Taste of the Trades Day at Durham College
Grade 9 and 10 students from Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary School participated in the Taste of the Trades activity at the Durham College Whitby Campus on Monday, October 21. This activity provided students the opportunity to be inspired and engaged through stimulating workshops associated with skilled trades and apprenticeships. Students and their teachers attended two hands-on, 60-minute workshops representing college programs such as Electrical and Carpentry. This experience fostered a connection to college programs and to post-secondary transitions. Taste of the Trades is funded through the School College Work Initiative, a partnership of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, and the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development.
Read the quotes below to learn what the students had to say about this experience:
"We really enjoyed the carpentry because we had a lot of hands-on work and we made stuff that we got to keep, we also enjoyed the competition at the end of the day. The electrical was fun and it was satisfying seeing the end of project."
"Durham College was very fun and as soon as I heard that we are doing electrical I was very excited because that is what I want to do in the future. Everybody was very friendly and awesome, I loved the experience."
"This event expanded our knowledge in wood working and handling electrical tools. We have learnt how to use a nail gun, build bird houses and decorations in the workshop."
"Going to Durham College today was a good look into stuff I may want to do in the future. It was really enjoyable and fun learning new skills and doing hands on work with classmates. I got to value the skills of others in an educational environment"
"Durham College was really fun. We did a lot of hands on work. We learned how to connect a light bulb and make a bird house and and Christmas tree. If I had the option of going back and try out more trades I would definitely like that."