Navigating today’s youth towards career in the trades – local experts hosting Job Talks later this month

MEDIA RELEASE May 1, 2024

– Local parents are invited to a talk from an expert on why the trades are a smart career pathway for their children

The talk may also be of interest to companies and human resource professionals looking to better understand the attitudes of parents and youth towards the trades, information that may be useful in developing long-term hiring strategies.

Jon Callegher will host Job Talks on May 22, 10:30 a m to noon, at Bethel Park Chapel, 252 North Park St., Brantford. It is a ticketed event.

Callegher is a leading Canadian researcher on job satisfaction and how to engage youth in the skilled trades. He is executive director of the company Job Talks, which promotes the trades on behalf of schools and industry groups. The George Brown College professor speaks passionately about why parents should be more open to the idea of their children going into the trades, as an alternative to university Youth going into a trades apprenticeship can learn on the job while being paid, and don’t have to take on student debt.

Callegher also speaks on the growing shortage of tradespeople, and how trades jobs are in high- demand, well-paying, rewarding and stable – a message the Ontario government has also been heavily promoting.

Job Talks is being presented by the Chamber of Commerce BrantfordBrant, in partnership with the Grand Erie District School Board and the Brant Haldimand Catholic District School Board, with event management provided by Workforce Synergy

Limited tickets for Job Talks are available from the Chamber of Commerce Brantford-Brant’s website: www.chamberbrantfordbrant.com