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Apprenticeship and Training at IBEW Local 2085 in
Manitoba.
In the electrical industry for 24 years, 15 years
as an educator, Taran became the Director of
Apprenticeship and Training IBEW Local 2085 in
2012. As a leader in the apprenticeship field he is
responsible for curriculum, training delivery, staff
and organizational partnerships, overseeing 600
apprentices in the province.
Taran enjoys presenting opportunities to young
men and women in his programs, and also the role
they can play within it. “This industry can have very
high paying jobs, and I want them to understand
this,” he says. “I think that it's very important for
young people to become politically active because
it's taking me a long time to realize how politics is
actually affected my job.”
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