Young women explore career paths in skilled trades

It is time to toss out the mindset that skilled trades and technologies are just for men and start sending a new message to Alberta’s future workforce. That is according to Alberta-wide organization, CAREERS: The Next Generation. This week in Lethbridge, they held their Young Women in Trades and Technologies Spring Break Camp. They partnered with six local businesses and organizations to provide an opportunity for female youth to explore a wide variety of career paths in a safe and encouraging environment.

Over the course of the three-day camp, females in Grades 10 – 12 had a chance to learn from industry experts and to try their hand at a number of trades including welding, carpentry, plumbing, autobody, cookery, and water & wastewater operations.

According to a 2022 Build Force survey, women accounted for only seven per cent of the skilled trades workforce in Alberta.

Naveen Day

Naveen's career in broadcast and production spans close to 30 years. Prior to his move to Alberta, he was Senior Producer for two factual entertainment shows for Shaw and BellMTS, which were produced in his hometown of Winnipeg. He also served as a Producer and Production Supervisor at one of Canada's largest and fastest growing churches, and helped lead a production team of 75 volunteers. Naveen came on board with the team at Bridge City News in 2018 and performs on both sides of the camera lens as Producer, Editor, Production Coordinator, Back-up Anchor, Interview Host, and Video Journalist. In February 2022, Naveen went to Ottawa to provide daily, boots-on-the-ground coverage of the Freedom Convoy - an experience he describes as a monumental moment in Canadian history. Naveen is a two-time Communicator Awards recipient. In 2023, he won the Excellence Award for a piece he did on Alberta's Disability workers, and in 2024, he won again for a story titled, "New Smile, New Life".

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