Armel grew up in Yaoundé, surrounded by his eight brothers and sisters. After his studies in Cameroon, he decided to deepen his technical knowledge. For this, he chose Québec. Supported by his family, he opted for a DVS in Industrial Construction and Maintenance Mechanics at the Carrefour formation Mauricie in Shawinigan. That was just the beginning of his adventure. 

Fleur Lemoine was born in Bayonne, France. Already interested in Québec as a teenager, Fleur held on to her dreams and never forgot the beautiful province. Today she is a licensed practical nurse who trained at the Centre de formation professionnelle des métiers de la santé, in Kirkland, and he is blossoming in her new life. Read on to discover her inspiring journey. 

Besma Moumni Ep Ben Janallah is from Tunisia. After a stint in Saud Arabia, she and her family chose to settle in Québec. Her immigration journey inspires admiration and has led her to return to school in a DVS in Installation and Repair of Telecommunications Equipment.

Jérémy Blaser, 39, originally from France, decided to move to Québec. It was by undertaking a vocational training that he was able to discover the job market and establish himself permanently in Québec. He is sharing his successful journey with Compétences Québec. 

Marie-Ève Beauregard, from Lachute, won gold at the Skills Canada National Competition in Autobody Repair. Previously a hairdresser, she changed career paths and found a job she is passionate about while returning to school with determination. 

Welder-pipefitter Debby Corriveau studied at the Centre de formation professionnelle de Lévis and made her way in a male-dominated trade. This path is accessible to women more than ever due to changing mentalities in the field. What's more, the growing presence of women in so-called male-dominated trades has been identified as a means of improving the supply of skilled tradespersons in the workforce.

27-year-old Juliette Gagnon, from Lanoraie, works as an ore extraction miner at the Casa Berardi mine in La Sarre. After years of questioning in a social context where gender identity and sexual orientation are still subject to discrimination, Juliette began to reflect on her professional future, which led her to return to school.

Kathleen Rousseau is passionate about trucking. Follow her story as she takes us along for the ride as a woman in a man's field: road transport. Slowly, mentalities are changing…

From her practice as a cabinetmaker to her role as a coach and judge at the Québec Skills Competition, Angel Magher is sharing her passion for wood and creation, not to mention the satisfaction one feels when finishing a product. What's more, she is training the winners of tomorrow.

Following her desire to learn a trade that has both tangible opportunities and solutions for the future, Megane Guindon enrolled at the CFP Compétences 2000 in a program focused on light-duty vehicle mechanics. She is already thinking about Québec's future and the answers her generation can offer.

Today a carpenter but once a Blue Helmet serving in Bosnia, Heather Lidberg, who trained in the fine arts and then carpentry, traveled throughout the Americas before settling in Rigaud, near Montreal. She has many tales to tell, but they all share a common thread: that of a woman driven by her convictions and her commitment to fighting against prejudice daily.

Leaving the African continent and one’s home in Cameroon to study in Québec, Canada, is an adventure in itself. It becomes a journey of courage and audacity when one chooses a traditionally male sector. This is the story of 21-year-old Doria Togou, a student in Computing Support at the Centre de formation professionnelle Marie-Rollet.