Future in Trades
Trades Exploration - this full-time 7-week program provides learners the opportunity to explore various trades offered at SNP. The program is designed for individuals interested in pursuing a career in skilled trades but are unsure what field to specialize in. As students gain experience in introductory theory and hands-on exposure their interests should develop in a particular field.
Metals Explorer is a 5-week tuition-free program allowing learners to focus on industrial trades. Programs are designed to help individuals interested in a trades career but unsure what field to specialize in.
What will be your future in trades?
Additional program benefits to eligible applicants include:
- Tuition-Free
- Small classes
- Open to Indigenous and non-indigenous learners'
Program Entrance Requirements
- Minimum 16 years old or older
- Willing to commit to full-time classes, 4 days per week
- Have CSA-approved steel-toed boots (above ankle)
The Trades Exploration program is open to domestic students only.
Learning Outcomes
Students will participate in introductory topics in areas that include:
- Shop Safety
- Soft Skills for Manufacturing
- SNP Trades Program and Career Exploration
- Intro to Blueprint Reading
- Intro to Pottery (trades exploration only)
- Welding and Metal Fabrication Introduction
- General Machinist, CADD, and 3D Printing Introduction
- Introduction to Culinary Arts (trades exploration only)
- Introduction to Woodworking (trades exploration only)
Contact
Address:
411 Elgin St.
Brantford, ONN3S 7P5
General Contact:
Program Contact:
Accrediting Institution
Six Nations Polytechnic
Program Length
Trades Exploration - 7 weeks, full-time days *4 days per week
Metals Explorer – 5 weeks, full-time days *4 days per week
Next Program Intake
- Trades Exploration: January 19, 2026
- Metals Explorer: February 17, 2026
Campus
Brantford Campus
Credential Type
Certificate of Completion – Future in Trades