Make 2023 Your Year!
Happy 2023! This year, we’re dedicated to becoming the best versions of ourselves possible. Through lots of learning and unlearning, we’re determined to make 2023 our year!
5 Free Pre-Apprenticeship Training Programs
Deciding to start a career in the trades can be intimidating, but there’s so much support for you! With numerous programs, resources, and people who want to see you succeed you […]
How career counsellors can help you
Young women will say that they want to make an impact with the work they do but to discover how to connect that desire to a career, spending time with […]
Successful Women Share their Best Career Advice
Choosing a career path and making decisions can be difficult, but with proper guidance and mentoring it can alleviate some of the pressure on young women that comes with navigating […]
Journey of a Pizza – Skilled Trades Teaching Resource
We love teaching at Build a Dream and helping to provide teachers with free resources to encourage their students to learn more about the opportunities around them. We are offering […]
Automotive Service Tech to youth apprenticeship coordinator
Mark Brotherston is an Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) Coordinator for the Thames Valley District School Board. Mark shares his journey in the trades and how his career as an […]
Advantages of Career Guidance
A shifting and expanding job market means that it is more difficult to navigate today than it was a decade ago. Students in high school need to start thinking about […]
Internship Advice for Women in Canada
Are you thinking about an internship? We’ve got internship advice for women in Canada who are looking for that ideal placement to network and build skills. What is an internship? […]
Trade Skills Development Incubator
The Vision The Trades Skills Development Incubator is a hands-on, industry-aligned learning hub designed to increase access, exposure, and workforce readiness within the skilled trades sector. This initiative bridges education […]
Build a Dream applauds Ontario’s commitment to experiential learning
In a release sent to media today, Build a Dream expressed how pleased the organization is with last week’s 2021 Budget announcement from the Government of Ontario which includes a multi-layered Skilled […]
What career is right for me?
When high school students ask, “What career is right for me?” the answer is often, “Follow your passion!”. So what if you haven’t discovered what that is yet? How do […]
How teachers can impact students & career paths
“There wasn’t really a market for it but then, I became a teacher anyway.” Jenan Abderrahman is a Telemetry Engineer in Electrical, Controls and Energy Systems at Enbridge. Jenan joined […]