With sparks flying and the sound of a hammer echoing throughout the large space, a group of more than a dozen young women were trying their hand at welding.
It's part of an effort by CAREERS, an Alberta non-profit group, to introduce more girls to the trades as they prepare for schooling and careers after high school.
The two-day workshop in Calgary brought together female-identifying young people in grades 9-12 to try construction and welding.According to the Occupation Outlook prepared by the Alberta Government, several industries could see labour shortages of up to 3,000 workers by 2030. Construction trades and engineering occupations related to construction are among the sectors expected to see worker shortages in the next decade.
"You never know if there's something out there that you didn't want to do, or do something that you didn't want to do... and then you just try it and you know," she said.
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