Address:

Skilled Trades Campus, 25 Reuter Drive, Cambridge
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Event Category:

Employment Skills and Training

Event Details:

Program description:

This free 33-week certificate program helps women and non-binary individuals gain hands-on carpentry skills and exposure to residential plumbing and HVAC installations. Participants develop essential employment skills such as workplace safety, job search strategies, and workplace communication.

The program includes an 8-week work placement opportunity, and program graduates may qualify for an exemption from Level 1 of the in-school training for the 403A General Carpenter apprenticeship.

Estimated tuition & fees:

Tuition-free; funded by the Government of Ontario for eligible applicants.

Application process:

• Attend an in-person information session (details below)
• Complete a Conestoga College application form and an assessment in Mathematics, Mechanical Reasoning, and English
• Applicants who complete the required tests may be invited to an interview
• Admission decisions are based on a combination of test results and the interview

Information sessions:

Location: They will take place in person at Conestoga’s Skilled Trades Campus 

at 25 Reuter Drive, Cambridge

Eligibility:

• Women living on low income
• OSSD (Gr. 12) or equivalent (GED/CAEC, or assessed international education equivalent)
• Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, or Convention Refugee
• Resident of Ontario and legally able to work in Ontario
• 16 years of age or older
• Meet income eligibility criteria (demonstrate financial need based on Statistics Canada LICO table)
• Desire to start a career in the skilled trades and be ready to work

Registration required. Here is the link to the sign-up form: WIST Information Session Registration Summer 2026 – Fill out form

Program will start in June 2026 at Conestoga

Skilled Trades Campus, 25 Reuter Drive, Cambridge

For more information please contact: ett4w@conestogac.on.ca