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AUDIO: Conestoga alumni helps forge a pathway for women in trades

Conestoga alumni Clarice Ward has been named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 for 2021, by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN). Ward’s dedication to encouraging women to join the trades industry and guiding them through it, has inspired women that now find themselves with a hammer in hand at Conestoga. Ward had taken the Women in Skilled Trades and Carpenter Apprenticeship programs at Conestoga, leading to an interest … Continued

The tradespeople of tomorrow: are they getting the best learning today?

Online teaching has changed the way students learn and are exposed to their future careers – especially for hands-on industries, like the trades. With a shortage of tradespeople, those in the industry wonder if the students who will work alongside them, eventually replacing them, will have enough experience to get the job done. For many of the trades programs at Conestoga, theory based classes are being taught online through Zoom. … Continued

Conestoga’s sixth annual Tool & Trade Expo

Conestoga’s sixth annual Tool & Trade Expo was held on January 22 at The Roofing Center in Waterloo. Students got the chance to meet industry suppliers as well as network with big names and participate in competitions. By Aaron Creces

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