Episode Details

On The Whole Shebang podcast episode 44 (part two of an education series), hosts Bailey and Raquel interview Vicky and Raquel’s brother Griffin about their education journeys, careers, and advice. Vicky describes starting at Lakehead University for social work, switching to Confederation College for an advanced diploma in interactive media development, then returning to university for a history undergrad and entering teacher’s education; she now supplies in the Thunder Bay area and uses media/graphic skills to build lesson plans, while also holding certifications like safe food handling, CPR, lifeguarding, and PADI Mermaid. She discusses college vs university pressure, realistic job expectations, networking, attitude, and career growth. Griffin explains completing a two-year heavy equipment technician diploma at Northern College, becoming a painter, recommending apprenticeships and residential painting to learn quality, and says college wasn’t financially worth it for heavy equipment work.

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