Tag: women in trades training

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Teaching Trades and Technology: Assiniboine College hosts Young Women’s Conference to promote women in the trades

Winnipeg, Manitoba — Assiniboine College in the Winnipeg, Man., area, recently hosted grade eight girls from across the school district on April 3rd as part of the Skills Manitoba Young Women’s Conference. According to Skills Canada, this conference was “a one day event for young women to learn more about the many trade and technology […]

April 8, 2024

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United Front: Registration for 2023 Supporting Women in Trades conference now open

Winnipeg, Manitoba — The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum is proud to host the 2023 Supporting Women in Trades (SWiT) Conference, and is now opening registration for sponsors, presenters and attendees Taking place between June 10 to June 12 in downtown Winnipeg at the Fairmont Hotel, the SWiT conference offers a safe place for tradeswomen and allies […]

March 3, 2023

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Okanagan College lowers barriers for women in trades

By Jeff Sanford Kelowna, British Columbia — March 3, 2016 — A program at British Columbia’s Okanagan College may be just the thing to patch up the holes in staff rosters of west coast collision repair facilities. The Okanagan College Women in Trades program provides encouragement to women looking to train in a number trades, […]

March 3, 2016