Training Alberta's Indigenous People for Success in the Trades
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About Us
Trade Winds To Success was established in 2005 by the Joint Training Trust Fund and is partnered with Indigenous community organizations and government funding agencies to provide First Nation, Metis, and Inuit people an opportunity to receive pre-apprenticeship training and shop experience in the following construction trades:
Boilermaker, Carpenter, Construction Craft Labourer, Electrician, Ironworker, Industrial Mechanic (Millwright), Plumber, Steamfitter-Pipefitter, and Welder.
Our pre-apprenticeship training program is free to participants and has become the best screening tool for employers because of our empowerment of participants to be ready, willing, and able to work. Participants complete our program with the relevant knowledge, training, safety tickets, Personal Protective Equipment, and support.
Our Vision
Trade Winds to Success builds the foundation for Indigenous people in Alberta to secure employment and achieve journeyman status, leading to economic well-being.
Our Mission
Through our network of partners and stakeholders, Trade Winds to Success provides pre-apprenticeship training and support to Indigenous people in Alberta, leading to success in the trades.
Member Organizations
As specified in the by-laws of the society, the member organizations of Trade Winds to Success include representatives from the Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ISETS) agreement holders and Union Training Trust Fund partners.
The Union Training Trust Fund partners include:
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Pipe Trades Training Trust Fund
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Represented by Chris Waples
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Millwrights Training Trust Fund
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Represented by Dave Robinson
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The ISETS agreement holders include:
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Metis Nation of Alberta
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Represented by Lorne Gladu of Rupertsland Institute
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Community Futures Treaty 7
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Represented by Sanford Big Plume
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Oteenow Employment and Training Society
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Represented by Lyle Donald
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Board of Directors
Each member organization appoints an individual to sit on the Trade Winds Board of Directors.
Linda Domak
President
Representing Community Futures Treaty 7
Mike Bohnet
Vice President
Representing Millwrights Training Trust
Kristena Belcourt
Director
Representing Ruperstland Institute
Secretary Treasurer
Representing Oteenow Employment and Training Society
Angus Potskin
Director
Representing Pipe Trades Training Trust
Joan Isaac
Trade Winds Executive Director
Representing Trade Winds to Success Training Society
