Apprenticeship Awards of Distinction

The Apprenticeship Branch and the Apprenticeship Trades Qualifications Board is pleased to announce the 2008 Apprenticeship Awards of Distinction designed to commemorate those that have shared their time and talent to train apprentices thus contributing to the development of certified journeypersons with a special passion and pride for their trade.

Watch the 2007 Event Video!

Event Details

On October 23, 2008 the second annual “Apprenticeship Awards of Distinction” gala dinner will be held at the Delta Winnipeg Hotel Grand Ballroom. The event will recognize the outstanding contributions that employers, journeypersons and instructors make to the Manitoba Apprenticeship training system and acknowledge the support and commitment of Apprenticeship Provincial Trade Advisory Committee and the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Board members.

The evening will also be an opportunity for Manitoba’s apprentices to shine. Apprentices in the cook trade will design and prepare the dinner menu supervised by a team of chefs from Delta Winnipeg Hotel and instructors from apprenticeship pre-employment programs. Apprentices representing other trade sectors will also be involved in the production of awards and venue decorations.

If you are interested in supporting this event, more information is available by downloading the Sponsorship Information and Application Form. The 2007 video will also provide you with highlights of the event.

Award Categories & Nomination Forms
DEADLINE: CLOSED

If you know of a deserving employer, journeyperson and/or instructor, who has made an outstanding contribution to Apprenticeship training and who has made a difference in the skilled trades, we want to hear from you!

Employer of the Year
two awards:
urban (Winnipeg and surrounding area ) & rural

Journeyperson of the Year
two awards:
urban (Winnipeg and surrounding area) & rural

Instructor of the Year
one award

Individuals may nominate an outstanding Manitoba business/organization who has employed a registered apprentice(s) within the past five years. An employer for this award is defined as a business or organization that engages individuals to work for them as registered apprentices and pays wages.

A nominee for this award must demonstrate support for the Manitoba Apprenticeship training system, encourage success of apprentice(s) and provide a working environment that encourages excellence.

Individuals may nominate a certified journeyperson in Manitoba who has been the primary trainer of a Manitoba apprentice within the past five years.

A nominee for this award must perform above and beyond the requirements of a journeyperson, demonstrate excellent coaching skills by effectively transferring knowledge and skills to the apprentice and be respectful, fair and equitable.

Registered apprentices and recently certified journeypersons may nominate an instructor who taught an apprenticeship technical training program at a Manitoba institution funded by the Manitoba Apprenticeship Branch of Competitiveness, Training and Trade between July 2007 and June 2008.

A nominee for this award must perform above and beyond the requirements of an instructor, demonstrate excellent communication and presentation skills, encourage pride in the trade, be respectful, fair and equitable.

2007 Apprenticeship Awards of Distinction Recipients
Congratulations to all finalists and their nominators!

Back Row (left to right): Wade Chessman, Revolutions Hair Salon; Jamie Hertzog, Brandon Chrysler Dodge Ltd.; Bernhard Teschner, PCL; Jim Beauchamp, RRC; Norm Bobrowski, Rosenort Motors.

Front Row (l to r): Fred Fast, Porcherie Gauthier; Kevin Skinner, PCL; Heidie Janzen, Shear Bliss Salon & Spa; Drew Irwin, Magicuts; Martin Molloy, UCN/WTC.

Employer of the Year-Rural
Brandon Chrysler Dodge Ltd., Brandon

Honorable Mention: Porcherie Gauthier, La Broquerie, MB

Employer of the Year-Urban
PCL Constructors Canada Inc, Winnipeg

Honorable Mention:
Magicuts, Winnipeg

Journeyperson of the Year-Rural
Heidie Janzen-Hairstylist, Shear Bliss Salon & Day Spa, Morden

Honorable Mention:
Norm Bobrowski, Motor Vehicle Mechanic, Rosenort Motors, Rosenort

Journeyperson of the Year-Urban
Wade Chessman-Hairstylist, Revolutions Hair Salon, Winnipeg

Honorable Mention:
Bernie Teschner, Carpenter, PCL Constructors Canada Inc.

Instructor of the Year
Jim Beauchamp, Boilermaker Instructor,
Red River College

Honorable Mention:
Martin Molloy, Industrial Mechanic (Millwright),
University College of the North/Winnipeg Technical College