Students from the Regina Trades and Skills Centre were at Carmichael Outreach on Wednesday gathering experience from removing concrete and forming sidewalks.
The program offers students a chance to learn the trades from a hands-on experience at a construction site, which also benefits non-profit organizations in the area.
Executive director Brian Shankowsky said it’s a successful program that sees 95% of their students gain employment upon completion.
Not only does it give students a chance to work in a real life setting, but it also helps out non-profit organizations in the community. Shankowsky explains how they benefit.
Regan Kay is one of the students at RTSC said this experience will help him reach his ultimate goal.
Kay and his colleagues are able to do the labour at no cost for the non-profit organizations thanks to their materials being partially funded through donations from the RBC Launch Grant.
Students also completed work earlier this month at Camp Monahan at Katepwa Lake, which included demolition and putting siding on cabins.
