The goal of the Skilled Futures program is to offer junior high and high school aged students across the province the opportunity to engage in interactive skilled trade and technology workshops and virtual events. SCNL has expanded the Skilled Futures program to tackle many relevant career options for students and offers focused workshops for female students and inclusive events for co-ed students.
Skills Canada Newfoundland and Labrador delivers Skilled Futures province-wide and would love to partner with any post-secondary or training institution to plan a career exploration event for both students and community organizations.
Skilled Futures is offered province-wide from September to June and encourages students to participate hands-on in a wide variety of career areas.
A Skilled Futures event would feature a series of interactive workshops created by instructors that aim to educate, immerse, and inspire students of all skillsets about career opportunities. Upon participation, students will receive in-person experience of the featured skill at work and will leave with new knowledge of its value in the workforce and skilled careers. Following the presentation, mentors and industry experts will be invited in to chat with students about experiences working in their specialized field and will be able to connect closer with those interested. In some cases, these could be people working directly in the industry or students of a post-secondary institution. Additionally, students will receive lunch compliments of Skills Canada.
As of 2026, SCNL has delivered programming in the following skilled areas:
Skilled Futures in Green Energy and Emerging Careers
Skills Canada is excited to grow our Skilled Futures program with the launch of a new Green Energy initiative! Students can explore hands-on Electric Car and Wind Turbine Try-a-Trade® kits, along with full-day Skilled Futures events designed to spark interest in green energy careers right here in Newfoundland and Labrador. Keep an eye out—green career programming could be coming to your area soon!
For more information about the Green Energy initiative, please contact Program Coordinator, Spencer Wright at spencerw@skillscanada.com.
What participants are saying:
"So many career choices I didn't know about! This really helped me."
“Some things that inspired me are how most of the speaker's first choices weren’t the trade they’re currently in, showing there’s always a chance to do something you enjoy more if what you chose at first isn’t right for you.”
"The bird house kit was amazing. Our students really enjoyed working on them and learned a lot of new skills by doing the project. Thank you for making this so accessible!”
To learn more about our Skilled Futures event please contact our Director of Programs, Rebecca Lawlor at rebeccal@skillscanada.com.