EDITOR91裸聊视频橲 NOTE: This story was first published April 21 in the Surrey Now-Leader91裸聊视频檚 16-page special section on education in the trades. Click to see the full e-edition.

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By David Hogben, Contributor

A career in the skilled trades is just a click away, thanks to the new College of the B.C. Building Trades.

The college is actually a virtual hub and online-learning module for more than 15 trade-specific schools across B.C.

The schools and campus are the union trades trainers of the B.C. Building Trades, which represents tradespeople ranging from electricians and heavy equipment operators to pile drivers, carpenters, bricklayers and sheet metal workers.

Rather than browsing endlessly on different websites, prospective students can find all the information they need at collegeofthebcbt.ca. They can listen to student testimonials, watch videos of tradespeople working, learn about eligibility requirements, check out salary and job prospects, take practice tests and connect directly with their school of choice to register.

Tuition at most schools is low- to no-cost, and students are also eligible for bursaries and scholarships along the way.

91裸聊视频淭his is a one-stop shop to learn about career opportunities in the unionized construction industry, get connected to learning resources to support them in their pre-apprenticeship, join a union and get access to resources to help them through their apprenticeship program,91裸聊视频� said Kyle Downie, CEO of SkillPlan, which developed the college91裸聊视频檚 learning management system.

The site features a section called Explore Our Trades, where prospective tradespeople can learn about the many opportunities that exist with unions in the construction trades.

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91裸聊视频淭his is an area where people can click on and learn about the variety of careers that they can have,91裸聊视频� Downie said.

91裸聊视频淭hey can learn about, for example, a career as an electrician or a carpenter, or a crane operator. Then they can go deeper into this page to watch videos, learn about the projected growth for career opportunities, how much money they will be making, the key skills and attributes they will need, the requirements to enter the trade, and so forth.91裸聊视频�

A lot of young people have trouble getting information about the trades from teachers and career counsellors, said Downie, partly because many in the education system don91裸聊视频檛 fully understand what careers are available, what qualifications are necessary and what wages and benefits they can expect.

91裸聊视频淪o, they can go to the Explore Our Trades section to learn about all these opportunities,91裸聊视频� Downie said.

Then, they can make informed decisions about the trade they might want to pursue.

91裸聊视频淔rom there, you can click on the Build Your Skills section, which takes you to the learning centre where there are all different learning tools to help support you in figuring out if you have the aptitude you need, then gain the skills needed to get into that particular trade.91裸聊视频�

A lot of potential tradespeople won91裸聊视频檛 have all the education they need to immediately launch a career. For example, they might need to make up some courses, such as math, reading or science. The site then shows them how they can get their missing prerequisites.

91裸聊视频淔rom there, they can actually find resources that are trade-specific to help address those gaps,91裸聊视频� Downie said.

Video tutorials are also available to help students through areas of challenge. More than 2,000 tutorial videos are being created that students can access to support them on their journey.

91裸聊视频淓ventually you will be able to watch a video of an instructor teaching trigonometry, for example. You will be able to learn that concept and do practice exercises,91裸聊视频� explained Downie.

The journey continues even after a student has started an apprenticeship program as they can continue to come back to this learning centre for access to apprenticeship-specific tutoring resources to help them get through challenging areas in technical training.

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