At Trade Winds to Success Training Society, our mission is to empower Indigenous individuals in Alberta by providing pre-trades training. We are currently seeking a dedicated and skilled Carpentry Instructor to support the delivery of our Residential Construction Program, including practical training through the […]
In working towards creating more opportunities for women to join the trades, Trade Winds to Success is excited to announce our partnership with Oteenow Employment & Training Society to offer tuition-free pre-trades electrician training to First Nations women. This program will run in Edmonton, AB […]
Want to gain skills that will help you start a career in carpentry or residential construction? Trade Winds to Success is partnering with Fishing Lake Métis Settlement and Elizabeth Métis Settlement to offer our outreach Residential Construction Program for members of both Settlements. Training will […]
Recognizing Support for Indigenous Trades Excellence Trade Winds to Success proudly acknowledges and extends our deepest appreciation to Red Flame Industries and the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum for their generous contributions to the success and empowerment of the First Nations women in our Women’s Finishing Carpentry […]
Trade Winds to Success Training Society’s Residential Construction Outreach Program Gets $600,000 Boost from TD Bank Group Funding to Help Empower Indigenous Peoples Through Community-Based Carpentry Training [Edmonton, AB – [February 7, 2025] – Trade Winds to Success Training Society is proud to announce a […]
Interested in becoming a carpenter or working in residential construction? Trade Winds to Success can help kickstart your apprenticeship through our tuition-free Residential Construction Program! The next program will run in Edmonton, AB from May 20, 2025 to September 19, 2025. Participants will be given […]
Spotlight on Indigenous women shaping the future of trades during Women in Construction Week (March 6, 2025, Edmonton, AB) As Women in Construction Week and International Women’s Day shine a spotlight on the contributions of women in male-dominated industries, Trade Winds to Success is proud […]
Ramona Soosay is the second child of five born to Sylvia Arcand and the late Corporal Ray Arcand in Edmonton, Alberta. A proud Cree woman raised on Alexander First Nation in Treaty Six Territory, Ramona has always carried the strength of her heritage with her. “Being […]
I am Tiffany Wapass from Thunderchild First Nations, I am an independent millennial mother of two. I always knew about Trade Winds; in 2014 I came to an info session but didn’t pursue it at that time, because I knew I wasn’t ready for the […]
My name is Shinea Small, and I am Indigenous from Ermineskin Cree Nation within Maskwacis on Treaty Six Territory. I am a mother to a five-year-old boy. I practice traditional ways of life and incorporate the beliefs and values in our everyday lives. Including tanning […]
