Manitoba Status of Women

The Manitoba Status of Women & Manitoba Economic Development and Jobs funded MCSC to deliver construction skills training that leads to employment in four remote Indigenous communities. In addition, MCSC will bring career awareness to youth in 20 remote Indigenous communities using the latest virtual reality technology. This project will disseminate the results at the MCSC Manitoba Women in Trades Conference on March 16, 2022, at Victoria Inn, Winnipeg.

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

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

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 completed the program on October 29, 2021 and will be employed on local construction projects in the community. 4 students employed in Pinaymootang with the rest expected to be employed in the new year 2022.

Pinaymootang will be building 28 homes in the coming months and will require all 9 of the women to be employed on this project.

"I really enjoyed teaching the women in the 12 week Framing course and appreciated their willingness to learn and be productive in class and at the worksites."

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.

Awareness

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

Wanipigow High School

Opaskwayak Cree Nation

Lake St.Martin

Eagles Nest - Assembly Manitoba Chiefs

Canupawakpa First Nation

Minegoziibe Anishinabe School

Birdtail Sioux First Nation

Rolling River High School

Norway House 3

Fisher River First Nation

Cross Lake First Nation

Ebb and Flo First Nation