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From YouTube: NOVEMBER 15 2021 Statements Greg Kyllo
Description
The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
shuswap
well.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
rise
in
the
house
today
to
recognize
a
very
special
group
of
workers
with
over
a
hundred
different
trades
available
in
bc.
Apprenticeships
play
a
key
role
in
delivering
skilled
trades
people
to
meet
the
needs
of
our
trade
of
training.
Our
workforce
november
is
apprenticeship
recognition
month,
a
time
to
highlight
the
importance
of
trades
careers
in
bc.
A
The
industry
training
authority
has
embarked
on
an
apprenticeship
awareness
campaign
apprentice
now
aimed
at
showing
the
real
world
value
that
skills
trades
bring
to
our
province,
bakers,
barbers,
boilermakers,
cabinet
makers,
carpenters
and
cooks,
motorcycle
mechanics,
meat
cutters,
machinists
power,
engineering,
plumbers
and
who
knows
maybe
one
day
we
might
even
see
a
training
program
for
politicians
now,
despite
their
vital
importance
to
our
everyday
lives.
The
incredible
opportunities
available
through
the
trades
apprenticeship,
training
oftentimes
lacks
a
recognition,
the
appreciation
it
truly
deserves,
and
the
demand
for
skilled
trades
workers
in
bc
continues
to
grow.
A
A
A
lot
of
these
job
openings
are
the
result
of
many
of
our
skilled
trades
people
retiring,
which
is
why
apprenticeships
are
so
vitally
important
to
our
province
as
they
help
build
and
inspire
the
next
next
generation
of
skilled
trades.
People
trades
continue
to
be
underrepresented
by
women,
indigenous
canadians
and
cultural
minorities.
A
Only
10
percent
of
bc
apprentices
are
currently
women
with
only
7
percent
obesity
apprentices
being
indigenous
now
I
also
want
to
take
a
moment
to
recognize
and
honor
those
who
are
instrumental
in
encouraging
young
british
colombians
to
pursue
careers
in
trades.
In
my
own
school
district
people
like
reed
finley,
michelle
hall,
curtis
bellows,
doug
brown,
greg
seed
and
john
quilty
are
invaluable
for
encouraging
and
guiding
our
students
to
develop
the
skills,
knowledge
and
passion
they
need
to
pursue
careers
in
the
trades
through
the
district's
career
education
in
applied
design,
skills
and
technology
programs.
A
So
with
the
house,
please
join
me
in
recognizing
all
the
incredible
people
who
are
helping
to
raise
the
next
generation
of
tradespeople,
including
the
apprentices,
their
educational
institutions
and
teachers,
sponsoring
employers
and
the
regulatory
bodies
that
oversee
the
training
and
certification
of
our
tradespeople
and
join
me.
In
wishing
all
british
columbians
and
the
trades
a
great
apprenticeship
recognition
month.