{"id":104434,"date":"2024-01-29T10:31:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T15:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\/?p=104434"},"modified":"2024-01-29T10:50:36","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T15:50:36","slug":"ua-skilled-tradeswoman-shares-her-inspiring-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\/en\/ua-skilled-tradeswoman-shares-her-inspiring-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"UA Skilled Tradeswoman Shares her Inspiring Journey\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Grace Westenberger, a Sprinkler Fitter from UA Local 56, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, <\/em><em>shares her skills story.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">How did you get involved with skills?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">I competed at the provincial skills competition, in 2023, in Nova Scotia, in the Sprinkler Fitter Skill Area, and I won gold! Following this, I qualified to compete at the Skills Canada National Competition (SCNC) 2023, in Winnipeg where I took home the bronze medal. This is one of my happiest moments. I feel very lucky that I had the opportunity to compete, and it was great to see that I could put myself out there and be successful. When they called my name to come up to the podium at the Closing Ceremony at SCNC, that was an incredible moment!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">My proudest achievement<\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Becoming a member of UA Local 56 is my proudest achievement. I didn\u2019t even know what a union was until I started working for one, and I feel really lucky to be part of it. I take pride in everything I do; I even take pictures of all the job sites I have worked on so I can share them with my family members and friends.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What is your advice for women who want to pursue a career in the trades?<\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">My advice to women who want to pursue a career in the skilled trades is \u2013 <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">just go for it<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">! Also, do your research so you select the right trade for you, as there are many different ones.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Check out this impactful <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/890286172\/d49ba2128d\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">video<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> featuring several tradeswomen from UA Canada including Grace <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Westenberger.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"UA Canada: Women in Trades\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/890286172?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The UA Advantage<\/span><\/b><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">When you choose the UA, you have the opportunity to join an organization with generational expertise. With over 130 years of experience and more than 60,000 professionals spread across the country, we are engaged in every facet of the piping industry. Our tradition of excellence ensures access to top mentors and the best Plumbers, Steamfitters\/Pipefitters, Welders, Refrigeration &amp; Air Conditioning Mechanics, Sprinkler Fitters, Instrumentation &amp; Control Technicians, Metal Trades, Gasfitters and Oil Heat System Technicians in Canada. For more information, visit: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uacanada.ca\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">uacanada.ca<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Grace Westenberger, a Sprinkler Fitter from UA Local 56, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, shares her skills story.\u00a0 \u00a0How did you get involved with skills?\u00a0 I competed at the provincial skills<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":104445,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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