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Okanagan College offers program geared to women interested in careers in the skilled trades

Okanagan College offers program geared to women interested in careers in the skilled trades
Women in the Shuswap region are being invited to take the first steps towards rewarding and fulfilling careers in the building trades at the Salmon Arm campus of Okanagan College this September. With sponsorship assistance made possible by the Canada-BC Labour Market Agreement these women will be able to attend the course for free. Targeting unemployed and underemployed women, the upcoming 12-week Gateway to the Building Trades for Women program will open up job opportunities for women in the trades sector and help address the critical labour shortage in skilled trades in B.C.

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