Training and Equity Initiatives on the British Columbia Vancouver Island Highway Project: A Model for Large-Scale Construction
The equity initiatives in training and hiring on this large project were unique and stunningly successful. At peak production periods the equity hires constituted more than 20 percent of the workforce, a figure that is ten times higher than normal. This project was the first time a significant effor...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.1069.8284 2023-05-15T16:15:28+02:00 Training and Equity Initiatives on the British Columbia Vancouver Island Highway Project: A Model for Large-Scale Construction Marjorie Griffin Cohen Kate Braid The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives 2000 application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1069.8284 http://www.sfu.ca/%7Emcohen/publications/Womenlab/equity.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.1069.8284 http://www.sfu.ca/%7Emcohen/publications/Womenlab/equity.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://www.sfu.ca/%7Emcohen/publications/Womenlab/equity.pdf text 2000 ftciteseerx 2020-04-26T00:18:11Z The equity initiatives in training and hiring on this large project were unique and stunningly successful. At peak production periods the equity hires constituted more than 20 percent of the workforce, a figure that is ten times higher than normal. This project was the first time a significant effort had been made to integrate women and First Nations in a commercial highway project. It was accomplished through two risktaking and innovative measures. One was a priority for equity hires in the collective agreement and the other was the establishment of a training site where women and First Nations (mostly male) built a section of the highway as part of the training process. This article examines these features and the experiences of the workers, contractors, and trade unions with the equity initiatives. It pays particular attention to the construction industry workplace culture and how this affects training for equity groups. Text First Nations Unknown |
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The equity initiatives in training and hiring on this large project were unique and stunningly successful. At peak production periods the equity hires constituted more than 20 percent of the workforce, a figure that is ten times higher than normal. This project was the first time a significant effort had been made to integrate women and First Nations in a commercial highway project. It was accomplished through two risktaking and innovative measures. One was a priority for equity hires in the collective agreement and the other was the establishment of a training site where women and First Nations (mostly male) built a section of the highway as part of the training process. This article examines these features and the experiences of the workers, contractors, and trade unions with the equity initiatives. It pays particular attention to the construction industry workplace culture and how this affects training for equity groups. |
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