Increase Trades Opportunities For Women to Get Housing Built
As of 2022, less than 9% of trades apprentices in Nova Scotia were women. We will never overcome our province’s labour shortage and get more housing built if we are only training half of the available workforce. A Nova Scotia Liberal government will invest $10M to increase training for women at NSCC in trades directly related to housing, with a goal to double the number of women being trained over five years. We will:
- Increase the number of spots available for women to study a trade at NSCC,
- Invest to develop programming for all ages to show young women that careers in the trades are dynamic, high-paying jobs that help our communities, and
- Expand NSCC’s Women Unlimited program, which has already helped 1,000 women explore trades and technology education and find meaningful careers.
Cost estimate: Total cost: $10M over 5 years
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