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"The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people." Cesar Chavez |
:: Thursday, December 28, 2006 ::
A career path less travelled - By Daniel Girard, Toronto Star, Canada
Paul Shrimpton had always thought university was for him.
But after two years – one in an "elitist" program at Carleton University in Ottawa, another studying "impractical things" at the University of Toronto – he decided his dad was right, learning a trade was a good choice.
Five years later and completing his final schooling at George Brown College to become a certified electrician, Shrimpton, 26, is even more convinced.
"Many of my (university) friends can't necessarily use their degrees," says Shrimpton, who makes about $26 an hour as a union apprentice working in everything from auto plants to highrise condominium construction and will top $30 an hour once he finishes his studies and certification exams.
"But I have a skill and people allow me to do work based on what I know.
"It's almost like I'll have a lifetime licence to print money."------------------------------------------- posted 8:31 AM :: reference link ::
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