#HerPower Tools Program
In partnership with WFS Ltd. and Milwaukee Tool, the #HerPower Tools program is designed to encourage young women to pursue a youth apprenticeship or post-secondary skilled trades program or apprenticeship. Students can apply for the chance to win one of 100 tool bags filled with job essentials (a $150 value!).
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What did your skilled trades journey look like?
The skilled trades are divided into 4 sectors so we spoke with women in each sector to give you a look into their unique journeys.
- Motive Power: Samridhi Sharma, Automotive Service Technician & 2nd Year Truck & Coach Apprentice
- Industrial: Rebecca Chenier, Red Seal General Machinist
- Construction: Delaney Krieger, 2nd Year Carpenters Apprentice – Coming soon!
- Service: Noan Agtarap, Chef
Where can trades take you?
What steps happen along your learning path and what happens after an apprenticeship ends? There’s not a single answer to this as your trades journey can go in many directions and your eventual journeyperson status can lead to an endless list of possibilities! To celebrate #TradesWeek, we spoke to tradespeople about where they started and where their certification has taken them:
- Tool & Die Maker to Executive Director: Robert Cattle, Canadian Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA)
- Millwright Pre-Apprenticeship to Trade School Teaching Assistant: Rebecca Chenier, Centreline
- Automotive Service Tech to Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program Coordinator: Mark Brotherston, Thames Valley District School Board
2021 Participating Schools
Not sure what school board you are in? You can search by high school name using our Word document or PDF.
- Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board
- Durham Catholic District School Board
- Durham District School Board
- Greater Essex County District School Board
- Halton Catholic District School Board
- Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB
- Lambton Kent District School Board
- London District Catholic School Board
- Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board
- Renfrew County District School Board
- St. Clair Catholic District School Board
- Thames Valley District School Board
- Trillium Lakelands District School Board
- Upper Canada District School Board
- Waterloo Catholic District School Board
- Waterloo Region District School Board
- York Catholic District School Board
- York Region District School Board