Women in Trades Focus - College of the Rockies

TRADES PROGRAMS

WOMEN IN THE TR ADES FOCUS COTR.CA

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIAN

PROGRAM INFORMATION Get theory and practical hands-on experience in a realistic shop environment in our 30-week foundation

Prepare to work in an automotive repair shop, service facility, car dealership or with large organizations that own fleets of vehicles.

WELL-SUITED TRAITS • enjoy problem solving • good communications skills • can work independently or with a team

program or complete the apprenticeship program to obtain your Red Seal certification. The Foundation program prepares you for entry level work examining, testing and repairing the parts and systems on cars and light trucks.

WAGES Automotive Service Technicians in British Columbia earn on average around $28/hour, but can earn between $16 and $42/hour. (www.jobbank.gc.ca/marketreport/wages-occupation/20684/ca)

For admission requirements, tuition, and fees, please visit our website for the most current information at cotr.ca/programs/automotive-service-technician

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CARPENTER

PROGRAM INFORMATION Get the theory and practical hands on experience in a realistic shop environment in our 24 week

Carpenters build, maintain and repair structures made of wood and other materials. They typically work for construction companies, contractors and maintenance departments while others are self-employed.

Foundation program or complete the Apprenticeship

WELL-SUITED TRAITS

WAGES

program to obtain your Red Seal Certification.

The Foundation program prepares you for entry level work assembling and erecting forms for concrete, wood and metal frame construction as well as installing exterior and interior doors, windows or cabinets.

• strong desire to build and create things

Carpenters in British Columbia earn on average

• math and measuring skills

around $28/hour, but can earn between

• hand and eye coordination

$19 and $35/hour.

• physical ability

(www.jobbank.gc.ca/marketreport/wages-occupation/6388/BC)

• committment to quality

For admission requirements, tuition, and fees, please visit our website for the most current information at cotr.ca/programs/carpenter

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A Milestone for our Electrician Program Our 2019 Electrician foundation program intake was a very special one for us. With females making up seven of our sixteen students, our program saw an almost even distribution of males and females for the first time, a trend we certainly hope to see continue.

demonstrate that there are many great-paying careers

There is currently a high demand for skilled

Grants and bursaries are available for trades

tradespeople in B.C., making a career in trades

students, including the Apprenticeship Incentive

a potentially lucrative option for women. Wages

Grant for Women which provides a taxable cash

earned in the trades are typically much higher than

grant of $3,000 to $6,000 to females completing

one would earn in a more traditional field.

a Red Seal certification in trades where women

available in the trades for both women and men.

At College of the Rockies, you can choose from foundation and apprenticeship training in Automotive Service Technician, Carpenter, Electrician, Heavy Duty Equipment Technician, Industrial Mechanic (Millwright), Plumber, and Welder. Foundation-level training is also available in Timber Framing.

are underrepresented.

It has always been our goal at the College to increase the diversity of our trades classrooms and to

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ELECTRICIAN Electricians work in a wide variety of buildings and facilities - on everything from lighting and climate control systems, to communication equipment and thousands of other specific tools and devices.

WELL-SUITED TRAITS • knack for math and mechanical things • hand and eye coordination • physical fit and good hand dexterity • enjoy problem solving • good communications skills

PROGRAM INFORMATION Get theory and practical hands on experience in a realistic shop environment in our 24 week Foundation program or, if you have an employer sponsor, complete the apprenticeship program to obtain your Red Seal Certification.

The Foundation program prepares you for entry level work assembling, installing, commissioning, testing, maintaining, servicing and operating electrical systems and equipment.

WAGES Electricians in British Columbia earn on average around $28/hour, but can earn between $16 and $39/hour. (www.jobbank.gc.ca/marketreport/wages-occupation/20684/ca)

For admission requirements, tuition, and fees, please visit our website for the most current information at cotr.ca/programs/electrician

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HAIRSTYLIST

PROGRAM INFORMATION Located in a real salon environment on campus, our 44-week Hairstylist Foundation program

Hairstylists and barbers cut and style hair and perform related services.

They are employed in hairstyling or hairdressing salons, barber shops, vocational schools, health care establishments and theatre, film and television establishments.

provides the theory and practical hands-on

WELL-SUITED TRAITS

WAGES

• creative and detail orientated

experience that you need for entry level positions in the hairstylist industry. The Foundation program prepares you for entry level jobs and introduces skills related to salon hygiene practices, effective use and maintenance of tools and equipment, hair cutting, styling and coloring, chemical waving and relaxing, as well as client service communication skills and basic business management.

Hairstylists in British Columbia earn on average around

• good hand dexterity

$17/hour, but can earn between $15 and $25/hour.

• good listening and conversation skills

(www.jobbank.gc.ca/marketreport/wages-occupation/16452/ca)

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HEAVY DUTY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN Heavy Duty Mechanics work on industrial and construction vehicles, such as mining trucks and bulldozers; on heavy equipment used in construction, forestry, materials handling, landscaping, and land clearing.

WELL-SUITED TRAITS • analytical skills • observation skills and ability to multitask

PROGRAM INFORMATION Get theory and practical hands on experience in a realistic shop environment in our 36 week Foundation program or complete the apprenticeship program to obtain your Red Seal Certification. The Foundation program prepares you for entry level work overhauling, repairing and servicing large equipment.

