‘Inspirational’ day for Hamilton-area teen girls exploring trades at Mohawk College
Daylong “Jill of All Trades” program at Mohawk College designed to introduce teenage girls to careers in the trades.
As teenage girls practice welding techniques on simulators, sparks and imperfections that mimic real life are displayed on the screen above them. In other Mohawk College classrooms, they plug copper pipes into fittings to make cellphone stands and bend sheet metal into a neat rectangular box.
About 170 students in grades 9 through 12 from schools in Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk counties got to explore about a dozen hands-on college programs Wednesday for the annual “Jill of All Trades,” a daylong event hosted by institutions across Canada and the U.S., including Mohawk.
Read the coverage in The Hamilton Spectator: High-school girls explore skilled trades at Mohawk College
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