Career Bites

Get to know some of the individuals who make their living working with wood and wood products. You may just See the Potential in a future career!

Peter Gong

West Coast Artist

Dean Heron  

Artist

Arlene McPherson

McPherson Cabinetry

Leslie Myers

Number 10 Architecture Group

Ross Atkinson

Salt Spring Wooden Toys

Adea Chung

Billy Would Designs

Paul Bates

Bates Marine

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The Construction Foundation of BC’s Skills Ready

The Construction Foundation of BC’s Skills Ready initiative held Professional Day workshops this past week with School District No. 78 (Fraser Cascades). Director of Project Operations René Ragetli introduced small groups of educators to trades-related activities that can benefit their classrooms.

Two sessions were developed to encourage teachers to try additional hands-on activities in their classrooms and help them expand the Applied Design Skills and Technology (ADST) curriculum.

The morning session included seven teachers who were shown how to run a spaghetti bridge building activity in their classrooms. The afternoon session saw an additional 10 teachers learning techniques to help their students explore basic woodworking through a wooden iPad holder project. Both projects used in the workshops are also available to view and download through the Skills Ready Projects portal: https://projects.skillsready.ca/

“It was encouraging to see so many educators signing up for these workshops,” said Ragetli. “I believe everyone walked away with some new ideas and knowledge that will help them expand ADST concepts in the classroom.”

Skills Ready empowers young people as they explore and prepare for jobs in the skilled trades and technologies. Through the Skills Ready initiative, we are able to bridge the gap between industry and the next generation of skilled professionals. By bringing industry members to the classroom via presentations and showcase events, youth are able to begin building their professional networks while still in school.

Learn more about Skills Ready by visiting www.skillsready.ca.

Did you know? March 8 is International Women's Day

Did you know? March 8 is International Women's Day! A great opportunity to highlight success stories from women in trades all month!
Workplace Alternative Trades Training (WATT) graduate Alexandra has found a home in the electrical field after completing the pre-apprentice program last February. The 25-year-old has been working steadily for the past eight months since completing the WATT program and entering the work force.

“I worked in mill and finishing shops prior to electrical,” Alexandra explained. “I knew I wanted to be a tradeswoman since I was 11, it was just a matter of finding what was going to fit. To be honest, I was intimidated before I started. Now that I’m in it, I feel like it’s the perfect fit—I understand the majority of what’s been going on and I’ve been picking up on things very quickly.”

Alexandra came across the WATT program after her boyfriend’s co-worker—he had taken the program himself—gave her a flyer. She had always been confident that a career in the trades was the right route for her, but wasn’t entirely sure of what trade, exactly. After taking a look at the flyer, she wasted no time and made a call to set up an interview as soon as possible. Alexandra was accepted into WATT program and successfully completed the three-week program before being dispatched to an IBEW contractor as a pre-apprentice.

Read more about WATT graduate Alexandra and her newfound career as an electrician through our blog at constructionfoundation.ca/blog

Happy New Year from the CFBC team! Here's to a gre

Happy New Year from the CFBC team! Here's to a great 2021! 🥂

✨Happy Holidays from the Construction Foundation

✨Happy Holidays from the Construction Foundation team! We hope everyone has an enjoyable and safe holiday season! ✨

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