biggest problem with trades in this province is lack of schools for apprentices to go to get their skills to advance in a trade . we have 2 apprentice machinists and 2 fabricator apprentices and where looking to add a millwright to the mix , but schooling for that is not open till sometime in 2017 . i really feel for those who have to uproot their lives for several months in certain trades and travel from up north to do their training in the mainland .
as for trades , tough call i have been in the machinist trade since the 80,s , and if i was starting over not sure what direction i would go . i can say this computer skills are huge assets . i have very little in that area as i spent 25+yrs of in the trade as a manual machinist and i now work exclusively with CNC,s and use a computer daily .