WAGES Heavy Duty Equipment Technicians in British Columbia earn on average around $38/hour, but can earn between $24 and $48/hour. (www.jobbank.gc.ca/marketreport/wages-occupation/7480/ca)

For admission requirements, tuition, and fees, please visit our website for the most current information at cotr.ca/programs/heavy-duty

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PLUMBER Plumbers install, repair and maintain plumbing fixtures and water, drainage and venting systems. They can work for general contractors, plumbing companies, large organizations, or be self employed.

PROGRAM INFORMATION Apprenticeship training is for people who are currently working in industry and who are sponsored by an employer and registered with the Industry Training Authority (ITA). Get theory and practical hands-on experience in our realistic plumber shop setting to complete the apprenticeship program to obtain your Red Seal Certification. The Plumber Apprenticeship program prepares you for work as a plumber installing, repairing, and maintaining plumbing systems, heating and cooling systems in large industrial and commercial sites.

WELL-SUITED TRAITS • physically fit and good hand dexterity • hand and eye coordination • enjoy problem solving • good communications skills

WAGES Plumbers in British Columbia earn on average around $30/hour, but can earn between $15 and $40/hour. (www.jobbank.gc.ca/marketreport/wages-occupation/4747/ca)

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PROFESSIONAL COOK Professional Cooks plan and direct food preparation and cooking activities and prepare and cook meals and specialty foods. They are employed in restaurants, hotels, hospitals and other health care institutions, central food commissaries, clubs and similar establishments.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

WELL-SUITED TRAITS

WAGES

• can work well under pressure • works well in a team environment • enjoys preparing foods • desire to be creative

This 28-week program, sponsored by the Industry Training Authority (ITA), you gain hands-on experience in a fully-equipped and versatile training kitchen and take part in preparation and service for the formal Class Act dining room. Theory portions of the program will help you to learn the safety, kitchen management and cooking methods needed to prepare amazing food and to kick-start your culinary career..

Professional Cooks in British Columbia earn on average around $18/hour, but can earn between $15 and $26/hour. (www.jobbank.gc.ca/marketreport/wages-occupation/16420/ca)

For admission requirements, tuition, and fees, please visit our website for the most current information at cotr.ca/programs/professional-cook

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WELDER

PROGRAM INFORMATION

A welder is a person who has training in and is capable of welding ferrous and non-ferrous metals in all positions, on both plate and/or pipe. Welders use manual or semi-automatic welding equipment and flame-cutting, brazing and air-arcing equipment.

Foundation program or complete the Apprenticeship

WELL-SUITED TRAITS

WAGES

Get theory and practical hands on experience in a realistic shop environment in our 28-week program to obtain your Red Seal Certification. The Foundation program prepares you for entry level work with companies that manufacture structural steel and platework, boilers, heavy machinery, and other metal products, and by welding contractors and welding shops. Welders can also be self employed. Often, welders also enjoy fabricating metal art and sculptures.

• desire to be creative

Welders in British Columbia earn on average around

• physical fit and good hand dexterity

$29/hour, but can earn between $22 and $43/hour.

• strong and steady hands

(www.jobbank.gc.ca/marketreport/wages-occupation/23242/ca)

• able to lift heavy items

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What our female trades program graduates and students have to say...

“

There are lots of opportunities

“

I was very nervous entering

a male-dominated trade. Being

in the welding field, including fabricating, inspecting, and more.

here now, though, I’ve realized

I would encourage other women to

that it’s a boundary more women

consider a career in welding.

should cross because once

– Austin, Welder foundation

“

”

There are no boundaries

they do, I guarantee they’ll find acceptance.

”

– Jessica Wiebe, Automotive Service Technician

these days for career opportunities for women. We are

“

I have been in the trades my

becoming more in demand in

whole life. I started with fixing dirt

skilled trades.

bikes and progressed to building

”

my first vehicle. Growing up with

- Alysha Buchy, Electrician, MAP

“

trades parents, I have been pushed

I think women should

to constantly exceed and work

definitely consider going into

without hesitation. I assisted my

the trades. There are great job

father and mother with classes

opportunities and my personal

to help women learn about their

experience has been great. I don’t

vehicles to ensure safety and

see any difference in the way I get

confidence, like how to check the

treated from the men at work –

oil and brakes, how to change

which is the way it should be.

wipers, and so much more.

”

- Destyni Basil, Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic

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- Shayna Campen, Welding student

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HOW TO APPLY 1

Choose your program of study.

2

Submit an application.

3

Read your correspondence from the Admissions Office carefully.

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Receive your acceptance letter with information on how to register into your program.

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TERRITORY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT College of the Rockies serves the communities of the East Kootenays.

All of the College’s campuses are located in the traditional territory of the Ktunaxa people which is also home to the Kinbasket people.

Five First Nations bands are located in the regional boundary of the College: Four of which are Ktunaxa and one is Shuswap. Additionally, the College partners with the Kootenay Regional Office of the Métis Nation, BC. We are thankful for all our Indigenous partners and are constantly seeking new ways to support the development of our community.

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Cranbrook

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Invermere

Creston

Phone: 250-428-5332 Toll-free 1-866-740-2687 email: creston@cotr.bc.ca

Fernie

Golden

Phone: 250-423-4691 Toll-free 1-866-423-4691 email: fernie@cotr.bc.ca

Phone: 250-342-3210 email: invermere@cotr.bc.ca

Kimberley

Phone: 250-427-7116 email: kimberley@cotr.bc.ca

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