b'FACES OF THE TRADEAfewweekslater,Transtarted asalaboureronasingle-plycrew atFlynnGroupofCompanies.He picked up garbage around sites, carried supplies and fetched tools for his leads and teammates.ThemoreIstartedwatching peopleandlearningaboutroofing systems, the more I got interested; and the more I got interested, the more I started to really, really like it.For the first time in his life, Tran was thirsting for knowledge. He asked questions about bonding systems and what the pros and cons were of EPDM orTPOmembranesanddedicated himself to labour. After six months, he wanted even more.Iwenttomyforemanandsaid, Listen, I dont mind labouring, I dont mind picking up garbage, but I need to learn how to roof.So, they struck a deal. When Tran completedhisdutiesattheendof every day, his foreman would give up an hour of his time to teach Tran. After another six months, Tran had the drive and confidence to seek out the RCABC, where he began his journey toward the Interprovincial Red Seal Examination. It was hard! The last time I sat at a desk was in high school, so my first year I didnt really know much.ButTranwasthankfulforthe instructors he found at RCABC, espe-cially one, named Geoff Henderson.WheneverIdidntpassatest throughlevel2andlevel3,thefirst thing Id do is call Geoff. He would take the time to figure out the subjects I was having trouble with and sit there all day with me, ensuring I got it before we moved on.Tran says it wasnt just persistence that got him through his courses, it was also his passion for his hands-on work during the day. He took in the coarse beauty of his teammates methods and brought his knowledge from the class-room to the job siteensuring his work would meet the RoofStar Guarantee.I wanted to do things the best way, and thats the way that gets a guarantee.'