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1. Ontario Straw bale Building Coalition Apprenticeship Initiative

 
Development and Feasibility Survey - Spring 2011

The Ontario Straw bale Building Coalition (OSBBC) would appreciate your involvement in the development of a straw bale apprenticeship program. We ask that you take some time to anonymously answer ten questions that relate to you as a professional bale builder. We will collect this information and use it to shape what might become a provincial apprenticeship program for technical straw bale building, building science, and plastering.
Our goals are to:
- Further the profession and availability of these natural builders
- Ensure quality of straw bale buildings
- Encourage people currently in the trades to adapt this smart wall system into their skill set.
Thanks for helping out.

1. Demand: How long is your building season?

2. Needs: What would be absolutely necessary for you to consider training a registered apprentice? Click all that apply to you:

3. Costs: The OSBBC, or another organization running such an apprenticeship program would incur costs for hiring in-school educators, administration, insurance, ect. In your opinion, what would be a fair way to recoup these costs? Click all that apply to you:

4. Viability: Apprentices could potentially have to work for multiple employers in order to fulfill all aspects of their training. Click all that apply to you:

5. If apprentices were to work under various employers in order to access specific skills and to receive the highest quality training, in what area would they gain most from working with your organization? Click all that apply to you:

6. Length of Apprenticeship: The OSBBC is currently drafting a curriculum for the apprenticeship which is modeled on the Ontario General Carpentry training manual. This will require the apprentice to fulfill most or all of the components outlined in their training, and will be signed off by various employers as they become confidant that the apprentice can satisfactorily accomplish a task without supervision. Given your understanding of what is involved in fully learning the craft of straw bale building, what length of time do you think is reasonable for a person to learn about bale building before they could work independently?

7. Wages: Part of every recognized trade apprenticeship is wage standardization. This proposed straw bale apprenticeship program may have a set hourly labour rate which apprentices start at, and increases as they complete in-school training, work hours and acquire tools. Please choose from the following STARTING wage ranges that you determine as reasonable.

8. Wages Part II: Once the apprentice has completed their training, what hourly wage do you determine is reasonable to pay a qualified straw bale journey(wo)men?

9. Relevancy: Often times, straw bale contractors will also incorporate a range of other natural building techniques into their structures. Based on the services that your organization offers, would you want such an apprenticeship to be expanded to include other practices? If so, which ones? Click all that apply to you:

10. Value: Would you consider a formalized straw bale apprenticeship program beneficial to your organization?

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