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Skills Ontario free app provides new tool to help students explore skilled trades and technology careers

Ontario Construction News staff writer

Skills Ontario says it has launched its new career exploration app for Apple and Android devices, Just ahead of the Feb. 1 deadline, Ontario college applicants can now discover more than 150 skilled trade and technology specialties. The fully bilingual app is the ultimate toolbox to exploring skilled trade and technology pathways for students of all ages, the organization asserts in a statement.

Through an aptitude quiz, quick links to partnered organizations, a calendar of fun events, and frequent scholarship and employment opportunity updates, users can see which career paths could be the right fit for them and will learn more about how to succeed in these fields through the app. Users will receive continuous updates with new resources, event details, and scholarship and employment opportunities, and can be found by simply typing “Skills Ontario” into an app store.

“We are thrilled to announce that our app is live,”  Skills Ontario CEO Ian Howcroft says in a statement. “Inspiring the next generation of skilled trade and technology leaders is crucial to our success as a province, and we are looking forward to providing this unique learning opportunity to Ontarians. Skilled trades and technologies play an imperative role in our lives and continuing to promote these fields and support the professionals working within them benefits us all.”

Mark Buckshon
Mark Buckshon
Mark Buckshon founded the precursor business behind Ontario Construction News in 1989. Earlier, he worked as a journalist and sub-editor, including a stint on the Bulawayo Chronicle in 1979-80, during the transition from Rhodesia to Zimbabwe.  He has lived in Ottawa since 1981. While most publishers achieve their role through a sales/business development career, Mark developed his business skills after succeeding as a journalist, and he continues to enjoy actively writing, editing and contributing to the publication. Mark can be reached at buckshon@ontarioconstructionnews.com
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