UA Canada adopts CWBi Acorn as training tool

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CWB Group has announced a strategic partnership with UA Canada whereby UA Canada will adopt CWBi Acorn as a training tool for its welder members.

Through this strategic alliance, CWB Group and UA Canada will provide a platform for learning and enhance awareness of the skilled trades.

“UA Canada has a long-established reputation of being a leader in the piping industry,” said Trent Konrad, Acorn manager. “The CWBi Acorn team is excited to partner with UA Canada and support their commitment to training excellence by providing them with a world-class educational resource. Our industry needs a strong workforce, and a strong workforce begins with quality training and skills development. This partnership will ensure that students, educators, and industry professionals are provided with a low-cost fully national training program.”

“UA Canada has a history of over 130 years of educating and training apprentices and journeypersons in nine Interprovincial Red Seal trades for the pipe and welding industry and has the most highly trained and qualified specialty welders in Canada,” said Larry Slaney, UA Canada training director. “We look forward to the partnership with CWB as one of the leading organizations on welding standards and qualifications to provide and promote the welding trades for youth, towards creating the new workforce for the future of our industry. Canada needs a new workforce of highly skilled, motivated people, and the Acorn team will play a large role in enabling that workforce.”

The welding industry is continuously changing and adapting to new technology and innovation in the workplace. CWBi Acorn is a state-of-the-art program that meets the needs of these challenges and provides industry-relevant content for both educators and learners. The fundamental purpose of this partnership is to provide the future skilled workforce with the right resources at any stage of their career to succeed in their goals.