George Brown Faculty has partnered with Hilti Canada to assist girls construct rewarding careers within the expert trades.  

By means of a $40,000 monetary contribution, Hilti Canada helps to increase George Brown Faculty’s Ladies Transitioning to Trades and Employment (WTTE) program by offering entry to business experience and hands-on studying. 

The WTTE program was established with funding from the provincial authorities by way of the Workplace of Ladies’s Points, with a mandate of accelerating the financial safety of low-income girls by offering alternatives for girls within the expert trades. Statistics present that girls make up about 48 p.c of the Canadian labour drive but maintain lower than 4 p.c of jobs within the expert trades. In Ontario, girls make up roughly solely 7 p.c of employment in trades, transport, and associated occupations.

The brand new partnership goals to cut back boundaries to participation and success within the trades by providing girls and different underrepresented teams entry to scholarships profession planning, networking, mentoring/teaching, job shadowing, in addition to employment alternatives. 

“Expert trades play a significant function in our economic system and our society. Expert tradespeople construct, keep, and restore the infrastructure that connects us all. However the boundaries to entry for girls are well-known,” stated Kizzy Bedeau, Director, Group Partnerships, George Brown Faculty. “With a big expert trades scarcity on the horizon, it is important that we do the whole lot we are able to to assist girls who want to enter the trades. This partnership will open pathways to alternative for girls who want to pursue careers within the trades, whereas additionally constructing the extremely expert, inclusive workforce that Canada wants.”  

To make sure college students have entry to merchandise and begin their careers properly outfitted, Hiliti Canada can also be donating roughly $100,000 price of coaching instruments. Graduates of this system will even obtain a brand new device package to assist reduce the monetary burden of getting to buy information instruments.   

“Hilti Canada is happy to have the ability to work with George Brown Faculty and our crew members are trying ahead to supporting these brave girls within the WTTE program who’re selecting to enter a non-traditional workforce. We’re trying ahead to serving to educate and practice these pioneers to deliver extra variety and inclusion to jobsites round Canada,” stated Dan Wade, Common Supervisor of Hilti Canada.