Trades NL is getting into training in a big way by launching a brand new college of skilled trades that will offer training in six campuses. Candidates will be able to complete their pre-apprenticeship training and progress through journeyperson and red seal in a variety of different trades.
Executive Director of Trades NL, Darin King, says each campus has its own identity as each one identifies with a separate union.
The Boilermakers and Operating Engineers each have a facility in Holyrood, the Ironworkers as well as the Plumbers and Pipefitters are in Mount Pearl, Bricklayers are in Conception Bay South and the Insulators are on Mews Place in St. John’s.
That means there are multiple trades in each campus. King expects there to be significant demand for skilled workers well into the future. King says they will continue to partner with other schools in training for skilled trades.
