Thank you for the opportunity to speak on this a little further.
It boils down to resilience. That's the number one word there. Nobody is more resilient than students and individuals, youth, young people, whether they be individuals with disabilities or from racialized communities. Nobody will be more resilient in a workforce than a vulnerable community. That's why they're such a key aspect when we look at jobs like apprenticeships. Speaking to a structure that currently doesn't have a lot of those supports, I often say that nobody is going to work harder at an apprenticeship than a single mom trying to provide for her kids.
When we invest in the apprenticeship structure, we need to have a focus on equity priority groups and these vulnerable communities to ensure that they are set up for success. At the end of the day, when we speak to employers and we ask them what they need from qualified workers or from skilled workers, they need resilience. They need the ability to pivot quickly to keep up with an ever-changing workforce and things like that.
At the end of the day, I think that's a huge point. Thank you so much for raising it.