{"id":105816,"date":"2024-05-10T09:28:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T13:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\/?p=105816"},"modified":"2024-05-10T09:28:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T13:28:19","slug":"kristy-pratt-from-southwire-shares-her-passion-for-the-trades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\/en\/kristy-pratt-from-southwire-shares-her-passion-for-the-trades\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristy Pratt from Southwire Shares her Passion for the Trades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW256158373 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256158373 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;2278943f-02ba-46c8-a8af-b6a2f2d3c467|84&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Arial&quot;,469777842,&quot;Arial&quot;,469777843,&quot;Arial&quot;,469777844,&quot;Arial&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,469769226,&quot;Arial&quot;,268442635,&quot;22&quot;,335559704,&quot;1025&quot;,335559705,&quot;1033&quot;,335551547,&quot;4105&quot;,335559740,&quot;276&quot;,201341983,&quot;0&quot;,335559739,&quot;200&quot;,469775450,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;normaltextrun&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">My c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256158373 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">areer <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256158373 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">j<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256158373 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">ourney<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW256158373 BCX0\"><strong><span class=\"SCXW256158373 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><br class=\"SCXW256158373 BCX0\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW256158373 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-CA\" xml:lang=\"EN-CA\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256158373 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">In 2013<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256158373 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">I successfully completed an entrance exam at the Alberta apprenticeship board and obtained my apprenticeship blue book.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256158373 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">This led me to embark on a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256158373 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">multi-year<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256158373 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"> apprenticeship journey<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW256158373 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">. 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