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Grade 8 teacher Richard Melski said an increasing number of students are asking him questions about jobs in skilled trades.
During a recent brainstorming exercise about jobs, Melski, who teaches at St. Pius School in Brantford, said his students weren’t just talking about wanting to pursue careers as teachers and doctors. They were interested in how to become a plumber, an arborist, a sous chef and a massage therapist.
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Melski is one of dozens of local teachers who is sharing a vast collection of virtual information on skilled trades during Epic Week, which officially runs until Friday.
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Holy Cross Secondary School has teamed with JF Homes through the school’s Home Build Program as they are helping with some new home builds in Strathroy’s south end, plus a future partnership with the Hospital Foundation. The partnership gives students hands on experience building houses. Department Head of Technology at Holy Cross, Mike Stevenson, thinks it’s been great so far.
Stevenson adds that they developed the program to offer a trades route at the high school, where students in grades 11 and 12 are working on building houses and are getting hands on experience. He adds that students are able to continue the learning through the pandemic because they’re signed through the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program. He says there is a need within the industry for more trade workers.
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Nick Krauskopf, a Grade 11 student at St. Mike’s, wants to help out with humanitarian efforts in South America once he’s completed high school in Stratford.
Being able to maintain a house on wheels will be critical to his mission, which is why he’s taking part in dual credit electrical course while also receiving a credit at Conestoga College.
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“It’s more hands-on learning, so it’s not a bunch of bookwork, such as math, which a lot of people dislike,” he said. “It’s easy to learn because you’re working with what you’re actually building.”