Business World |
June 2015
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developing the skills we need to be leading
edge. It’s also about keeping up with mod-
ern tools and technologies, and grasping the
changing nuances of the way we build and
the way we procure.”
Through TCI, the association is also helping
develop the next generation of building in-
dustry professionals. Recently, for example,
they formed partnerships with roughly a
dozen colleges and universities across Cana-
da to create a “big competition.”
“That’s an opportunity for third-year stu-
dents to actually learn about the tendering
process first-hand,” he explains. “We recruit
fourth-year students of these institutions to
review their submissions. It’s one of many
