Skilled Trades Blog

At The Skilled Trades Academies, we have many students come into our classrooms to learn the tricks of the trade and become licensed gas technicians. We are proud of each and every one of them and love when we get the opportunity to catch up with a graduate and learn what they're up to now.

We caught up with graduate Ashtyn Ahern who attended the Skilled Trades Academy after his co-op placement and now works for Montgomery Gas.  

At The Skilled Trades Academies, we have many students come into our classrooms to learn the tricks of the trade and become licensed gas technicians. We are proud of each and every one of them and love when we get the opportunity to catch up with a graduate and learn what they're up to now.

We caught up with graduates Austin McMullen who now works at Montgomery Gas to hear about his experience.

At The Skilled Trades Academies, we have many students come into our classrooms to learn the tricks of the trade and become licensed gas technicians. We are proud of each and every one of them and love when we get the opportunity to catch up with a graduate and learn what they're up to now.

We caught up with graduate Allan Tait. He's now working at Hamco Heating and Cooling and, within months of starting, was promoted to the position of Service Technician.

At The Skilled Trades Academies, we have many students come into our classrooms to learn the "tricks of the trade" and become licensed gas technicians. We are proud of each and every one of them and love when we get the opportunity to catch up with a graduate and learn what they're up to now.

We are always blown away by the number of grads who we see out working or who stop by to say "Hi!" One of those visitors was Anthony Milana, who attended our full-time course at our St. Catharines campus from September 2008 to February 2009 and graduated fully licensed with his G3 and G2 certificates. He is now working at Mr. Furnace in St. Catharines.

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Niagara and Halton Skilled Trades Academies are proud of all of our graduates and love sharing their stories. Keith Murray attended the Halton Skilled Trades in January 2013 to complete both his G3 and G2 licenses. He now owns and operates ProLogic Comfort Solutions Inc. in Hamilton. Keith took the time to tell us why he chose an education at the Halton Skilled Trades Academy and decided to start his own business.

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Niagara and Halton Skilled Trades Academies are proud of all of our graduates and love sharing their stories. Antony Hanson attended the Halton Skilled Trades from May until June of this year to get his G3 license. He is now the owner and general manager of Canada Climate Services Inc. in Stoney Creek. Antony took the time to tell us why he chose an education at the Halton Skilled Trades Academy and decided to start his own business.

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Niagara and Halton Skilled Trades Academies are proud of all of our graduates and love sharing their stories. Jeff Curtis graduated from the Niagara Skilled Trades Academy in 2004 and now runs his own successful business, Revolution Energy. Jeff and his team of licensed professionals — which currently employs another Niagara Skilled Trades Academy grad — have been providing home comfort solutions to residents in the Niagara Region since 2007.

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At Niagara and Halton Skilled Trades Academies, we are proud of all of our graduates and love sharing their stories. Alicia Bowlby attended the Skilled Trades Academy last year and successfully completed the Full Gas Technician course. Here's what she had to say about her experience at the Skilled Trades Academy and being a woman working in the skilled trades industry.

ESTIMATED READING TIME: 3 MINUTES

At Niagara and Halton Skilled Trades Academies, we are proud of all of our graduates and love sharing their stories. Jeff Maltby attended our Oakville campus from January to May of this year and successfully completed the Full Gas Technician course. Here's what he had to say about her experience at the Halton Skilled Trades Academy and working in the skilled trades industry.