Highlights:
Nova Scotia
Attending a trade school in Nova Scotia offers students a direct path into skilled, hands-on careers that are essential to the province’s economy. Institutions like the Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC) provide training in trades such as welding, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, automotive service, and culinary arts, with programs that balance classroom learning and practical experience. Many also connect students with apprenticeship opportunities, giving them the chance to earn while they learn. With Nova Scotia’s growing need for skilled workers, trade school graduates often benefit from strong job placement opportunities and rewarding, stable careers in their chosen fields.
Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC)
Carpentry, electrical, plumbing, welding, automotive, HVAC-R, marine engineering & navigation, precision machining, building & manufacturing trades, transportation trades, etc.
Building Trades Advancement College of Nova Scotia (BTAC)
Pre-apprenticeship and direct entry training in ICI (Industrial-Commercial-Institutional) building/construction trades (e.g. electrical, glaziers, painters, etc.)
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Operating Engineers Training Institute of Nova Scotia
Truck driver training, crane operator, earth-moving equipment operation
https://trainingforthefuture.ca/
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UA 56 Pipe Trades Career College Inc.
Pipe trades / related pre-employment programs
Commercial Safety College
Heavy equipment, bus and truck driver training
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Eastern College (Nova Scotia campuses)
Offers some vocational trades or technical / career programs (e.g. in IT, health, business)
https://www.easterncollege.ca/
Dexter Institute
Heavy equipment operator, Class 3 driver training, vocational training in trades
https://www.dexterinstitute.com/
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CBBC Career College Inc.
Trades / technical / career programs including some trade-adjacent training