Manitoba Status of Women

Cross Lake

Job Readiness Program

Instructor:
Eline Anderson, The First Indigenous Woman HEO operator

16 Indigenous women started and completed the job readiness course and safety training in Cross Lake in July 2021

12 of the women went onto blast hole drilling while the other 4 found employment with Mid North Construction.

This course taught me more then just work related. There is no losing, only learning. There is no failure, only opportunities. There are no problems, only solutions.

Be positive about yourself motivation is the key to be successful.

Job Readiness gave me confidence and hope for my future jobs.

Blast Hole Drilling Program

Instructor:
Don Ayres, Certified Blaster and Driller / Safety

All 12 women graduated from the Blast Hole Drilling course in Cross Lake on September 17, 2021. All 12 women were employed by September 21, 2021.

It takes commitment to learn, study and to succeed. I was very realistic, dependable to learn by studying everyday and I know I was committed to finish!

GIRL POWER As a woman it will work from dusk till dawn in my hard hat, steel toes boots, be covered in grease and mud after operating a mean machine. Because I am a hard-working girl.

The time is always right to do, what is right. May your choices reflect your hopes not your fears. Happiness depends upon ourselves.

I never thought I’d say this but “I did it” congrats to my fellow grads, keep going. – #Women in Construction

You live, you learn, you move on, keep moving forward there is not limit to what we, as women, can accomplish.

Job Readiness Program

Instructor:
Jennifer Daniels, Program Coordinator, Manitoba Construction Sector Council

12 Indigenous women started and 11 completed the job readiness course and safety training in Cross Lake on July 30, 2021.

It takes commitment to learn, study and to succeed. I was very realistic, dependable to learn by studying everyday and I know I was committed to finish!

Framer Certificate Program

Instructor:
Annette Head, First Indigenous woman Journeyperson Carpenter, Vocational Education Instructor

11 Indigenous women registered for the framer course in Pinaymootang. 9 women will complete the program on October 29th and will be employed on local construction projects in the community.

This program is awesome! This will be beneficial to me, so many ways I feel like I am able to accomplish anything I put my mind too. I learned I am able to do things I never thought that I would be doing. Thanks to our teacher who made this understandable and easy to learn.

The first 2 weeks of the framing course was tough, but as the days go by it’s getting better, I’m learning a lot from our instructor Annette, she makes it a lot easier, so looking forward to next weeks ahead.

Manitoba women stand up in women trades construction, we are all here to stay!

I really enjoy taking the course. I have learned so much already and can’t wait to graduate and put the things I learned to use.

Taking this carpentry framing I’ve learnt you never too old to learn new things, I thank Annette Head for making this an enjoyable and easier way of understanding framing I will never forget her.

It has been a great experience getting to learn with and from other females. Makes me feel very empowered.

I really love this experience all I can do this anybody can do this!!

Awareness

Manitoba Construction Sector Council representative, Jennifer Daniels is visiting 20 Indigenous communities to bring career awareness to youth using virtual reality 360 degree videos featuring 14 construction trades.