Contribution: CAS-Women Skilled Trades
Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
$2,371,946.00
CAS-Women Skilled Trades
EF 2023-24 · 2023-08-01
Résumé
The Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology will recruit, retain, and support women across Canada particularly in Ontario, Newfoundland and Alberta in at least five red seal trades including construction electrician, carpenter, welder, plumber, and heavy equipment operator through the development of a women-led mentorship program to help increase the number of women entering and staying in the trades.The funding supports projects that aim to recruit, retain and help both women apprentices succeed in at least 1 of the 39 eligible Red Seal trades by:
1. creating partnerships with women’s groups, community colleges, unions or employers to recruit women
2. organizing women-led events as an outreach tool to help attract women to the trades industry
3. offering mentorship by female role models, women-in-the-skilled-trades networks, and opportunities to share success stories
4. creating a welcoming space where women can feel comfortable and safe in the training and work sites
Programme
CAS-Women Skilled Trades
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
London, Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Government
Numéro d'entreprise
107376576
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
Tel que publié
Reference Number
141-2023-2024-Q2-19972
Amendment Number
0
Agreement Type
Contribution
Recipient Type
G
Recipient Business Number
107376576RT0001
Recipient Legal Name
Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology
Recipient Operating Name
Fanshawe College
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient City
London
Recipient Postal Code
N5Y5R6
Program Name
CAS-Women Skilled Trades
Program Name (French)
SCA-Femmes métiers spécialisés
Program Purpose
The Women in Skilled Trades Initiative provides funding to organizations that recruit, retain, and help women apprentices succeed in the 39 eligible Red Seals trades found predominately in the construction and manufacturing sectors.
Program Purpose (French)
L’Initiative pour les Femmes dans les métiers spécialisés offre du financement aux organismes qui recrutent, maintiennent en poste aident les femmes apprenties à réussir dans les 39 métiers Sceau rouge admissibles qui se trouvent principalement dans les secteurs de la construction et de la fabrication.
Agreement Number
18920116
Agreement Value
$2,371,946.00
Agreement Start Date
2023-08-01
Agreement End Date
2027-03-31
Description
The Fanshawe College of Applied Arts and Technology will recruit, retain, and support women across Canada particularly in Ontario, Newfoundland and Alberta in at least five red seal trades including construction electrician, carpenter, welder, plumber, and heavy equipment operator through the development of a women-led mentorship program to help increase the number of women entering and staying in the trades.The funding supports projects that aim to recruit, retain and help both women apprentices succeed in at least 1 of the 39 eligible Red Seal trades by:
1. creating partnerships with women’s groups, community colleges, unions or employers to recruit women
2. organizing women-led events as an outreach tool to help attract women to the trades industry
3. offering mentorship by female role models, women-in-the-skilled-trades networks, and opportunities to share success stories
4. creating a welcoming space where women can feel comfortable and safe in the training and work sites
Description (French)
Le financement appuie des projets qui visent à recruter, à maintenir en poste des femmes apprenties ainsi qu’ à les aider à réussir dans au moins un des 39 métiers Sceau rouge admissibles en :
1. créant des partenariats avec des groupes de femmes, des collèges communautaires, des syndicats ou des employeurs pour recruter des femmes;
2. organisant des événements dirigés par des femmes comme outil de sensibilisation pour attirer les femmes dans l’industrie des métiers spécialisés;
3. offrant du mentorat grâce à des modèles féminins, à des réseaux de femmes dans les métiers spécialisés et à des occasions d’échanger sur des exemples de réussite;
4. créant un espace accueillant où les femmes peuvent se sentir à l’aise et en sécurité sur les lieux de formation et de travail.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes of the Women in Skilled Trades Initiative are:
1. an increase in teaching capacity and mentoring (including fostering partnerships and promoting awareness activities)
2. an increase in participation by women in the 39 eligible Red Seal trades
3. higher retention of women in the 39 eligible Red Seal trades
4. reduced barriers to women’s participation in the 39 eligible Red Seal trades
Expected Results (French)
Les résultats attendus de l’Initiative pour les Femmes dans les métiers spécialisés sont les suivants :
1. une augmentation de la capacité d’enseignement et du mentorat (y compris la promotion des partenariats et des activités de sensibilisation);
2. une augmentation de la participation des femmes aux 39 métiers désignés Sceau rouge;
3. un taux de maintien en poste plus élevé des femmes dans les 39 métiers désignés Sceau rouge;
4. une réduction des obstacles à la participation des femmes aux 39 métiers désignés Sceau rouge
Organization Code
esdc-edsc
Organization
Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada
