Tagged with 'skilled trades'

To introduce more young women to the option of a career in the skilled trades, the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board and the Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, with funding from Employment Ontario, presented Tech 2014: Women at Work at Mohawk's Stoney Creek Campus on February 25, 2014.  Tech 2014 was organized by Workforce Planning Hamilton, and supported by the Industry Education Council Hamilton.

An info-graphic was created as part of the information that was included in a booklet distributed to female high school students who attended Tech 2014 on February 25, 2014.  

Although there are over 21,000 employed people in Hamilton who have a trades certificate or apprenticeship education only 6,515 of those are women.  The ratio of men to women in the skilled trades in Hamilton is 3:1.

 

WPH supports access to the skilled trades with this guide that profiles career opportunities in demand in the Hamilton area.  To determine which occupations appeared in the guide, WPH consulted with industry partners and local employers.

The guide lists the tax credits, wage incentives, programs and resources available to help employers make their workplaces more efficient, productive and cost effective. 

Lists steps to apprenticeship; career profiles of construction occupations including job responsibilities, education required, future job outlook.

Lists steps to apprenticeship; career profiles of industrial sector occupations including job responsibilities, education required, future job outlook.

Lists steps to apprenticeship; career profiles of motive power occupations including job responsibilities, education required, future job outlook.

Lists steps to apprenticeship; career profiles of service sector occupations including job responsibilities, education required, future job outlook.

Information for those considering apprenticeships, including incentives for employers; steps to apprenticeship; profile of a hairstylist and drywall finisher.

Presentation on the return on investment (ROI) for apprenticeship training; tax incentives; the business case for apprenticeship.

Tech 2008 Program

Guide to resources, wage incentives, tax credits, and programs for employers to defray the costs of training apprentices.

Tech 2008 brochure

Program for TECH 2007.

Event brochure for Tech 2006.

Includes the day's agenda, team leader profiles, list of exhibitors, trades and tech facts and stats, and list of sites.

TECH 2005 event program.

An employer resource addressing apprenticeship information and incentive programs, including: Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit, OYAP, Job Connect, and the Co-operative Education Tax Credit (CETC)

An initiative of WPH's Women's Reference Group.

TECH 2003 event program:TECH is a career information conference for high school girls/women interested in non-traditional occupations.