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[EVENT] Do you have a child in Grade 7-12 who is interested #trades career? On June 1, @OYAP_WRDSB will be hosting a virtual event for parents and caregivers on 5 Great Reasons for a Career in the Trades. Visit our website to learn more and register. wrdsb.social/38KGB3L

UA 527 Plumbing Pre-Apprenticeship students finishing up training before they go out to work with contractors full time next week. @wrdsb @OYAP_WRDSB #skilledtrades #oyap

Happy International Manufacturing Day Waterloo Region!!! First Friday in October! Checkout the local manufacturing plant tour videos created by the Workforce Planning Board. @WPBWWD Link: workforceplanningboard.com/projects/mfgday @KWAwesome @ExploreWR @wrdsb #manufacturing #OYAP #skilledtrades

6 days of Working at Heights training at Acute Environmental & Safety in Waterloo, allows 75 @wrdsb OYAP/Co-op students to work safely at heights on construction sites. These are our future skilled trade workers! #oyap #skilledtrades @MonteMcNaughton

Virtually attend our International Day of the Girl "For Girls, By Girls" Conference for FREE on October 8th to hear from current and future skilled professionals and get empowered! Amazing speakers and panelists are joining us. Sign up at skillsontario.com/young-womens-i…! #SkillsIDG2021

Don’t miss your chance to apply for the 2021 @BOLTfoundation Construction Skilled Trade Scholarship for WOMEN! Deadline for applications is Aug. 1, 2021. Apply here: bit.ly/3ysPfe2 #SOY #SupportOntarioYouth

Summer jobs are a great way to gain experience plus learn knowledge and skills. What summer job helped to inform your career plans? How?

🏘️ More than half of Canadians renovated their home in 2020. There are a plethora of skilled trades careers in need of experts like you to fill the demand! 🧰 Apply for Tomorrow’s Trades Pilot Program today bit.ly/3j9DAN3

Female apprentices are statistically more likely to certify in trades where they have traditionally had a higher representation, according to Statistics Canada’s Pathways Indicators for Registered Apprentices in Canada, 2019 report. Read the full report: bit.ly/3wfoKYg

Support Ontario Youth is proud to announce the 2021 BOLT Construction Skilled Trade Scholarship for WOMEN! In partnership with @BOLTfoundation, we will be giving away 4 scholarships worth $500 each to female apprentices. Apply today (Deadline AUG 1) bit.ly/3ysPfe2

The labour market has been shaken by the COVID-19 pandemic and gaps within the skilled trades are persisting! We are here to support traditionally underrepresented Canadians looking to develop their skills and explore a new career!

Can we get your feedback? We want to know what YOU want to see more from us. Whether it’s specific things on social media, more podcast topics, more events... Our #TradesWeek virtual event (with free pizza!) was a huge success – do you want more like that? Let us know!

Interested in being an #Electrician or a #Machinist? Identify as a Woman or Non Binary over 18? YWCA Hamilton’s Pre-Apprenticeship Program Coordinators welcomes applicants until June 28th, 2021! Learn more here: bit.ly/3gQWkQ0 #apprenticeship #employment

Apprenticeship exams in Ontario are reopening. Spaces are limited as we comply with public health unit guidelines. Contact your local exam centre for availability. ontario.ca/page/finish-ap…

@wrdsb Co-op/OYAP students completing their Elevating Work Platform training at Acute Environmental, preparing them to work safely in their future careers in the #SkilledTrades. #oyap @Joseph_JBell @RonDeBoer1979 @MonteMcNaughton

Support Ontario Youth will offer up to 2,100 young people #training & opportunities through 70, one-day boot camps in #communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The “Tools in the Trades Boot Camps” will run Sept 2021-March 2022. Find out more: bit.ly/3wy56rt

Want to win $150 in @WFSLTD_ & @MilwaukeeTool goodies? We're giving away 100 tool bags + coaching, resources, & networking for women & gender non-conforming individuals pursuing apprenticeship at all levels. APPLY TODAY! webuildadream.com/herpowertools/ #HerPower #SkilledTrades

Yesterday, we announced funding that will connect over 2,000 young people with hands-on training, networking opportunities, and their own tool kit to start their journey in the trades.   We are giving our young people the tools they need to succeed...Literally!🛠🧰