RBC Women in Trades Blog

Step BC's Norman Humprey talks to Foundation students about resources available for them

Stepping Up To Success with Step BC

Heavy Duty Mechanic. Electrician. Welder. Horticulturalist. Millwright. These are a few of the career choices for the women who came out to the RBC Lunch and Learn session on Friday, January 12. With many foundation programs, currently winding down, it was the perfect time to have employment placement specialists from Step BC come to advise […]

Tami Macintosh, Kylie Morford, Janina Maricle, Dave Maurer (RBC) , and Rayna Perry showing off their RBC Women in Trades Bursary cheques

RBC Women in Trades Bursary Recipients Reap Rewards for Success

When Janina Maricle, Kylie Morford, Rayna Perry and Tami MacIntosh received invitations to the TRU Foundation Awards in the mail, the RBC Women in Trades Bursary was not on their mind. Of course, they had all heard about the bursary when they started their respective programs, but the time in between the two were filled […]

The Art of Creating Your Own Business

When a woman in a trades program confirms her status as a journeyperson by earning her Red Seal Certification, it often marks the end of their road at Thompson Rivers University, as she will have learned the skills and abilities to make it on her own in the working world. However, as Amber Cachelin has […]

Women in Trades Forum Bring New Women into Trades Program

When attending a Women in Trades Forum there there is almost nothing quite like seeing the interest on a woman’s face as an instructor describes a program that interests them. Seeing their eyes light up as they hear about the classroom training they can receive, the hands on experience they will get, and the job […]

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 […]