Participants felt love and support while learning to weld at the CWB Foundation's Women of Steel Forging Forward program hosted at Northwestern Polytechnic. (CNW Group/CWB Welding Foundation)

Women of Steel program boosts women’s participation in skilled trades, report shows

by HR News Canada Staff October 9, 2024

written by HR News Canada Staff October 9, 2024

The CWB Welding Foundation's Women of Steel program has trained hundreds of women across Canada in skilled trades, addressing a significant workforce shortage in the welding industry, according to a newly released report. The "Women of Steel: Forging Forward Impact Report," published today, reveals ...

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