A Skilled Life is a Good Life

Are you a tradesperson 55 or older? We’d love to speak with you! Build a Dream empowers and encourages young women in grades 7…

Entrepreneur, automotive service tech, advocate of advancing women

Erin Vaughan has a passion for business and supporting women. She is an automotive service technician and the President & CEO of Kinetic Auto Service…

#HerPower Awards

#HerPower Awards Build A Dream is a nationwide non-profit that creates powerful initiatives to attract, encourage, and empower young women to explore careers in…

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…

#HerPower Skills

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Response to Article that Highlights Women as the Skills Gap Shortage

In a recent Globe and Mail article, “Women are the answer to Canada’s skilled-trades shortage, but many roadblocks still exist” Julie Gordon (July, 2021) talks about how Canada is…

Andrea from Bloc East at her studio in Toronto.

Barber Studio Entrepreneur & Journeyperson Andrea Biado shares her drive

Andrea BiadoBarber and Entrepreneur – Bloc EastToronto, ON Andrea’s first job in the skilled trades was in the cooking industry. Having worked in a…

Christel Nelson - Automotive Service Tech

Automotive Service Tech Christel talks imposter syndrome, inclusivity

Christel NelsonLicensed Automotive Service Technician – Finch HyundaiLondon, ON Christel’s journey to the skilled trades began in high school when she took an automotive…

Terri-Lynn Woods - OCNI Indigenous Engagement

Trades, nuclear energy, & Terri-Lynn’s journey to support Indigenous communities

Terri-Lynn WoodsManager, Indigenous Engagement and Special Projects Organization of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCNI)Port Elgin, ON From an early age, Terri-Lynn knew that she wanted…

Hydro One tech found support system in teachers

Sheldon WilliamsPowerline Technician, Hydro One Ltd.Toronto, ON Sheldon’s journey in the skilled trades began at the young age of 12 when he worked alongside…

AGYEI PEPRAH-ASIASE, Owner of Paradise Construction Ltd.

General contractor Agyei gives young men & women of colour the opportunity to learn the trade

Agyei Peprah-AsiasePresident and General ContractorParadise ConstructionBrampton, ON Agyei always loved to work with his hands, “I have always had a love of woodworking, construction…

CUSW Powerline Tech apprentice David shares pathway to trades

David SimonApprentice Powerline Technician, Hydro One Ltd.Oshawa, ON Dave Simon is a 3rd-year apprentice Powerline technician at Hydro One. Dave’s journey in the skilled…

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