Try A Trade and discover your future!
The
Skills2Advance
Try A Trade
program includes:
• Free 8-week multi-discipline training program
• 8-week paid workplace placement
• Support to find in-demand jobs & apprenticeships!
Try A Trade provides students with an introduction to welding, machining, metal fabrication and construction craft worker trades. Partnering with Six Nations Polytechnic (SNP) and the CWB Welding Foundation, the Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie (WPBGE) will offer 3 classes of 12 people each in Brantford, Ontario.
Successful completion of the program will earn participants many certifications including: Horizontal and Flat FluxCore CSA 47.1 FW Classification welding qualification, Certificate of Completion micro-credential, forklift license, Standard First Aid with CPR-C, Working at Heights, Health and Safety and more!
The program will also include a paid 8-week workplace placement with the potential to lead to employment and apprenticeship.
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Benefits
• Free training
• Training stipend
• Skills upgrading
• Paid 8-week work placement
• Job search assistance
• Apprenticeship connections
• Graduate with multiple certifications
• Support from dedicated staff and instructors
Program Details
8 Weeks Training
• Health & safety
• Introduction to welding, fabrication, layout & design
• Basics of AutoCAD, 3D printing, electronics, robotics & CNC routing
• Practical machining skills
• Basics of metallurgy
• Standard First Aid with CPR-C
• Forklift License
• Working at Heights
• Literacy & basic skills upgrading
• Workshops on resume writing, interview skills, mental health, workplace culture, financial literacy and more!
8 Weeks Placement
• Paid placement by employer
• Required placement starts after training is complete (dates can vary)
• Full-time, up to 40 hours per week
• Wages range starting at minimum wage
• Staff will assist you in finding a placement but students are also required to job search on their own
• Placements could lead to employment and/or apprenticeship and better quality of life
• Placement/Job positions vary, see potential careers for more info
• All students must complete a placement to the best of their ability
After the Training & Placement
Skills2Advance will support you in:
• Finding employment in the manufacturing or construction industries
• Registering as an apprentice
• Pursuing further training & education
Certifications
• Certificate Of Completion
• Horizontal & Flat FluxCore CSA 47.1 FW Classification welding qualification
• Forklift License
• Working at Heights
• Workplace Health and Safety
• Literacy & Basic Skills Certificate
• Psychological First Aid
• Standard First Aid with CPR-C
• Overhead Crane Operation (theory)
Who’s Eligible
• 16+ years old
(If you are 16 or 17 years old you must have a high school diploma or equivalent )
• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred. Exceptions will be reviewed on an individual basis
• Legally entitled to work in Canada (Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, Refugee)
• Has reliable transportation to attend training locations on specified dates
• Lives in one of the following areas: Brantford, Brant, Norfolk, Haldimand, Six Nations, The Credit, Hamilton, Kitchener, Cambridge, Waterloo & Oxford
• Must be ready to work full-time in manufacturing or construction industries
• Self-identify as either a youth (age 16-29), female, low-income, person with a disability, newcomer/immigrant, Indigenous, Racialized Person or 2SLGBTIQA+
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Able to crouch, kneel, stoop, bend
• Manual dexterity ability
• Comfortable with basic computer functionality
• Able to stand for up to 8 hours a day and perform physically demanding tasks regularly
• Able to commit to different working shifts
• Able to work for a wage between minimum wage and $25 approximately an hour
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1.
Contact us to discuss if our programs are right for you
2.
Complete the easy sign up process
3.
Take and finish training, earn certifications
4.
Get the job you want!
“This was a very good program if you are on the fence with what direction you want to go in the trades especially if it relates to welding. You will get a good sense if this is something you want to pursue or not very quickly. The staff and instructors were very supportive in my needs and how the training was delivered. I highly recommend.
- Participant
Potential Jobs
• Entry-Level Welder
• Machine Operator
• Production Associate
• General Labourer
• Assembler
• Skilled Trades Helper
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