The existing Standards for Skilled Labourer and HEO were used as the basis of competency development and curriculum for these occupations. The criteria for performance of these standards was developed with guidance from the Project Steering Committee and validated with subject matter experts. The core competencies and criteria for entry level HEO and Skilled Labourer are attached (see Part II Appendices B and C). A process of assessment or PLAR was developed and piloted based on these competencies. The Assessment Package is contained in Part I.
Training was developed and piloted (Part I) and provided participants with a Certificate of Completion and a draft wallet card prototype was designed (see Part II, Appendix A).
Getting to the basics of what a person knows and can do will help to provide good workers in this sector but the training they receive will be critical to a sustainable labour market development model that adds value. To ensure that entry level Manitoban construction workers are qualified and certified, the training must also meet a standard. The need for guidance when purchasing HEO training is apparent. Therefore, evaluating and monitoring the training being purchased for HEO training is the final piece of the process. The project work includes a framework for assessing and evaluating training and can be seen as the Purchase of HEO Training (Appendix E).