My name is Jeff Cadori, I'm a student at St. Ann's High School. I just turned 17. I'm in the OIA program currently with AVH and FICS shirt. How I got into the industry is my dad's been in the industry for 33 years and I've always done this kind of stuff since I was a kid. Because I got older at the high school, I got into shop class so I decided let's try it in an industry and so I got a co-op place here. I've been in it for a year and a half now and I love it. My name is Samantha Rochelo and I'm a CMM operator at AVG. I got into this industry in about grade 10. I was given an opportunity to join OIA through my school and I didn't have any plans for after high school. So I thought why not this is something that I would make it into and then ever since I'd been invested in this company and industry. Some of the things that I've learned at AVG is how to square a block, how to run certain material at certain speeds when you're cutting it. I've learned a lot of lathe work, how to set a brown stock, how to set it all up in the lathe, how to machine it, which speeds how to drill, how to tap. Before I got into CMM I had no idea what a fixture was and that's what my company does and makes and produces. So when I got into CMM I had to learn what a fixture was and with all the different components about the fixture in order to measure it because right now I'm measuring it using the programs that I create and I have to manually program each job that we do because each job is different. I didn't have any plans for after high school and I was given an opportunity to find work at a young age. I thought why not and then after that I kind of just got hooked because I was already here. I was making some good money and as soon as I graduated they promoted me to CMM. One of my favorite projects I probably did was at school on a lathe. I made a miniature and Stanley cop out of aluminum and then I also made a hammer out at school that I do use here now. Because I went to the OEAP program in high school I got to skip a year of college so right now I'm just going to a year or two and then next year I'll go to year three and then I'll be having my red seal by the age of 20. So that's something that's a big positive if you do start when you're in OEAP. Some of the advice that I would give is work hard don't ever stop working. If there's nothing to do always find something to do you'll make the boss think that you want to be there and me I love being here. To learn more about a career in skilled trades visit WorkforceWindsRS6.com.