Ontario College of Trades Seeks Registrar

July 1, 2011

Ontario College of Trades Seeks Registrar

Ontario’s newest and largest self-regulatory college has launched a search for a permanent registrar. The Ontario College of Trades was established by Ontario law in 2009 and is set to become fully operational in 2012, serving nearly 500,000 members working in the province’s skilled trades. The board of governors is currently looking for an experienced registrar to lead the college as it regulates and promotes the skilled trades in Ontario to employers, tradespeople, apprentices, and consumers.

“The Ontario College of Trades will ensure that Ontario’s tradespeople and apprentices benefit from the highest standards in the areas of regulation, safety, education, and certification,” said Rod Cameron, chair of the interim board of governors and appointments council. “It’s the first self-regulatory body for the trades in Canada. It will also have the largest membership of any provincial regulatory college in the country.”

The registrar will be responsible for leading the modernization of the province’s apprenticeship and skilled trades system, putting skilled tradespeople on a similar professional footing with teachers, doctors, and nurses, who have their own professional regulatory colleges.

“The college offers the opportunity to communicate in new ways about the value of the skilled trades to Ontario,” said Cameron. “We’re looking for someone with the experience and vision to take this incredible opportunity and capitalize on it.”

The search will appeal to applicants from Ontario’s four trade sectors, which are construction, industrial, motive power, and service, with experience in management in both union and nonunion settings. The board will consider candidates based on expertise in stakeholder relations; business strategies and operational planning; corporate organization and leadership; financial planning and management; progress reporting; and customer communication.

In addition, the college will be seeking other personnel in the areas of communications, corporate services, and member service before the organization’s public launch in 2012.

For more information, visit www.collegeoftrades.ca.