Skilled Trades courses begin with the prerequisite Skilled
Trades 10. In the Skilled Trades Centre, a safe, appropriate
learning environment, this course gives the students a general
over-view of the 65 designated trades, what is required to work
as a tradesperson, what the working conditions are, and the use
of basic hand tools. It is through the use of hand tools that
students build motive and hand-eye co-ordination, and balance.
Construction Trades 11 and Transportation Trades 11 are sector-
specifc. This means that the students narrow their focus on six
to eight trades in a sector. Students further prepare themselves
for either direct entry into the workforce or additional post
secondary studies by performing the work of one trade in Skilled
Trades 12 Co-op. Working directly with a certified journeyperson
in the trade helps the student to distill his or her learning
and apply those skills on the job! The fact that there are
potentially such strong ties between Skilled Trades Education
and the skilled trade