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Trades Exploration

The Trades Exploration is a pre-employment training program designed primarily for newcomers to Canada. The 4-week program covers information about finding and keeping a job in the skilled trades, including: understanding the apprenticeship process, preparing for the Certificate of Qualification exam, labour laws and regulations in Canada, understanding what Canadian trades employers look for in a new employee and resume and interview preparation.

Course content

🔒 Become Hire-Ready
🔒 Building Connections in the Trades
🔒 Get Interview Ready
🔒 Job Search Like an Insider
🔒 Personal Branding for Career Success
🔒 Show Your Skills Build Your Resume
🔒 Tailor Your Resume
🔒 Turn Interviews into Offers

🔒 Accessibility Matters: Building Better Workplaces
🔒 Creating Workplaces Where Everyone Belongs
🔒 Embracing Canadian Culture
🔒 Financial Skills That Open Doors
🔒 Getting to Know Canada
🔒 Indigenous History: RRMW
🔒 Protected at Work: Understanding Employment Standards
🔒 Secrets to Workplace Success
🔒 Stay Driven, Stay Successful
🔒 Stress Management and Mental Wellbeing at Work
🔒 The Power of Teamwork
🔒 Workplace Communication: What You Need to Know
🔒 Workplace Expectations in Canada

🔒 Certifications for Career Readiness
🔒 Connect With Your Employer Liaison
🔒 Customer Service in the Skilled Trades
🔒 Mapping Your Career Journey
🔒 Pathway to Placement Success
🔒 SMARTER Goals: Turning Plans into Actions

Program Survey

Print these and hand them out, or fill them in with the group. They are the same forms for every cohort, so the answers stay comparable.

  • Client Pre-Cohort Survey
  • Client Post-Cohort Survey

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Themes 4
lessons 36