Outcomes of a Training and Mentoring Program for Electrical and Plumbing Employers

We are proposing a novel gender-inclusive approach with a focus on understanding barriers faced by women, Indigenous people, youth, and other underrepresented groups to increase recruitment, improve retention, expand and stabilize the construction and industrial workforces across Canada, and support employers. This proposal builds on our prior research on workplace factors associated with health professions’ workplace stressors, injuries and retention, and our former collaborative professional practice with injured miners, employers, and unions on workers’ return to work. Our proposed research will develop and implement strategies to increase worker participation and retention in the construction and industrial workforce, based on gender-, age-, and ethnicity-informed systematic analysis of barriers to recruitment and retention.

Faculty Supervisor:

Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia

Student:

Partner:

The Ontario Electrical League

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

University of Toronto

Program: