Industry Training Authority Pats Itself on the Back
By 250 News
Wednesday, May 10, 2006 02:44 PM
The Province’s Industry Training Authority is patting itself on the back for having exceeded its apprentice and training targets and for seeing more businesses taking on and sponsoring those trainees and apprentices.
Here are some of the targets, and the current numbers being touted by the ITA:
| Category | 2005/06 Target | 2005/06 Actual | % Above Target |
| Trainees | 24,000 | 26,525 | 10.5% |
| Employers | 8,500 | 8,819 | 3.8% |
| Youth | 2,500 | 3,259 | 30.4% |
The ITA now says the number of apprentices in B.C. has climbed 80% since 2004 and that in the past 12 months, nearly three thousand industry training "tickets" have been issued.
The CEO of the ITA, Brian Clewes, says there are two main factors for the Authority’s success "A strong BC economy and the more relevant, flexible programs and policies we’ve worked hard to put in place."
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