Calling all Building Up alumni & current trainees! 💙💛 Join us for our Alumni Holiday Market! 📅 Nov. 21 | 11 AM–3 PM 📍 Building Up Training Centre 🎟️ FREE Entry! Shop alumni businesses, network with employers & reconnect! Register: [email protected]

🛠️ MYTH: Training a new worker takes too much time. ✅ REALITY: Every new worker needs guidance as they build their skills. Building Up helps lay the groundwork. Employers help continue the journey through mentorship, feedback & opportunities to grow. #SkilledTrades #BuildingUp

🛠️ Welcome to the team, Richard Wilson! With 20+ years in construction, Richard joins Building Up as a Working Supervisor, working alongside our trainees to build hands-on skills, confidence & experience for their next step in the trades. 💪 Welcome aboard, Richard! 🎉

Meet Obi Dike, Director of Career Management & Employer Partnership! 👋 “What keeps me here? The people. Our trainees, alumni, and incredible team.” For Obi, leadership means creating opportunities, removing barriers, and helping people reach their potential. 💙 #BuildingUp

🔧 Our trainees recently visited Boilermakers Local 128 for a firsthand look at the trade and apprenticeship pathway! A big thank you to Tom MacNeil, Eddie Wall & Dave Maddison for welcoming our group and sharing your knowledge with the next generation. 👷 #SkilledTrades

From uncertainty to a career in the trades. Before Building Up, Antoine wasn’t sure what came next. Today, he’s a first-term General Carpenter Apprentice with @carpenters27 , earning $25/hour and building a future filled with opportunity. We’re so proud of how far he’s come.💙

Wisdom joined Building Up with a passion for construction, but unsure where it would take him. Through hands-on experience, he found confidence, new skills and a path forward. Now, he’s continuing his journey with us as a Facilities, Maintenance & Support Trainee. 💙

Looking back, building forward. 🦺✨ Our Alumni had an amazing time at the @TCBN_TO NextGen Retreat, connecting with skilled trades professionals and exploring mentorship, professional branding & what’s next in their careers. Proud to see our Alumni shine! 💙

🚧 Employer Myth vs. Reality ❌ MYTH: New workers don’t know what’s expected on site. ✅ REALITY: Building Up trainees learn the workplace habits that matter: safety, communication, reliability, asking questions and applying feedback. Hiring? Connect with [email protected]

🎓 Congrats, Cohort 73! After 8 weeks in class, you’re heading on-site! 🛠️ Through a new Training Centre, new challenges & plenty of change, you showed resilience and flexibility every step of the way. Look how far you’ve come. And you’re just getting started. 💛