Building bridges between all communities
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JUNE 2014 • PAGE 11 "Creatingfuturesonefamilyatatime!" Creatingfuturesonefamilyatatime! CENTREFORABORIGINALHUMANRESOURCEDEVELOPMENTINC. "C CENTREFORABO EF TREF TRE TR A FO REFORA TR RABO A R " CAHRD www.cahrd.org (204)9897110 C -Upcoming2014NeeginanCollegePrograms- AerospaceManufacturingTechnician Aviation(TIG)WeldingTechnician BuildingSystemsTechnicianFifthClassPowerEngineering CanadianWeldingBureau(CWB)WeldingQualificationProgram Carpentry-Level1Apprentice NumericallyControlled(CNC)OperatorTrainingProgram MENTINC. C. Contactustoday! CAHRDisanon-profit,humanresourcedevelopmentorganizationthatdeliversLiteracy,Education, Training,andEmploymentServicestotheurbanAboriginalpopulationofWinnipeg. FormoreinformationonanyofCAHRD'sprograms,pleasecall204-989-7110. Toursstart9:00AMeveryFriday(excluding holidays)at304-181HigginsAvenue GasTurbineRepairandOverhaulTechnician-Level1&2Apprentice IndustrialManufacturingTechnician Information&OfficeAdministrationAssistant Machinist-Level1Apprentice MedicalDeviceReprocessingTechnician MedicalLaboratoryAssistant "Like"usonFacebook! "Follow"usonTwitter! Chris Kematch and Jenna-Lee Bour- geois, are two recent grads from the RRC Community Based Intro to Trades program delivered at the Selkirk & District Community Learning Centre (SDCLC) in Selkirk last fall, 2013. In response to the demand for skilled workers, projected to reach over 70,000 by 2020 in Manitoba alone, Chris and Jenna responded to an information session held at the SDCLC and both were accepted into the program. Chris was interested in trying the trades and showed a particular talent in the electri- cal practicum provided in the MTL lab. Chris is an outstanding student with an excellent attitude. Chris decided to pursue the electrical trade and has set a goal of getting his "ticket" as a jour- neyperson electrician. Prior to joining the Intro to Trades program, Jenna was currently employed in a position that had a very limited career path. This is why Jenna decided to considered the program. Jenna made the decision to take the risk of transitioning from a job to a possible career in the trades with the opportunity for advancement and the rewards of a better paying ca- reer. Jenna showed her dedication and skills in completing the program in spite of the risk of giving up her job and struggling to obtain support for the costs of the training. The 5-month certificate program is a project cen- tered delivery of trades curriculum with a focus on the trades directly re- lated to the housing industry, in partic- ular, electrical, plumbing and carpen- try with exposure to other high demand trades such as welding. Details of the program are available at the following link, featured in the May edition of First Nations Voice. http://www.firstnationsvoice.com/ index.php?action=archives&year=2 014&month=05&page=2 The certificate program enables stu- dents to pursue options such as more education in a pre-employment special- ty, direct entry into employment and or apprenticeship opportunities. Chris has chosen the pre-employ- ment electrical route and will attend RRC Notre Dame campus in the fall. Jenna has signed on as a level 1 ap- prentice electrician with a local electri- cal company and is currently working on a project in Winnipeg. Information on the next intake can be obtained by contacting the Chair, Betty-Ann McIvor at 204-632-2567 or the Academic Coor- dinator, Bob Fisher at 204-805-3577. intro to CoMMunity-Based trades proves Career suCCess For aBoriginal students My name is Trevor Greyeyes, Peguis First Nation registered band member, and I am the newest and latest editor of the First Nations Voice. For those who may know me, it is safe to say that I've been around the block before as the editor of other monthly Aboriginal publications and stints in the mainstream media. I am also a member of the Indigenous Writers Collective, formerly known as the Aboriginal Writers Collective, and I am known to pick up a guitar and perform in public every now and then. No need to bore you with a lengthy and in-depth resume right now. If you see me out and about in the community, by all means say hello or bend my ear about any topic. As well, I'd just like to extend an invitation to community groups, organizations, businesses and individuals to submit ideas, articles or bon mots to me or the First Nations Voice in the future. I can't guarantee that every idea or submission will be used but it will be considered. My contact information is on the masthead for the First Nations Voice. hello, i aM the neW First nations voiCe editor By trevor Greyeyes Trevor Greyeyes Betty-Ann McIvor, Aboriginal Education and ACCESS Programs