Please be aware that Centre for Skills will be closed Friday, March 29th to Monday, April 1, 2024 during the Easter Holiday with the exception of our Employment Services which will be open for remote services on Monday, April 1, 2024. We will resume our regular working hours on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024.

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Happy International Women's Day!

Mar 08, 2019

Happy International Women's Day! A balanced world is a better world, and today we celebrate women's achievements and raise awareness against bias.

DID YOU KNOW?: Women account for as low as 3.9% of workers employed in direct onsite project construction. A common misconception is that physical strength is a requirement and therefore the trades are better suited for men, but that is a myth as a variety of skills such as hand-eye coordination, stamina and academic skills are needed.

Since none of these skills are defined by a person's gender, if you're a woman interested in the trades, there's nothing stopping you from empowering yourself to put on a hard hat and a pair of steel-toe boots and shatter the stereotypes around careers in the trades!

Our Women in Skilled Trades: Enhanced General Carpentry (WIST) program provides eligible women with the tools and training to launch a career in the Construction Industry.

Learn more about this program here and how you can apply to be part of our WIST program starting April 1.