I need your help.
When I started a painting business 2 years ago, I always had the goal to give generously, to make a positive impact in the community, and to support others who share a similar drive and ambition to achieve great things.
This year, I am so thrilled to announce that we are giving away $2000 in the form of one scholarship that is going to a grade 12 student in the Waterloo Region who is pursuing post secondary education in the skilled trades.
There is currently a shortage of labor in the skilled trades, and it is only getting worse as the older generation is retiring. For every 2 people that are retiring, there is only 1 young person entering into the trades.
For many generations, parents have told their children "if you want to be successful in life, you need to go to university..."
While university might be a great option for some students, it is definitely not for everyone. Four-year university degrees have been getting increasingly expensive. More and more students are graduating with excessive student loan debts, and no plan for their career that involves their degree.
Alternatively, there are amazing opportunities in the skilled trades. Many of these career paths involve a 2 year college degree. The tuition each term is 1/4 of what it is at universities, and 1/8th the price overall.
In addition to this, apprenticeships are available, where students will work in their field, and get paid $20-$40+ per hour, as part of their education!!
Immediately after graduating, many of these students are able to land an amazing career, and it is not uncommon to be earning $80k+
Don't get me wrong - regardless of whether a student goes through university, college, or neither, they can have an amazing career. What I believe makes a person successful in their career is their work ethic, their commitment to personal development, and their network.
My goal with this scholarship is to help close the skilled labour shortage by promoting the trades as the amazing career that they can be. Then to support one student who is perusing post secondary education in the skilled trades, to help with the financial burdens of tuition, food, rent, gas, and the general increasing costs of living.
I hope to find a student who is eager to learn, and eager to work.
A student who is ambitious, who has big dreams, and who is choosing to accomplish them through the skilled trades.
So I need your help.
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If you know someone who this might be able to apply, please send it to them.
If you don't, just repost it, or share it in any other way that you can so that somebody else might see it.
If you have any questions, or want to know more about this opportunity, please do reach out to me.
Lets build a better future together!
Daniel
🎓 Introducing the $2000 Trades Scholarship! 🎉
Capstone Painting is thrilled to announce the launch of the $2000 Trades Scholarship this year!
The future generation of trades workers is essential to the development of Canada and the Waterloo Region. We at Capstone Painting are excited to promote great careers in the trades and to aid one student pursuing post-secondary education with the goal of working in the skilled trades. We aim to empower this pivotal moment in their lives, supporting one student at a time!
Special thank you to the Grand Valley Construction Association (GVCA) for believing in this cause, and for matching Capstone Painting's $1000. Because of their generosity, the winning student of this scholarship will be receiving $2000!
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For more details, and to apply, visit
https://lnkd.in/g4pEVnaJ
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