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Brantford on . believes his team theseskillsiortheCamdwnWeldingBureauand/orthel’eclwal’ SafetyStandardsMithonty‘ . Nagywasnamed captain Saturday showed some~ DespflewddmgbeWJamaleMina!“"adefiugenymdmemg'idmlerfwnd"”bum lastTuesday. Head coach That leaves thing on the fitlorhel After ten YeéfiwlmaGCO'QEYOW" company "13‘ W35 9°l"9 ‘0 WWWQM Dean DeSilva said while the team with an . weekend. of a trade. Her past experience with soldering and small steel proiects took her in the directional Nagy is quiet in the locker 3.12.1 record. .. . He also thinks MMr room. he leads by example good for eighth . .1. the result against 'l wasalittle brinervousabout welding because most offirewelderslknewweremen. Whenlwent on the ice. in the 1838115 7 e. ,, a Brantford WOUId toLJP SkillsandspoltewiththeinstrmorWstudents,lMcornl0flablErlghtaway. ineverfeklilrel Nagy wants to become They are ’4»: have been much wastreateddifferentlybecauselwasafemale'. more of a leader in the neck-and~neck 5‘ different if the . . . , . , - dressing room. with the Winter ottNagy Siskins hadn’t Susie completed general welding and pipe welding training at UP Skills and upon graduation, a . . . . immediately WM toalocal union hall. Thequaiificationsearnedat UP Skillsgotheracalltodoa [want to talk a little Hawks}:th Sit at8-1_0-2. I been called forafive-minutr. pracp’calweldtestwhichshecompletedandpassed. Thenextstep willbeanaptitudetestandpending more, he ““1 _ . Kitc otter and ‘LIS'OWC . maaorin the 575‘ period. ‘ those results.5usiewillbeirwitedto beqinaioumeyrnanapprenticeshipprogram. Though hes quickly meanwhile, arent too far We killed that penalty _ _ , m! adapting to the new role, ahead With 10 and 11 Wins for two minutes, but then m*gf;‘h‘qum“mswm“UPW"WVM;°M‘Q°«WL°$W° Nagyd‘id notseeit coming respectively. they ended up scoring a m“ lipprogramwhidikvzillgumeiagluevemygoali WM“ 35‘” "'94fo directlyinto “l was actually a bit Nagy said he felt “pretty couple of goals." DeSilva 5“ ya" a" “9mm” a ‘5 ”mm" 35““ mmm. shocked when they told me,” good" about the weekend's said. 'I chose UP Skills becauselcwldn’tafford tospendtwoyearsatacommltycollegedoingaslmllar the 19-year-old forward games “in the second and third M393!“- Asa Single "lathe! l mmoomlbllmfi and Wmummwwmifflam said “I wasn't expecting it at “We played with a lot of period. we outscored them wage. Bythe time I finish myapprenticeship, I can earn well over $30.00/hour.’ all." heart,” he said. 4.2." SomeweldinggradflikeBradCaflanderaimtoowntheirownbusiness. BradoarnetoUPSldllsabout ln Nagy's filmy"? games NOW that heart haste Th? Siskins next home 12yearsagototakeaémonthgeneralweidingskillscourseandleftwith4CanadianWeldingBureau as captain, the Sisluns con- start translating into wrn- game is Sunday at 1:30 pm. tickets anda markoi 1mm", tinued to tread water. splitâ€" ning more consistently, he against Stratford. Brad's hard work paid off in spades. 'After leaving UP Skills i went to work right away for a custom ~~ iabrican‘ng company in Guelph. lwasthereover iOyears. continually upgraded myslrills and l'm now PEACE trust getting readytoopenmyowncustom welding shop'. F nth ; . r . Bradactuallyaccomplishedtwogoalsatthesametirne.lnslxnionthswhi’letakinghlsweldingtrainlng. MUtual Ald 7., , __; we“ a. iNYFG‘RiTY he also earned the high school credits he needed to achieve his diploma at Continuing Education in “ ‘ " " ‘ ‘ H y, _ ii . \ ~ , Guelph. This unique arrangement withtheUpper Grand District School Board is available to all students ‘ h participating in programs ofl9weeksormoreat UP Skills. stewards lp 'I didn't do so well in high school 20 years ago. so finishing my diploma was a big deal for me'. i liked - ‘ COMPASSION the fact that I could work on my English credits at my own pace. . .no pressure...and I did really welt ‘ . 92%!" . tradition MikeLay‘arecentweldiriggraduateofacornrrmltycollege.cametoLJPSkillstoupgrode. Discouraged &_ Of UUSI ‘ byresponses from employers, Mikeknewheneeded practical training to bring his skills toa (er-unable 3‘ O m m o n Va I U e S : . level. 0 O ‘ o r 'i'mahands-on learner. llllredmycollegeprogrlntbutmoretimewas spent in theclassroom learning ’ 1" _ . l theorythanactualiy welding. So.lfailed mycertification tests. At UP Skillslspendallmytimewelding . -.~'-..' . aMhMpassed dimytatsmmemmry: Jom us for our Fall Member Event 2455. 1 Mike says accessibility to an instructor iskeytothesuccess ofanyprogramiMike passed his allâ€"position Wednesday, November 10' 2010 from 1 lam ‘ 2pm. “ ‘ ‘ SMAWticketsaheadofscheduieandiscurrentlyparticipatinginplpewelding trainingatUPSitllls Our CEO. Brent Zorgdrager, Wlll speak at noon, _ ‘ $5 Though the recession hit this area hard with so many iobs linked to the automotive sector, the job. We welcome the opportunity to share mid-year updates and chat With our -. ‘ 5% market rsgaining strength. Weldersare needed. Newiobs appeardailyontheServiceCanada yobbanlr members and community partners 1% and UP Skills is receiving calls from local industry lookingforslrilled welders weekly. . " . y . . ‘ Not a member yet? 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