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July 17, 2024
Hands-on events give young girls an opportunity to explore the skilled trades

Conestoga graduate and electrical apprentice Dee Durant regularly lends a hand at skilled trades events specifically for young girls knowing...


May 15, 2024
Go CODE Girl event welcomes youth to learn more about coding, AI and gaming

Conestoga opened the doors of its state-of-the-art esports hub and Virtual and Augmented Reality Lab (VARLab) to girls and non-binary...


June 28, 2023
Young women explore skilled trades careers at Jill of All Trades

Close to 270 young women in Grades 9 through 12 participated in Conestoga’s Jill of All TradesTM event on May...


May 4, 2023
Conestoga students earn 12 medals at Skills Ontario Competition

Conestoga students finished with 12 medals at the 2023 Skills Ontario Competition, held May 1-3 at the Toronto Congress Centre....


November 11, 2022
Jill of All Trades introduces young women to skilled trades careers

Close to 240 young women in Grades 9 through 12 participated in Conestoga's Jill of All TradesTM event on October...


April 14, 2021
Event series focuses on women in skilled trades

On April 6, Conestoga’s School of Trades & Apprenticeship hosted a virtual Talk2WomenInTrades session. The event was third in a...


December 18, 2020
Conestoga donors lend support through the holidays

Students in Conestoga’s Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) program received a holiday surprise on December 11 when Mandy Rennehan, CEO...


September 29, 2020
New bursary to support young women in trades

Industry partner ATS Automation has extended support at Conestoga with a $10,000 donation to encourage more women to enter the...


April 8, 2020
Networking event focuses on women in skilled trades

Conestoga’s Engineering, Technology and Trades for Women (ETT4W) welcomed more than 50 students and mentors to the college’s Doon campus...


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 13, 2017
HGTV personality Sherry Holmes joins students at TNT Day

HGTV personality Sherry Holmes, of Holmes Makes it Right, joined girls in grades seven to 10 at the Waterloo campus...


April 21, 2015
Kristy Finnigan

Kristy is a 2012 Graduate of Conestoga’s Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Systems Engineering....