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One out of every three Canadians identifies themselves as a workaholic, and these individuals are much more likely to be dissatisfied with the balance between their work and family time than other workers, a new study has found.

About 39% of self-identified workaholics reported that they usually worked 50 or more hours per week, twice the proportion of only 20% among non-workaholics.

Source: Statistics Canada

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Students ready for employment stage of Partners Building Futures project

Partners Building Futures has good reasons to celebrate with 30 women of the first intake successfully completing the 10-week pre-employment training period.

“The pre-employment training was designed to prepare the participants for the workforce and assist them in making a career choice in non-traditional trades for women,” said Doug Homer, Project Manager with Partners Building Futures. “ They received training in a variety of areas which included math and science refreshers, personal management, life skills, job site visits, employability, and practical trade related skills and safety.”

Participants are currently in the process of finding employment to complete their apprenticeship portion of the program.

Upon employment, students will be required to complete the standard apprenticeship requirements until time of certification as registered apprentices through the Apprenticeship and Certification branch of the Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour.

“We hope employers take advantage of this opportunity to hire these women,” said Angela Crowley, Program Coordinator for Partners Building Futures. “They are extremely keen and ready to learn and gain experience in their selected trades career.”

Partners Building Futures is the first project of its kind in Canada. The three-year pilot project is being conducted in Bathurst, Moncton and Saint John. The overall goal of the project is to assist women on social assistance pursue a career in non-traditional trades. This would in turn increase female participation in non-traditional trades and also reduce the dependency on social assistance.

“It’s been a great experience and I’m learning a lot in the painter’s trade. The guys treat us like anyone else and make you feel like a part of the team,” said Vicki Mitchell, a participant of Partners Building Futures. “I hope to get full-time employment and have a good secure future for myself and my children.”

The project is delivered by Skills/Compétences Canada New Brunswick and co-funded under Human Resources and Social Development Canada's Pan-Canadian Innovation Initiative, as well as the departments of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour and Family and Community Services.

Employers interested in hiring a student with Partners Building Futures can contact Doug Homer at (506) 455-7252 or by email at partnersbuildingfutures@nb.aibn.com.

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