Event held to encourage young women to learn trade skills

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Female students participate in an ironwork workshop during the Jill of All Trades event at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 4, 2024. Female high school students took part in various workshops on Thursday to learn different hands-on trade skills at the ‘Jill of All Trades’, an event aimed at encouraging young women to pursue a career in the skilled trades.

A female student operates a computer numerical control (CNC) machine in a machinist workshop during the Jill of All Trades event at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 4, 2024. Female high school students took part in various workshops on Thursday to learn different hands-on trade skills at the ‘Jill of All Trades’, an event aimed at encouraging young women to pursue a career in the skilled trades.

Female students participate in a sheet metal cutting workshop during the Jill of All Trades event at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 4, 2024. Female high school students took part in various workshops on Thursday to learn different hands-on trade skills at the ‘Jill of All Trades’, an event aimed at encouraging young women to pursue a career in the skilled trades.

Female students participate in a piping workshop during the Jill of All Trades event at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 4, 2024. Female high school students took part in various workshops on Thursday to learn different hands-on trade skills at the ‘Jill of All Trades’, an event aimed at encouraging young women to pursue a career in the skilled trades.

A female student polishes a damaged car surface in a workshop during the Jill of All Trades event at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 4, 2024. Female high school students took part in various workshops on Thursday to learn different hands-on trade skills at the ‘Jill of All Trades’, an event aimed at encouraging young women to pursue a career in the skilled trades.

Female students secure iron bars with wire rods in a workshop during the Jill of All Trades event at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 4, 2024. Female high school students took part in various workshops on Thursday to learn different hands-on trade skills at the ‘Jill of All Trades’, an event aimed at encouraging young women to pursue a career in the skilled trades.

Female students repair a motorcycle in a workshop during the Jill of All Trades event at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 4, 2024. Female high school students took part in various workshops on Thursday to learn different hands-on trade skills at the ‘Jill of All Trades’, an event aimed at encouraging young women to pursue a career in the skilled trades.

A female student participates in a woodworking workshop during the Jill of All Trades event at the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 4, 2024. Female high school students took part in various workshops on Thursday to learn different hands-on trade skills at the ‘Jill of All Trades’, an event aimed at encouraging young women to pursue a career in the skilled trades.