--- title: It's not too late to find a career you love in Ontario skilled trades description: If your career isn't what you love, consider enrolling in the Niagara Skilled Trades Academy to get started on a career you'll love every day. image: https://blog.getatrade.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Notebook%20and%20pen%20against%20tools%20on%20desk.jpeg --- [![NHSTA_Round-Logo_2021_NO-BACKGROUND](https://blog.getatrade.com/hs-fs/hubfs/NHSTA_Round-Logo_2021_NO-BACKGROUND.png?width=150&height=150&name=NHSTA_Round-Logo_2021_NO-BACKGROUND.png) ](http://getatrade.com) # Skilled Trades Blog # It's not too late to find a career you love in Ontario skilled trades Posted by [Brad Dixon](https://blog.getatrade.com/blog/author/brad-dixon) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Working at a job that you don't love going to every day can be draining and exhausting. For some people, however, it may feel like it's too late in life to go back to school and find a new career, so they never do it. If the career you've chosen isn't what you love doing, there's no reason that you shouldn't get some more training and start something that you love doing. Going back to school as an adult can seem pretty intimidating. However, finding the right private career college which can offer you high quality skilled trades training doesn't have to be daunting. Much like what you'll be doing in the work-force, you're learning in hands-on settings. With the Skilled Trades Academy, it's never too late to find a new career you love. ## Fit learning into your life When looking at changing careers, we understand that you don't want to go back to school for years to get a new degree to start a new career. Taking on a full time workload isn't always possible, especially if you still need to work full time, which is typical for most adults returning to school for further training. The Niagara Skilled Trades Academy offers part-time education, so you can take courses slowly over a longer period of time. [We also offer night classes](https://blog.getatrade.com/blog/consider-night-school-to-get-certified-in-the-skilled-trades), so you can come to classes after you finish work. It may make for long days, but those days will pay off in the end. ## Skilled Trades training is fast In as little as 17 weeks you can be out and working in skilled trades jobs in Ontario with our G3 and G2 certification courses. If you elect to do part time work it does take longer, about 33 weeks, but is still much faster than the average degree or diploma program through most public colleges or universities. With this fast training you won't need to be sitting in a classroom for a long time before you're out in the workforce and loving your job every day. Canada currently faces a demand for Ontario skilled trades workers, which means taking the risk to go back to school will pay off with a job in the skilled trades. ## Love your job every day If your job just isn't quite what you love doing every day, don't wait any longer to find something new. Connect with us at the Skilled Trades Academy for more information on how to get involved and get started in skilled trades employment. 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