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Skilled Trades

RRC Polytech opens the door to a world of possibilities, promising innovative work, rewarding roles and opportunities for great pay and advancement.

Build your future with an education in Skilled Trades at Red River College Polytechnic. Whether you’re entering your first year or returning as an apprentice or lifelong learner, you’ll be trained by passionate instructors in modern spaces — helping you apply key skills in realistic shop settings.

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98%New Grads Hired

Get hands-on experience in your trade of choice so you’ll be ready to go out and find your place in the expanding Manitoba job market.

Average employment rate among recent graduates; retrieved from the 2019-2020 RRC Polytech Graduate Satisfaction and Employment Reports.

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96%Grad Satisfaction

Working in a fast-paced environment, you will gain the confidence to succeed in a number of industry segments — creating hands-on solutions to everyday problems.

Average satisfaction rate among recent graduates; retrieved from the 2017-2018 RRC Polytech Graduate Satisfaction and Employment Reports.

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95%Grads Recommend

Our future-forward skilled trades learning facilities are designed to give you access to the top-of-the-line equipment and tools used on the job.

Average recommendation rate among recent graduates; retrieved from the 2019-2020 RRC Polytech Graduate Satisfaction and Employment Reports.

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“I really appreciate the inventiveness that the College creates by restoring and reviving the historical buildings that we have in Winnipeg. To bring these buildings back to life and help teach and train our future generation, to me, is the perfect combination of preserving our heritage while building our future.”

Nina Widmer, Owner, Widmer Castings Inc.; Red Seal Mason, Alpha Masonry Ltd.
Graduate, Apprenticeship Masonry

Careers in Skilled Trades

  • Carpentry
  • Cabinetmaking
  • Construction
  • Electronics
  • Gasfitting
  • Machining
  • Manufacturing
  • Mechanical technology
  • Power engineering
  • Plumbing

Other Offerings

RRC Polytech campuses are located on the lands of Anishinaabe, Ininiwak, Anishininew, Dakota, and Dené, and the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.

We recognize and honour Treaty 3 Territory Shoal Lake 40 First Nation, the source of Winnipeg’s clean drinking water. In addition, we acknowledge Treaty Territories which provide us with access to electricity we use in both our personal and professional lives.

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