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Career Profile: Cabinet Maker

September 30th, 2015; By Erin Kelly

Description: A cabinet maker has the ability and skills to build furniture, re-finish furniture, and design furniture of all kinds. Say your mom wants to re-design her kitchen cupboards; a […]


Bridging the Gap: Women in Skilled Trades

September 30th, 2015; By Erin Kelly

A documentary by Elizabeth Smith, in association with Rogers TV In this awesome documentary, we get to see hardworking, dedicated women working in the trades industry of Canada. It is […]


Career Profile: Micro-Electronics Manufacturer

September 22nd, 2015; By Susan Huebert

Imagine working with something so small that you can barely see it. How would you ever manage to do anything with it? Micro-electronics manufacturers work with equipment to produce very […]


Women in the Trades, Statistics and Perceptions

August 29th, 2015; By Jamie Hadland

When you picture a construction worker, plumber, electrician or pipefitter, what image comes to mind? Most people imagine a burly, middle-aged man, wearing overalls, covered in dirt or grease. Trades […]


Spotlight: ACCESS ‘Your One Stop Shop’ for Aboriginal Apprenticeship

August 26th, 2015; By Erin Kelly

Who? “ACCESS Trades is committed to providing apprentices with the resources and support necessary to successfully complete the full term of their apprenticeship.  Our only goal is to help Aboriginal […]


Career Profile: Concrete Pumping

August 25th, 2015; By Patrick Start

Concrete pumping; what is it? You may have seen those cement trucks dumping cement into trenches and sidewalks. The concrete pump serves a similar purpose, but it is used for […]


Career Profile: CNC Machinist

August 25th, 2015; By Patrick Start

Computer Numeric Control, more commonly known as CNC emerged during the 1940s and 50s. In its simplest form, it is the usage of a computer to create and machine a […]