About this Event
Mentorship Momentum Event 2.0
Build to Belong. Powered by Mentorship.
Ready to build confidence, expand your network and move your career forward?
Mentorship Momentum Event 2.0 brings together women & men in the skilled trades, apprentices, mentors, employers and industry leaders for an engaging evening of learning and meaningful connection.
Through an inspiring panel discussion, interactive audience Q&A, practical breakout sessions and a Living Library Networking Dinner, participants will gain career insights, strengthen professional relationships and identify practical next steps for their skilled-trades journey.
Event highlights
- Panel discussion
- Interactive audience Q&A
- Practical breakout sessions
- Living Library Networking Dinner
- Career Momentum Map
- Mentorship and professional networking
- Opportunities to connect with tradeswomen and industry leaders
Who should attend?
- Apprentices and pre-employment students
- Tradeswomen at different stages of their careers
- Mentors and industry professionals
- Employers and workplace leaders
- SAIT students, alumni, instructors and community partners
What participants will gain
Participants will leave with:
- Practical career-navigation strategies
- Stronger professional connections
- Increased confidence in communicating their skills and goals
- Access to mentors and industry leaders
- A personalized Career Momentum Map
- Clear next steps for moving their careers forward
Agenda
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Connection Café and Registration
Info: Participant check-in, refreshments, informal networking and introduction to the Career Momentum Map
🕑: 03:30 PM - 03:45 PM
Welcome and Opening
Info: Event welcome, purpose, theme and overview of the evening
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Momentum Igniter
Info: A relatable career story focused on challenge, belonging, support and career growth
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Building Better Workplaces: Belonging, Opportunity & Action
Info: A focused discussion on practical actions that employers, leaders, colleagues, mentors and tradeswomen can take now to strengthen belonging and support career navigation in the skilled trades.
🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:15 PM
Break and transition
Info: Refreshments, movement and transition to breakout rooms
🕑: 05:15 PM - 05:55 PM
Breakout Session One
Info: Facilitated learning in a smaller setting. Participants attend their first selected session
🕑: 05:55 PM - 06:05 PM
Transition and Reflection
Info: Allow sufficient movement between rooms. Participants record a key insight or action on their Career Momentum Map
🕑: 06:05 PM - 06:50 PM
Breakout Session Two
Info: A second opportunity for focused learning, reflection and practical skill-building. Participants attend their second selected session
🕑: 06:50 PM - 07:35 PM
Living Library Dinner & Networking (Mentorship in Motion)
Info: Guided table conversations with tradeswomen, apprentices, mentors, employers and industry leaders. Reciprocal mentorship
🕑: 07:35 PM - 07:50 PM
Career Momentum Reflection
Info: Participants revisit their goals and identify their next action and support person
🕑: 07:50 PM - 08:00 PM
Closing Commitment
Info: Key takeaways, participant commitments and next steps
Event venue & nearby stays
SAIT Campus Centre, Aldred Centre, CA 121, 1301 16 Avenue Northwest, Calgary, Canada
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