The Office to Advance Women Apprentices (OAWA) Alberta is celebrating the grand opening of its office in Edmonton on International Women's Day.

The number of new registrations in apprenticeship programs and certifications in the trades rebounded in 2021, according to StatCan.

Camosun College in B.C. has received a $1.285 million gift to help open the doors to more women pursuing a career in trades programs.

The right mentorship can be imperative in helping growing female leaders understand and successfully navigate their careers.

BCIT is B.C.’s largest trades training institute with trades and apprenticeship programs, and has the longest-running Women in Trades program.

A new report finds that women in the skilled trades, on average, earn about half what men do, because they’re concentrated in lower-earning trades.

Change is not easy. And women entering the male dominated construction industry know that better than most, representing 4.5 per cent of the skilled trades.

The Canadian Apprenticeship Forum is releasing a National Strategy for Supporting Women in Trades with four measurable action items.

New Boots, a New Brunswick program aimed at supporting and mentoring women in apprenticeable trades, has been extended by three years.