At one Ottawa school, a new pilot program aims to introduce girls to a world of work that at one time was not welcoming to them.
The five-week program at Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School, run by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board in partnership with the Canadian Welding Bureau and the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program, introduces girls in Grades 9 and 10 to welding.
“There is no gender for trades, it’s open to anyone and anyone can try it,” Moshira said. “There is huge interest for trades. All the spaces in the program were taken in less than two days.” “It’s neat to be able to build something yourself,” Poisson said. “Typically men are the ones who are supposed to be in trades and welding, but women doing a trade is quite cool.”
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