Women in Skilled Trades

The Women in Skilled Trades program provides funding for pre-apprenticeship training designed exclusively for women. These programs include in-school theoretical training followed by a work placement at an employer’s work site.  Training can take up to one year to complete.  Following graduation, women are qualified to work in skilled trades and to enter apprenticeships.

Each Women in Skilled Trades program offers gender sensitive in-class and on-the-job training to prepare women for employment in the skilled trades.  The in-class component incorporates trade-specific training with enhanced mathematics, computer competencies, employability and workplace preparation to help women prepare for a predominately male work environment as well as to understand employer expectations.  The work placement component  provides women with the hands-on, practical skills and experience required to gain employment in the skilled trades.  The length of the work placements can range from 8-20 weeks, based on employer needs and local market conditions.

Grant recipients: Here you will find information on current grant recipients under this program. Please contact the organization directly for more information on its program.

How to apply: The proposal call for this program closed on September 30, 2008.