Getting with the programme

摘要

It may seem strange that Nova Scotia, situated on the Atlantic coast of Canada, with its over 200-year history of building fine wooden ships and boats, has only relatively recently established a Boat Builder trade - but this is precisely what has happened.The Nova Scotia Boatbuilders Association (NSBA) led a visit to New Zealand to see first-hand how its apprenticeship programme worked. The small group, which included owners of established boatbuilding companies in Nova Scotia, came away impressed with what it saw and was determined to establish a similar programme back home.