Christian Zacharias is no stranger to carpentry — he says he’s been swinging hammers since he was three years old.怀着追求木工实际职业生涯的愿望，他踏上了一段旅程，将他带到了马尼托巴学徒，并最终来到了 e8体育。

“在成长过程中，我非常喜欢用手工作，在房子周围和我的小屋里做和帮助项目，”扎卡里亚斯回忆道。 “I didn’t want to spend years at university to get a degree, it just wasn’t for me.”

如今，他一边就读 e8体育，一边担任住宅装修木匠，希望在那里获得红印章认证。

撒迦利亚的木匠技能并没有被忽视。他参加了马尼托巴技能大赛并赢得了金牌，并于去年代表曼尼托巴参加了在温哥华举行的 2022 年加拿大技能全国大赛 (SCNC)。

最初不确定在 SCNC 会发生什么，他在下班后接受了额外的培训，以温习他以前未学过或掌握的技能和概念。 The additional support played a crucial role in his preparations. Even though he fell short of clinching a victory at the SCNC last year, he drew from this experience and won gold in木工今年的曼尼托巴技能大赛。

“我作为木匠的技能正在提高，这极大地增强了我的信心，现在有一些证据证明了这一点，”撒迦利亚说。 He is eagerly anticipating SCNC in Winnipeg this week, and is thrilled to showcase his abilities on home turf.

他对 SCNC 参赛者的建议是：在开始之前先着眼于大局并想象最终结果。创造东西不仅仅是记住材料，而是通过查看所有细节来理解一切是如何工作和连接在一起的。

Zacharias says his instructors at e8体育 have been an invaluable source of guidance and support. He credits them for their commitment to helping him succeed, and showing him opportunities he didn’t even know were available.

随着他不断成长并成为一名出色的木匠，撒迦利亚永远感激他所遇到的机会以及一路上支持他的人们。

The Carpentry program at e8体育 is a five-month course offered at the Notre Dame Campus. Although it’s not an apprenticeship program, students can transfer their credit towards apprenticeship through Apprenticeship Manitoba.

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