86 METIS NA TION Of ONT ARIO Annu A l Repo R t 20122013 Bu I l DI n G s yste M s A n D t e CH n ICA l A D v I so R Inte R ns HI p pR o GRAM BS t AIP The Building Systems T echnical Advisor Inter nship Pr ogram BST AIP was designed to develop a workfor ce of highly skilled building inspection and ener gy conser vation advisors that will be leaders in the curr ent tr ends infuencing housing Participants lear ned about Construction materials and techniques ener gy effciencies heating systems and plumbing r elated to r esidential housing Pr oject management Enhanced client ser vices Ener gy audits Unique featur es of this twoyear pr ogram included an emphasis on Metis cultur e cr osscultural communi cation and applied r esear ch in ener gy effciencies and gr een technologies The intent was that upon successful completion of the BST AIP the graduates would be positioned for fulltime employment in the housing industr y or other pr ovincial housing pr oviders BST AIP was intended to enable sustainable r eductions in electricity usage in r esidential homes on a longer term basis The vision was to ef fectively integrate new policies pr ocedur es and pr ograms into the umbr ella public strategies Recent notable achievements BST AIP participants obtained long term employment in the ener gy conser vation sector either thr ough the MNO dir ectly thr ough pr oject partners or thr ough other or ganizations and companies involved in the feld One Inter n r eceived Eco Ener gy T raining and pr ogr essed to next stage in certifcation pr ocess thr ough NRCan One inter n was of fer ed fulltime position within the Infnity Pr operty Ser vices p ro G ram de T a I ls Funders o ntario Power Authority o P A Pr ovince of Ontario T ripartite f unding Pr ovince of o ntario Aboriginal Skills and Strategic Investment f und Pr ovince of o ntario n umber of s taf f 2 s taf f located in t hunder Bay e ligible Clientele Self identifed Metis other Aboriginal people and nonAboriginal people with a grade 12 diploma or equivalent and demonstrable experience in trades or construction Infnity Pr operty Services staf f have over 60 years of combined experience in pr ovid ing social housing services to o ntario people