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RBC commits $3.5 million for programming at Waterloo Region universities, college
The RBC Foundation has committed $3.5 million to support students and future programming at the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University and Conestoga College.
Trades bursaries give Sudbury women a training boost
Cambrian College hands out $4,000 in postsecondary scholarships
Cambrian College Hosts Jill of All Trades Event on Campus
Elementary and secondary school girls from across Greater Sudbury tried their hands at various skilled trades as part of Jill of All Trades.
Organizations working to encourage more women, girls into skilled trades
Skills Ontario to hold in-person International Day of the Girl Oct. 11 at Science North in Sudbury
Jill of All Trades Day at Conestoga College (2019)
Jill of All Trades event at Conestoga College, Cambridge Campus, May 2019.
Jill of All Trades program expands thanks to Owens Corning Foundation
2021 – The Owens Corning Foundation is investing $200,000 to support the national delivery and expansion of Conestoga College’s Jill of All Trades program.
Girls Participate in the Jill of All Trades Event hosted by Cambrian College!
2021 – Cambrian College’s Jill of All Trades event encourages those in Grades 7-12 to pursue a career in a skilled trade.
Female high school students take over Conestoga College
An awesome one-day event for female high school students to have hands-on training in three different skilled trades.
Varied workshops feature at Conestoga College Jill of All Trades Event
Three female high school students explore a tool and die mill press, HVAC welding and heavy machinery workshops in pursuit of a skilled trade. Watch the clip: https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1699106&binId=1.3594885&playlistPageNum=1
Jill of All Trades Day at Conestoga College (2018)
Conestoga brings in faculty, students, mentors and equipment from all campuses for this event. With 150 volunteers from Conestoga, that is almost a one-to-one match for all attending.
Female high school students decide to pursue skilled trades at the post-secondary level
Conestoga College’s Jill of All Trades events helps “cement” their decision to pursue post-secondary skilled trades course. Watch the clip: https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1699116&binId=1.3594885&playlistPageNum=1
Jill of All Trades event shows that “women have a voice” in the skilled trades sectors (2022)
“The schools are here for you. And the workforce is here for you. That was the biggest takeaway from that day”.