Apprentice Profiles

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The voices of experience. Here's where tradespeople share insightful stories and tips about what the job is really like -- how they got started in their apprenticeships, the rewards and challenges, what to do and what not to do.

• Agricultural Equipment Technician - Mike Hill
• Agriculture - Dairy Herdsperson - Haet Marks
• Agriculture - Swine Herdsperson - Joseph Rooyakkers
• Arborist - Rob Miller
• Auto Body and Collision Damage Repairer (Branch 1) - Hartley Ellis
• Automotive Service Technician - Chris Capowski
• Baker-Patissier - Karine DesLaurier
• Brick and Stone Mason - Adrienne Barrett
• Carpenter - Matthew Chartrand
• Construction Boilermaker - Timothy Alexander
• Construction Craft Worker - Lori Parker
• Cook - Branch 2 - Shanda Koivunen
• Drywall Finisher and Plasterer - Ron Cleerlund
• Early Childhood Educator - Alison Morley
• Educational Assistant - Rosemary Ziccardi
• Electrician: Construction and Maintenance - Janet Crowther
• General Machinist - Raymond Copeman
• Hairstylist - Amanda Shenk
• Heat and Frost Insulator - Justin Moyer
• Heavy Equipment Operator: Dozer - Fernando Serafim
• Heavy-Duty Equipment Technician - Daniel Fortin
• Hoisting Engineer: Mobile Crane Operator (Branch 1) - Ron Crook
• Hoisting Engineer: Tower Crane Operator - Shane Pennell
• Industrial Electrician - Ryan Cooper
• Ironworker - Patrick McMahon
• Machine Tool Builder and Integrator - Joel Campbell
• Metal Fabricator (Fitter) - Robert Rogers
• Motive Power Machinist - Robert Lee
• Mould Maker - Eric Zeenaeme
• Pattern Maker - Terry Brouwer
• Plumber - Louis Levesque
• Recreation Vehicle Technician - David Gosselin
• Sheet Metal Worker - David Trevison
• Small Engine Technician - Kelly Anne Saar
• Sprinkler and Fire Protection Installer - Jaramie Strokes
• Steamfitter - Colin Hotson
• Terrazzo, Tile and Marble Setter - Jocelyn Monteith
• Tool and Cutter Grinder - Steve McMullen
• Tool and Die Maker - Carolyn Sienkiewicz
• Truck and Coach Technician - Diana Yocum