A student in the automotive program at Confederation College changes a old tire on an car. She is one of many women studying in trades at the campus in Thunder Bay.
Confederation College is expanding its Women in Trades program to launch at its Northshore Campus in Marathon this September. The program offers women the opportunity to gain essential skills and hands-on experience in the trades industry.
The program is already being delivered in Thunder Bay and will also be delivered at the Rainy River District Campus in Fort Frances this coming September. "We really wanted to focus this one on women; number one because there's a demographic that could help meet the needs in the region, and number two since they are underrepresented, we wanted to give them fair and equitable opportunities to be able to get into the trades," said Iachetta.In total, the college proposed to train 45 women throughout Northwestern Ontario – 12 have started in Thunder Bay but they look to fill 15 more spots in Marathon and Fort Frances.
For example, strategic planning has started already over the next three to five years to reduce competition between potential employers." reaching out to them, making sure that there's fair opportunity and that there's lead opportunities for them to be involved in what we're doing and working collaboratively with them as well," said Iachetta.
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