Conestoga is now accepting applications for the Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) General Carpenter Pre-apprenticeship program that begins this September at the Waterloo campus.
WIST students recently supported the college's Trades and Technology day at the Waterloo campus, which introduced young girls to careers in the skilled trades.
WIST is a tuition-free program funded by the provincial Ministry of the Status of Women that is designed to support low-income women who are unemployed or underemployed. The goal of the program is to prepare candidates for employment within the construction sector.
This 34-week program provides students with 26 weeks of in-class practical theory and hands-on experience. The in-class portion of the program is designed to help women secure and succeed in their paid eight-week work placement.
WIST helps women gain full-time employment in the trades, but also aims to build self-confidence and provide students with a head-start on achieving apprenticeship certification, if applicable.
Only 20 enrolment spaces are available; all interested candidates are required to attend an information session at the Waterloo campus:
- Tuesday, April 4
- Tuesday, April 18
- Wednesday, April 26
- Wednesday, May 3
- Tuesday, May 16
- Thursday, May 25
- Tuesday, June 6
Registration is not required to attend an information session. For more information, contact Kristen Goetz at 519-885-0300 ext. 5484.