Pathways to Success (P2S) participants celebrated the completion of the six-week program at a Dec. 18 ceremony, after officially graduating on Dec. 12. Pathways to Success started in November at the Coastal Training Centre with 14 individuals being able to obtain a number of workplace skills throughout the program. The program was put on in partnership with Aboriginal Mentoring and Training Association (AMTA), BG Group, Hecate Strait Employment Development Society, Lax Kw’alaams Band and Metlakatla First Nation. Pathways to Success is an award-winning workplace skills development program developed for Aboriginal people by Aboriginal people. What is billed as a “transforming journey” not only focuses on basic workplace skills but also offers programs such as: Transportation of dangerous goods, Fire Safety, WHMIS, H2S Alive, Bear Aware, Construction Safety Training Systems, OFA Level 1, Transportation Endorsement, Life Skills, Essential Skills Upgrading, Numerical Upgrading, Documents and Numeracy Upgrading, Money Makes Sense and Serving it Right.