Opportunity for trades employment for Paul Nation youth

Through an Aboriginal Youth Career Initiative in Trades and related career opportunities, as co-ordinated by CAREERS: The Next Generation and TransAlta, Paul Band students in Grades 10 through 12 will have a chance for employment starting in July with TransAlta. In this program, students will go through an application and interview process for a six-week employment period. At the end of the summer, students will have the chance to continue on as a TransAlta employee, enrolled in the province-wide RAP program, earning high school credits, hours towards an apprenticeship and an hourly wage. “Our goal is to have a positive impact on the communities around us,” said Darren McCrank, TransAlta’s director of Alberta coal services. Employment in other departments, including human resources, finance and communications, will be considered.