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Shift Change Supervisor Training

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Do you enjoy working with your hands? Do you want to work toward a secure career in a promising industry?

Find your future in the skilled trades! YWCA Hamilton is pleased to offer Pre-Apprenticeship programs for Women in Trades.  These programs are offered at no-cost, and provide participants with technical training and job coaching to start their career in the skilled trades.

Auto Body Collision Repairer Program -

310 B​

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YWCA Pre-Apprenticeship Program for Women and Gender-Diverse People

Auto Body Collision Repairer Program – 310 B

Program Description

Foundational training in repairing, restoring, and refinishing vehicle exteriors and structures for entry-level positions in the auto body industry.

Eligibility Criteria:

  • Women and gender-diverse people, 18 years and older
  • PR/Canadian Citizen/resident of Ontario and are able to participate in government funded programs
  • A minimum of grade 12 high school education or its equivalent
  • Able to travel to training and work sites

Interested applicants may be assessed for math skills (Ontario grade 12 or equivalent).


For more information contact:

Alicia Gordon-Smith (She/Her)

Program Coordinator, Pre-apprenticeship Program

  AGordon-Smith@ywcahamilton.org

Fatima Sana (She/Her)

Program Recruiter, Pre-Apprenticeship Program


  Fsana@ywcahamilton.org


Construction Craft Worker

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Do you enjoy working with your hands? Do you want to work toward a secure career in a promising industry?

Find your future in the skilled trades! YWCA Hamilton is pleased to offer Pre-Apprenticeship programs for Women in Trades.  These programs are offered at no-cost, and provide participants with technical training and job coaching to start their career in the skilled trades.

Construction Craft Worker: Meet Tamika

 ​For more information contact:

Deborah Schwientek

Manager, Employment and Training Services

  dschwientek@ywcahamilton.org

Caron Martin (she/her)

Manager, Employment and Training Services – Skilled Trades

   cmartin2@ywcahamilton.org