.
As our industry and organization has been built on strong team work and partnerships, having teams of apprentices compete not only adds excitement to the event, but is also more representative of the crew interaction required on all successful projects. Recognizing the importance of promoting strong communication and team building skills to members and apprentices, a new Top Boilermaker Apprentice Team Award has been created to complement our standing tradition of awarding the individual Top Canadian Boilermaker Apprentice Award to one recipient from each year of graduate apprentices.
Award Title
 2008 winner David Pinault of Lodge 146 |
As the apprenticeship program is jointly sponsored by the Union and Contractors, the Boilermaker National Training Trust Fund Trustees passed a motion agreeing to sponsor an industry recipient award in honour of an industry representative. Each year the award name is changed to honour a new contractor representative that has contributed to the progress of the apprenticeship program. The Awards shall be presented each year to the outstanding Canadian apprentices who win the National Competition. | |
The actual award is a bronze sculpture depicting a Boilermaker journeyman mentoring an apprentice on the job. The large sculpture is held for the year following the competition by the Local area that the winning graduate apprentice received his or her training. A second smaller replica sculpture is given to the apprentice along with a monetary gift. |
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A competitor prepare the tube ends
Requirements for Candidates
To be eligible to compete in the Canadian Boilermaker Graduate Apprenticeship Competition the candidates must:
- be indentured in the Boilermaker program;
- not have received more than one year of time credit prior to starting their apprenticeship in the Boilermaker program;
- not have completed or hold a journey person trade ticket in another trade;
- have completed their final year of in-school training during the period September 1st, of the prior year through June 30th, of the year of the competition; or
- have completed their final year of in-school training during the period September 1st, of the prior year through June 30th, of the year preceding the competition year;
- have obtained the number of hours worked required to complete their apprenticeship during the period July 1st, of the year preceding the competition to June 30th, of the year of the competition or have reasonable expectations to complete the required hours during the following year after completing the last period of in-school training.
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Judging the Competition
The task of judging of the competition is conducted by 12 judges. 4 from the Boilermaker contractors or clients, 4 from the Boilermaker Union and 4 from the Institutes that provide the in-school technical training for the apprentices.
17th Annual Canadian Boilermaker Graduate Apprenticeship Competition
| Date: | June 20-24, 2010 | ||
| Location: | Edmonton, AB | ||
| Award: | Richard Albright/Sandy MacDonald - Grant Brooks | ||
| Winner: | Eric Hache, Lodge 146 |
2010 Contestants
Left to right: Jackson Bishop Lodge 555, Lucas Wood Lodge 128, Andrew Dolan Lodge 73, Adam Saunders Lodge 359, Eric Hache Lodge 146, Francis
Cadieux Lodge 271.
See Photos from this Competition
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