RBC Women in Trades Blog

From the Mechanics Shop to the Media Stage and Back Again

When Rebecca Peters agreed to be the valedictorian for the School of Trades and Technology at the June 2018 Graduation ceremony, she was prepared to spend time writing and rehearsing her speech. She was prepared, best she could be, for the large audience in attendance and faculty presence on the day of the ceremony. What […]

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Bursary Drives Home Success For Automotive Technician Student

Marlene is confident in her skills as an Automotive Technician and loves nothing more than the challenge of digging around a broken vehicle with one goal in mind… to find the problem and fix it. She’s self-assured and happiest when covered in oil and grease and its part of the reason you’d never know that […]

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First ‘Lunch and Learn’ of 2016 a great success!

About 24 students attended the first RBC Women in Trades ‘Lunch and Learn’ of 2016. The topic was Pathways to Apprenticeship and was facilitated by ITA Apprenticeship Advisor, Helen Poss. Women from electrical, heavy duty mechanics, plumbing, and the Aboriginal Women in Trades program were all in attendance. Helen was able to answer an assortment […]

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