Advancing Women In Skilled Trades

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Local Resources in Skilled Trades and Technology
Online Resources in the Skilled Trades
Online Articles About Canadian Women in the Skilled Trades
Online Resources in Technology

Local Resources in the Skilled Trades and Technology

1. YWCA Hamilton

General Machinist and Electrician-Construction and Maintenance pre-apprenticeship programs for women: hands-on learning opportunities about the general machinist and electrician trades, up to 28-weeks of full-time training, no cost to participants.

Advancing Women in the Skilled Trades Toolkit: This toolkit is composed of three chapters for recruitment, retention and advancement of women in the skilled trades and offers concrete practices to help diversify the workplace (http://www.advancewomenintrades.com/)

For more information, visit their website.

2. Arcelormittal Dofasco

ArcelorMittal Dofasco Advanced Manufacturing High Skills Major Program SHSM

FIRST Robotics Ontario District Regional Competition, VEX robotics

Take Your Kid to Work Day

STEM for HER

Advanced Manufacturing Program Bursaries
For more information, visit their website.

3. Mohawk College

School-College Work programs
Dual-Credit Bridge programs
Apprenticeship programs
The Brickworks Academy series of workshops including: Lego Stop Motion Animation, Minecraft Computer Camp, Jr. and Sr. Lego Robotics, Castle Builders, and Pokemon Designer Camp
Marshall School of Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship
Destination College
City School Mobile: 1000-square-foot classroom with 12 welding simulators (cityschool@mohawkcollege.ca)
Women in Technology and Trades (WITT) https://www.mohawkcollege.ca/WITT

4. McMaster University

4.1 Venture Camp offers hands-on project in engineering and technology:

Codemakers Programs (grades 3-4, 5-7, 8-10)
Engineering Science Programs (grades 1-2, 3-4, 5-7, 8-10)
Engineering Technology Program (grades 1-2, 3-4, 5-7, 8-10)
Go Code Girl (grades 7-10)
Bioengineering (grades 10-12)
Computer Science and Software Engineering (grades 10-12)
Mechatronics Engineering (grades 10-12)
Venture Academy Scholarships for Girls (grades 5-7, 8-11)
Venture Academy Indigenous Youth Bursaries
For more information, please visit https://youthprograms.eng.mcmaster.ca/

4.2 Math and Stats Department

Math@Mac day for students in grades 10-12
Math@Mac Online Mathematics Competition
Kangaroo Math Competition
Professional development opportunities for high school teachers offered by the Mathematics and Statistics department
For more information, please visit https://ms.mcmaster.ca/lovric/msoutreach/

4.3 The McMaster Children and Youth University

Public lectures and workshops involving McMaster Faculty and graduate students delivering STEM content to youth of all ages.
For more information, please visit https://mcyu.mcmaster.ca/

4.4 Let’s Talk Science Outreach Centre

https://outreach.letstalkscience.ca/mcmaster.html

5. The Industry-education Council of Hamilton (IEC)

Coding Clubs as extra-curricular activities with focus on the involvement of girls
https://iechamilton.ca/

6. Hamilton Skilled Trades Apprenticeship Consortium (HSTAC)

The Council meets at least three times each year to discuss training issues, which can include the promotions of skilled trades as respected career/profession thereby increasing enrollment in apprenticeship programs, increasing apprenticeship completion rates, encouraging employer commitment to develop skilled trade programs and strengthening partnerships with other related organizations
http://hstac.ca/en/training

7. The Ontario Network of Women in Engineering (ONWIE)

The objective of this network is to work collaboratively to support current female engineers, students, and encourage the next generation of women to pursue careers in engineering
http://www.onwie.ca/

8. Skills Ontario

Tech camps for girls in Guelph, Kitchener, Sudbury
Summer camps for girls in grades 7/8
Annual Young Women’s Initiative Conference and events
Annual skills competitions
In-school presentations
https://www.skillsontario.com/

9. Nicole Leclair Welding Bursary Award

Bursary for students who want to pursue welding at the post-secondary level within the province of Ontario
https://www.easydonate.com/NicoleLeClair
chickwelder@yahoo.com

10. Canada’s Building Trades Union (CBTU)

Young Women’s Post-Secondary Scholarship: the purpose of the award is to acknowledge and recognize the community activism of a young black woman who has been accepted academically to a post-secondary institution
Ann Newman Scholarship Fund
- Eligibility criteria: Any student who has graduated or will be graduating from a Canadian High School or an equivalent program and who will be or is attending a recognized post-secondary institution such as a college, trade school or university, and is a member, child, grandchild or family members of CBTU member in good standing
- A youth in the Black community

http://cbtu.ca/join-us/scholarships/

11. Support Ontario Youth Scholarships

Offering 10 scholarships (up to $500) each in electrical, motive power, plumbing and HVAC
https://www.supportontarioyouth.ca/scholarships/

12. Hamilton-Brandford Building Trades

An affiliation of local trade unions who work together with numerous local union contractors to build and work on construction projects
http://www.hamiltonbuildingtrades.com/

13. Threshold School of Building

Ready to Work Youth Program: for youth interested in employment in the construction sector (ages 15-30)
https://www.tsob.ca/

Online Resources in the Skilled Trades

Apprenticeship Programs in Ontario:

Apprenticeship Grants

Skills Ontario:

Skilled Trades Job Search

Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)

Ontario College of Trades

Support Ontario Youth Scholarships

Employment Ontario (EO)

Co-op Diploma Apprenticeship Programs

Pre-Apprenticeship Training Programs

Canadian Apprenticeship Forum

The Centre For Skills Development & Training (Halton Region)

GTA Skilled Trades

Nextgen Professional (Construction Careers)

Advancing Women in the Skilled Trades Toolkit

Women in Technology and Trades (Mohawk College)

Trades Women Directory

Canadian Centre For Women in Science, Engineering, Trades and Technology

Kickasscareers/ Journeyman

Nicole Leclair Welding Bursary Award:

Actims Women in Trades Awards/Bursaries Program

Labour Market Information

The Hamilton Skilled Trades Apprenticeship Consortium (HSTAC)

Industry-Education Council of Hamilton (IEC Hamilton)

Hamilton-Brantford Building Trades

Joint Apprenticeship Training committee (JATC)

Canada’s Building Trades Union (CBTU)

Canadian Manufacturers & Explorers

Careers in Construction

Ontario Colleges Application Service (Data Reporting)

Build a Dream

Online Article About Canadian Women in the Skilled Trades

Below is a list of articles about some of Canada’s most successful women in the trades. These can be used as inspiration for young women as they demonstrate the wide range of possible career opportunities available to them in the skilled trades.

Martha George

Job Title: Stone and brick Mason and Company General Manager
Website: https://www.careersinconstruction.ca/en/testimonial/martha-george

Online Resources in Technology

Accredited Engineering Programs in Canada

Licensing and Regulating Body For Professional Engineers in Ontario

Teacher Resources to expose students to careers in Computer Science:

Teacher Resources in STEM Engagement

Women in Engineering resources:

Women in Computer Science resources:

Local coding events for students:

Stats on Women in STEM

Free printable posters of women in Tech & Science

Equitable Pathways Resources