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Virtual Visits and Key People | Added on February 11, 2011

The demand for skilled tradespeople is rising. If you want to be one of the lucky ones, try a career in the construction business. Interesting, diversified and well-paying jobs are waiting for you.

Click on “Careers” and read about the following trades and view short videos of tradespeople on the job:

  •     Boilermaker
  •     Bricklayer
  •     Cabinetmaker
  •     Carpenter
  •     Crane and Hoisting
  •     Cribber
  •     Electrician
  •     Elevator Constructor
  •     Floor covering Installer
  •     Framer
  •     Gas Fitter
  •     Glazier
  •     Heavy Equipment Operator
  •     Heavy Equipment Technician/Mechanic
  •     Insulator
  •     Interior Systems Mechanic
  •     Iron Worker
  •     Landscape Technician
  •     Millwright
  •     Painter and Decorator
  •     Parts Person
  •     Plasterer
  •     Plumber
  •     Refrigeration and Air conditioning Mechanic
  •     Roofer
  •     Sheet Metal Worker
  •     Sprinkler System Installer
  •     Steamfitter/Pipefitter
  •     Tile setter
  •     Truck Driver
  •     Welder

You can also learn about the different trades by building and exploring. Click on “Play now,” select a virtual construction site and click on the names to see workers and to get information. 

The “Career options” section offers more career descriptions and videos. Watch workers share how satisfied they are with their trade, and how much fun and freedom they experience at work.

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Format : Web site

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Boilermaker, Bricklayer, Cabinetmaker, Carpenter, Crane & Hoisting, Cribber, Electrician, Elevator Constructor, Floor covering Installer, Framer, Gas Fitter, Glazier, Heavy Equipment Operator, Heavy Equipment Technician/Mechanic, Insulator, Interior Systems Mechanic, Iron Worker, Landscape Technician, Millwright, Painter & Decorator, Parts person, Plasterer, Plumber, Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanic, Roofer, Sheet Metal Worker, Sprinkler System Installer, Steamfitter/Pipefitter, Tile setter, Truck Driver,Welder

Author and legal information

  • Organization: Winnipeg Construction Association

Please note that all relevant programs were considered.

Programs of study directly linked

Vocational training

  • Automated Systems Electromechanics (5781)
  • Business Equipment Technical Service (5765)
  • Cabinet Making (5530)
  • Carpentry (1928)
  • Commercial and Residential Painting (5616)
  • Construction Electricity (1930)
  • Electricity (5795)
  • Fire Safety Techniques (5691)
  • Furniture Finishing (5642)
  • General Building Maintenance (5711)
  • Heavy Truck Driving (5643)
  • Masonry: Bricklaying (5803)
  • Masonry: Bricklaying (Old Version) (5608)
  • Plastering (5786)
  • Plastering (Old Version) (5613)
  • Plumbing and Heating (5648)
  • Preparing and Finishing Concrete (5617)
  • Refrigeration (5575)
  • Refrigeration (New Version) (5815)
  • Residential and Commercial Drafting (5750)
  • Tiling (5800)
  • Tiling (Old Version) (5612)

College-level

  • Architectural Technology (221.A0)
  • Civil Engineering Technology (221.B0)

University-level

  • Architecture
  • Building Engineering

Programs of study indirectly linked

Vocational training

  • Industrial Construction and Maintenance Mechanics (5760)
  • Northern Building Maintenance (5702)

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