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EducationTrades23TuesdayDecember172013HaveaSafeandHealthyChristmasFortSmithHealthandSocialServicesAuthorityMedicalClinicandLabX-RayHolidayHoursDecember23December24December25December26December27December28December31January1OPENOPENCLOSEDCLOSEDOPENOPENOPENCLOSED...............................................EMERGENCYSERVICESEMERGENCYSERVICESremainavailable24hoursaday.ByMARIACHURCHWithfederalfundingun-certaininthenewyearAuroraCollegesintensiveTradesAwarenessProgramTAPwasheldmonthsearlytoallowSouthSlavestudentsthechancetotryoutatradeofchoiceandnishoutthetwo-partprogram.TAPnowinitseighthyearasapilotprojectisjointlyfundedbytheSouthSlaveDivisionalEducationCounciltheNWTdepart-mentofEducationCultureandEmploymentandafed-eralgrant.ThefederalgrantistheonlyfundingthatisuncertaintocontinuethisyearsorganizerJanieHo-barttoldTheJournal.WellhavetowaitandseeuntilMarchwhetherthegov-ernmentofCanadaisgoingtocontinuethatfundingshesaid.Ifthegrantisnotrenewedtheprogramsor-ganizerswillbelookingatndingfundingfromothersourcesincludingthecor-poratesector.Asatwo-partprogramTAPsintroductorysessionistypicallyheldatthecol-legeinthefallfollowedbyHighschooltradesprogramheldearlyatcollegeProgramorganizersuncertainaboutfuturefederalfundingtheintensiveprograminthespring.Withthebudgetonthelineorganizersjumpedontheopportunitytoholdtheintensiveprogramearlyandinvited34studentstothecollegelastweek.Wewantedtomakesurethatthisyearskidsgotanop-portunitytocometotheinten-siveprogramthatswhyitwasheldalittlebitearlythisyearHobartexplained.ThelastminuteplanningwasachallengeshesaidbutwithintroductoryTAPorganizedonlytwomonthsagothesimilaritiesmadeiteasiertorememberwhatwasrequired.Whiletheintroductorysessionsawstudentstryoutanumberoftradesthesecondparthadthemfocusononeoffourtradeselec-tricalmechanicscarpentryorcooking.Whatwearehopingisthatanumberofthesestudentswill-becausetheyenjoyedit-considerbecomingap-prenticeswithinthattradeHobartsaid.Rightnowthetradesaretheplacetobe.Demandfortradeswork-ershasbeensteadilyontheriseacrossthecountryandisexpectedtocontinuewithmoreandmoreyoungpeoplechoosingnottostudytradi-tionalprofessionsaccordingtoStatisticsCanadadatare-leasedthissummer.IntheNWTonly5.5percentofthepopulationaged25to64havearegisteredapprenticeshipcertificateashighestlevelofeduca-tionmanyofwhomareinthehigheragerange.WiththeterritoryslatedformassivedevelopmentprojectssuchastheInuvik-TuktoyaktukhighwayandtheGahchoKudiamondmineskilledworkwillberequiredforconstructionaswellassupportservicesthataretiedtoindustry.Therearejobsoutthereforthemandtheygetpaidwell.Alotofjourneymenareearning50-plusanhourandsomeofthemmoreHo-bartsaid.TheNWToffersanap-prenticeshipprogramthatallowsstudentstobreakuptheirschoolingwithpracticalon-the-jobexperience.Overthefouryearsthestudentsrackupalmost5000hourstowardstheirjourneymancerticate.Therearemorethan200recognizedtradesinCanadaincludingthetraditionalme-chanicalandplumbingtradesandthelesstraditionalsuchashairstylistslocksmithsandlandscapers.PhotosStevenLeeSSDECTamaraLaffertyofDeninuSchoolinFortResolutionracestohammeranailinduringtheTradesOlympics.Studentscompeteintheblow-gunshootusingamarettetakingabreakfromtheweek-longTAPclasses.