Outside of the office, 2013 saw the number of official Gold Seal Projects continue to grow, with two projects being registered from the Grand Valley Construction Association and one from the Construction Association of Nova Scotia. In 2014, the Calgary Construction Association will host a “Gold Seal Project” at CANA’s National Music Centre being constructed by CANA Construction. Across the country, Gold Seal Projects are a reflection of experience, competency, and excellence in the management of construction. In these projects, a firm works with their local construction association and the Gold Seal Certification Program to jointly promote Gold Seal as part of a construction project. The objective is to educate non-certified workers about Gold Seal certification and to honour those who have earned their certification by the end of the project. “We’ve seen a growing number of interested firms in Canada who want to explore how they can register a Gold Seal Project,” says Barry Brown, chair of the Gold Seal Committee. “Gold Seal Projects help increase a project’s exposure and the tangible benefits of certifying employees are felt well beyond a project’s completion. It is a great marketing tool, as well as an excellent way to promote ongoing excellence within a company.”
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Stephanie Wallace, manager of the Gold Seal Certification Program, is hopeful recent upgrades for the online system for submitting and reviewing Gold Seal applications will continue to grow the program.
Any construction company that would like to promote their excellence in the management of construction and would also like to promote Gold Seal certification is encouraged to participate in the program. The process is quite simple, whether it is through contacting the local construction association, or filling out the form on the Gold Seal website. Lastly, this past year was the final year for individuals to gain certification as “Senior Practitioners” in the Gold Seal program. This designation was created
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to recognize construction managers with a wealth of experience in the industry. Since its inception to completion, the national Gold Seal Certification Program has been extremely proud of the number of individuals reaching this milestone, which has continued to showcase the expertise and experience available in the Canadian construction industry. For more information about this and other Gold Seal-certification initiatives, including how you can become certified, visit goldsealcertification.com. n
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