About this Event
You may have missed the recent Lunch & Learn Allyship Workshop for Apprentices, but here’s another chance to participate! We’ve scheduled an evening session just for you.
Supporting Women in Skilled Trades through Allyship
The Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) Retention Program invites you to an interactive workshop designed to spark meaningful conversations and build practical skills around allyship in the skilled trades.
📍 Venue: CB 318, Aldred Centre
📅 Date: November 24, 2025
⏰ Time: 3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
👥 Audience: Apprentices, faculty, and all supporters in the skilled trades
🎤 Facilitator: Ben Hart, Instructor, School of Transportation
What to Expect:
- Explore current initiatives promoting equity in the trades
- Understand gender-based inequities and their impact
- Define allyship and why it matters
- Practice applying allyship in real-life scenarios
- Learn how bystander intervention fosters safer, more supportive environments
Through discussion, reflection, and scenario-based learning, you’ll leave with practical strategies to become a stronger ally and champion of equity in your workplace.
✨ Let’s work together to build a culture where everyone in the trades can thrive.
Lunch will be provided.
Coordinated by the Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) Retention Program, partially funded by the Government of Canada’s Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
CB 318, East Aldred Meeting Space, 1301 16 Avenue Northwest, Calgary, Canada
USD 0.00
