Winter, Gavin
Department: Transportation Trades
Title: Instructor
Phone: (780) 835-6695
E-mail: GWinter@nwpolytech.ca
More About Gavin
Gavin Winter is a Red Seal Automotive Service Technician and a Red Seal Heavy Equipment Technician. Gavin apprenticed at a Dodge dealership and switched to working on John Deere equipment where he spent sixteen years in various roles from working in the shop, working as a field technician, and ending as a service manager. Gavin began instructing in Fairview in 2006 and enjoys helping apprentices learn and be successful. This interest in adult education led Gavin to complete a Certificate in Adult and Continuing Education from the University of Alberta in 2010 and then on to completed a Bachelor of Arts in Adult Education from the University of the Fraser Valley in 2018. Gavin has been a supporter and a judge for HET at Skills Canada Alberta and supports improving the image of trades through skills competitions. Outside of GPRC, he has helped his community as a member of ELKS, and as a scout leader. Gavin is also passionate about travelling, spending time with his family, and his cattle farm.