The Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology is offering a tuition-free program that starts next month for women interested in pursuing welding as a career.
The Women of Steel: Forging Forward Program is being offered in partnership with the CWB Welding Foundation as a way to fill gaps in the industry.
Interim President and CEO Bev Stuart adds women make up only four per cent of the workforce, and hopes the program provides an opportunity to a segment of the population who may not otherwise be able to access it.
The 16-week program runs from February 27th to June 23rd.
There will be an info session next week Monday to Wednesday, which will be virtual.
To learn more about this opportunity, hear the full interview on Thompson Today at 12:40 and 5:10 this afternoon.
