The Saskatchewan Safety Council and Saskatchewan Building Trades are collaborating on Building Safer Trades – an initiative that provides free practical safety training and information on union trades for Indigenous youth in Saskatchewan.
The project is funded, in part, by the Government of Canada’s Union Training and Innovation Program.
Over three years, the project aims to engage and provide training to 432 Indigenous youth between the ages of 14 to 21. This year the free training is being offered in the Regina Area; in 2020, it will be offered in the Saskatoon area, and in 2021, the Prince Albert area. The project also intends to reach 150 Indigenous teachers, career counsellors, and education directors from Tribal Councils.
Participating students will first complete the Career Safety Education program, followed by Red Cross Online Blended Learning First Aid/CPR-B (Adult, Infant and Child Rescue).
A certificate of completion of the Building Safer Trades program will be provided upon completion of all modules.
Lyle Daniels, inclusion manager – Build Together at Saskatchewan Building Trades, and Amanda LePine, community relations coordinator with the Saskatchewan Safety Council, kicked off an educator’s workshop on August 28, 2019, in Fort Qu’Appelle to introduce the Building Safer Trades project.
