Grade nine students across Canada will spend Nov. 1 in a parent\u2019s, friend\u2019s or volunteer\u2019s workplace learning about a possible career path.<\/p>\n
Take Our Kids to Work <\/strong>day is a national program highlighting a range of careers to help students connect school, work, and their future plans. Trucking HR Canada has joined up with The Learning Partnership, a national organization dedicated to promoting and advancing publicly funded education, to champion this event \u2013 and is asking the industry to take part.<\/p>\n \u201cThis program offers trucking employers with a unique opportunity to showcase their workplace and get up-and-coming workers excited about careers in trucking,\u201d says David Bradley, acting CEO of Trucking HR Canada. \u201cLast year, 60% of Trucking HR Canada\u2019s Top Fleet Employers participated in the program\u2014 and we\u2019re asking even more fleets to take part this year.\u201d<\/p>\n Millennials are now the largest cohort in the Canadian workforce, yet are still largely under-represented in the trucking industry.\u00a0 A recent study<\/a> prepared for the Canadian Trucking Alliance predicts a driver gap of 34,000 by 2024, and the ratio of younger to older workers continues to increase. The average age of a Canadian truck driver is 49,7 years older than the average Canadian worker, and less than 15% of drivers are between 25\u201334 years old. But our industry can reverse this trend by showing young people that trucking is a welcoming profession with plenty of possibilities. Employer participation in this program is meant to expose young people to trucking early so they consider this profession down the road.<\/p>\n To learn more about the program, including tips for involving students, and to download an employer resources toolkit for Take Our Kids to Work, visit the Trucking HR Canada website at: truckinghr.com<\/a>,\u00a0 or contact them directly at: theTeam@truckinghr.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Grade nine students across Canada will spend Nov. 1 in a parent\u2019s, friend\u2019s or volunteer\u2019s workplace learning about a possible career path. 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