Carlton Trail College will be offering bursaries to those who are often underrepresented in the trades, including Indigenous people.
The bursaries are also being offered to newcomers, women and people with disabilities.
“The intent of the funding is to really help build a more inclusive and productive workforce, “Carlton Trail College’s development and communications manager Jennifer Brooks says. “The bursary amounts will vary depending on the amount of eligible students.”
Students need to apply for the college’s plumbing and pipefitting, electrician or welding programs to be considered for a bursary.
“They need to be accepted into a program to potentially qualify as a student who would be eligible,” adds Brooks. “Carlton Trail College brokers all the programs that they offer through Saskatchewan Polytechnic. They are delivered within our region and they are taught by highly-skilled instructors.”
The college has teamed up with Saskatchewan Polytechnic and the Government of Canada’s Skilled Trades Awareness and Readiness (STAR) program to offer the bursaries.
“Supporting a skilled, inclusive, certified and productive trades workforce is important to Sask Polytech,” says Paul Carter, Sask Polytech Dean for the Schools of Construction and Transportation. “We are excited to partner with Carlton Trail College to share funding from the Government of Canada’s Skills Trade Awareness and Readiness (STAR) program.”
Applications for the bursaries can be found on Carlton Trail College’s website.
“Students sometimes need a lift to consider further education or training,” says Deanna Gaetz, business and skills training manager with Carlton Trail College. “These targeted bursary funds provide substantial, financial support for those who are often underrepresented in the trades.”
(Photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Polytechnic.)