What it's like to work in the construction industry
Legacy Builders
The Legacy Builders program provides young students with a fun, interactive, and informative session about what a career in the construction industry could look like. The purpose is to spark interest in the hands-on trades.
Due to popular demand, all new registrations will be added to a waitlist for more sessions in 2024.
Register your classThe Legacy Builders program is offered by the Grand Valley Construction Association in partnership with BEP Waterloo Region and is currently booking for Grade 8 classes in the Waterloo Region and Waterloo Catholic DSBs for the 2023-24 school year. Schools can register one group of 30 per session, which runs 90-120 minutes.
Sessions include:
a discussion and introduction to trades by a construction professional
a personal story about how the presenter entered their trade and the ways in which they've grown their career in the trades
examples of different career paths one can take, including information sheets to take home to their families (i.e., a flow chart showing career options, estimated salaries, education required)
placing the students into small groups, explaining how to play the board game “The Jobsite” and giving them a time frame to complete the game with their group
prizes for the winning students
All available sessions are now full. At this time, any requests for the program will be added to a waitlist as we are hoping to add more sessions in 2024. Thanks for your understanding!
