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>> GARY: I’m Gary Knox, I work at the Hilton St-John.
Before working here, I worked 18 years changing truck tires.
I quit the job I was working at with a grade nine education, because I quit in grade ten.
And I decided to go back to school, get my GED (General Education Development)
and advance myself in the cooking trade.
>> EMPLOYER: In the past twelve months, Gary had gone back to school,
then he entered the apprenticeship program,
and then he got his first and second block.
He is a role model for those people to say:
“You know what? It’s not too late!”
>> GARY: The Government helped me with my block two that year.
They implemented a thousand dollar grant.
Basically, I filled out the application, mailed it in, and that was it!
I got hired in the kitchen and I’ve been here ever since.
It doesn’t matter if you’re old or young, you can still learn.
At fifty-three, I basically passed Grade twelve with a B average!
Anybody can do it!