(Submitted photo/Chelsea Coupal, Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission)

By Ben Tompkins

SATCC

Handful of locals win provincial apprenticeship award

Nov 10, 2022 | 5:35 PM

A total of six people from the northeast were recently awarded a provincial apprenticeship award from the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission (SATCC).

The Apprenticeship Awards honour the contributions of apprenticeship and trade stakeholders, including apprentices, journeypersons, employers, instructors, and training providers.

Included among this list was Shane Hersack, who was one of thirty journeypersons who were certified between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022, and received the Outstanding New Journeyperson award.

This award is presented to the new journeypersons who achieved the highest mark on the journeyperson certification exam in their respective trades.

Hersack, an auto body and collision technician from Muenster, told northeastNOW it was a nice night of recognition.

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“It just means a lot because, you know, you work your butt off for it and it’s kind of proof that you put a lot of effort into it.”

He currently works at Humboldt Motors in Humboldt, as a painter, where they receive vehicles that have been in a collision and then repair them, get them painted, look brand new again and get them back on the road.

“It’s a lot of hard work, but it’s worth it in the end. You see a vehicle that’s all smashed up and it’s awful to see, but then you fix it and it’s very rewarding.”

Meanwhile, Richard Beadle, a roofer from Melfort, won the Merit Saskatchewan Apprenticeship Excellence Award, which he won for having the highest grade among second-year apprentice roofers in the province.

Beadle has worked in North Battleford, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, and Lumsden, in just the last six months.

He explained it’s nice to represent the area at a smaller community level.

“It’s always nice to be recognized in a smaller part of the province, you know, you just see lots of guys where there’s a larger talent pool and then you’ve got one or two in smaller communities that do well.”

Other local outstanding new journeypersons included Matthew Kessler, a boilermaker from Zenon Park, Brittany Failler, a cook from Humboldt, John Vhal, a heavy-duty equipment technician from Nipawin, and Tricia Chapman, a parts technician, who is also from Nipawin.

Chapman also won the Wendy Davis Memorial Scholarship.

“Saskatchewan’s economy is showing strong and rapid growth, and skilled tradespeople play an essential role in that growth,” added Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison, in a press release sent to northeastNOW.

The SATCC issued 11 additional awards, including the First Nations and Métis Scholarship; the Scholarship for Journeypersons with Disabilities; the Outstanding Employer and Instructor Awards; and the Artisan Award, which is a lifetime achievement award.

Industry partners also give their own awards and scholarships for excellence in apprenticeship and the skilled trades.

“The Apprenticeship Award recipients are champions, helping to build and execute a relevant, responsive apprenticeship and certification system, one that supports our province’s growth and meets the needs of Saskatchewan citizens,” said SATCC Board Chair Drew Tiefenbach.

These were the 22nd annual apprenticeship awards.

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