ACTIMS Women In Trades Awards/Bursaries Program

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The Women In Trades Awards/Bursaries Program was created to recognize women who are members of the Canadian Building Trades, and to bring awareness of employment opportunities for women in the skilled trades.

This annual awards/bursaries program provides 3 recipients each with $1,500, for a total of $4,500 in awards:

  • 1 award of $1,500 to any woman Journeyman who is part of the Building Trades Union
  • 2 bursaries of $1,500 each, to be given to 2 apprentice women who are members of the BT Unions. Any 1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th year apprentice

Who is Eligible?

Canadian women in trades (member of the Building Trades Unions) who demonstrate integrity, excellence, and leadership within the Maintenance/Construction trades industry.

Candidates who qualify will possess all of the below points:

  • Membership with a Union under the Building Trades
  • Integrity and Leadership within the industry
  • Excellence in their trade
  • Practice workplace safety
  • 1st/2nd/3rd/4th /5th year Apprentice

Or,

  • Journeyman status
  • Maximum of 50 applications to be received per year
  • If applying for the Apprentice Bursary, the applicant must not have received the “ACTIMS Women In Trades Award” in the past to be eligible
  • Women in Trades Awards & Bursaries Program

Requirements:

Applicants must complete the application form in entirety with attachments and mail or email to the ACTIMS office between the dates of February 1 through till April 30, 2021.

Writeup:

The applicant must write a paper describing that they possess or demonstrate the below points:

  • Integrity within the industry
  • Leadership in the workforce
  • Excellence in their trade
  • Practise workplace safety

The write up must be signed off by their employer stating the information to be true in nature.

Reference Letter:

The applicant must provide a signed off reference letter from their current, or most recent, employer.

How To Apply:

To be eligible, applications and supporting documents must be received no later than April 30, 2021.

Completed application package must contain:

  • Fully completed application form
  • Letter of recommendation from current, or most recent, employer
  • Copy of JM tickets or Apprentice Book or Papers

Winning applicants will be contacted by the ACTIMS office between June 25 – July 5, 2021 Women in Trades Awards & Bursaries Program

4 Ways to Apply:

Online Application:

You can apply online by filling the following form: Online Application Form

Please put attention to “ACTIMS Women in Trades Awards/Bursaries Program”

By Email

Complete the application form

Email completed application and supporting documents to: ainslie@trades-ab.ca  

In the subject title line, please put “ACTIMS Women in Trades Awards/Bursaries Program”

By Fax

Complete the application form

Fax completed application and supporting documents to: 403-254-4346

Please put attention to “ACTIMS Women in Trades Awards/Bursaries Program”

By Mail

Complete the application form

Mail completed application and supporting documents to:

ACTIMS Women in Trades Awards/Bursaries Program

P.O. Box 76182

Calgary, Alberta, T2Y 2Z9