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July 9, 2020
Conestoga graduate appointed to Skills Ontario board

Conestoga alumna of distinction Clarice Ward has been appointed to the Skills Ontario board of directors, a province-wide organization helping...


December 13, 2019
Skilled trades students receive holiday surprise

Students in Conestoga’s Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) program were left speechless on December 12 when they received an unexpected...


November 15, 2018
Program prepares women for careers in the skilled trades

Students in Conestoga’s Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) certificate program made their first trip to a construction site on November...


March 8, 2018
Contractor Sherry Holmes joins students at TNT Day

A group of 36 female students in grades seven to 10 had the opportunity to meet and work alongside contractor...


March 30, 2017
Applications open for free pre-apprenticeship program

Conestoga is now accepting applications for the Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) General Carpenter Pre-apprenticeship program that begins this September...


February 3, 2017
WIST graduate profiled in trades publication

An article in the Winter 2016 edition of Trades Today, published by the Ontario College of Trades, profiled Brandi Ferenc...


December 15, 2016
Freshco partnership provides trades students with holiday surprise

Students in Conestoga’s Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) certificate program received an unexpected surprise on December 8 when construction magnate...


April 18, 2016
Free training program for women starts September 2016

Applications are now being accepted for the full-time, tuition-free Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) General Carpenter Pre-apprenticeship program that starts...


December 17, 2014
WIST program provides pathway to success

Jordan Nevils of Kitchener is featured among the Profiles of Success in Building Trades, a November 23 supplement to the...


May 30, 2013
Students and Donors Honoured at Trades & Apprenticeship Awards

On May 29, Conestoga's School of Trades & Apprenticeship hosted its fourth annual Awards Presentation and Barbeque in the Roofing...


September 8, 2010
Funding to Help Bring More Women into Skilled Trades

Looking around the workshop at Conestoga College's orientation for general carpentry students, it is “painfully obvious” the program is...


April 29, 2009
Conestoga Gains $784,000 for Skills Training Programs for Women

Our government is committed to helping women gain the skills they need to achieve economic independence. With those words,...


March 2, 2009
New Masonry Fundamentals Program

Conestoga College is pleased to announce its partnership with the Ontario Masonry Training Centre (OMTC) in Mississauga to offer...


November 11, 2008
Students Get Passing Grade

When Mike Holmes says you've made it right, you've probably passed the test. The renovation guru dropped by the...


April 22, 2008
College-Union Partnership Promotes Carpentry Education

Minister Milloy Visits Program, Meets Students, Praises Apprenticeship Training Conestoga College and Local 785 of the International Brotherhood of Carpenters...


October 12, 2007
Tuition-Free Pre-Apprenticeship Programs to Start at Conestoga

Governments and employers are giving more attention to the important economic role and the many opportunities apprenticeship education offers to...


June 1, 2007
New Welding Program in Line for Waterloo Campus

As Conestoga builds the profile and capabilities of its new campus in Waterloo, the College is adding programming consistent with...


July 14, 2006
Award-Winning Program Will Move to Waterloo

In the fall of 2005, the Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) pre-apprenticeship program of Conestoga College was named outstanding technical...


April 28, 2006
Conestoga Earns Funding for Technical Trades Opportunities for Women

Conestoga College will receive $256,655 in fiscal year 2006-2007 to provide continued opportunities for women to pursue education related...


March 30, 2004
Conestoga Receives Grant for Women's Carpentry Training

Under the Women In Skilled Trades (WIST) program, an initiative of the Ontario Women's Directorate, Conestoga College has received a...