Delivery: Six half-day sessions delivered over 3 weeks.

Location: Mohawk College Community Employment Services, Centennial Site

Spaces Available: 15 per Cohort, 120 students

• Introduction to construction career pathways and businesses.
• Personalized pathway goal setting, recommendations, and referrals.
• Assistance with resume, job search, and interview skills.
• Earn a Work Ethic micro-credential from Mohawk College.
• Upcoming dates:

Cohort 7 – October 16, 2023, to November 1, 2023 – Mondays & Wednesdays, 9 am to 12 pm

Cohort 8 – November 7, 2023, to November 23, 2023 – Tuesdays & Thursdays, 9 am to 12 pm

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Delivery: 4 full days per week for 8 weeks

Location:  Eva Rothwell Centre (460 Wentworth St N, Hamilton, ON L8L 5W8)

Spaces Available: 12 per Cohort (selected from successful Stage 1 participants)

• Hands-on introduction to framing, drywalling, tiling, and plumbing fixture installation.
• Continued pathway goal setting, recommendations, and referrals.
• Industry Certifications:
  • First Aid & CPR
  • WHMIS & PPE
  • Health & Safety Awareness
  • Asbestos Awareness
  • Working at Heights
  • Confined Space Entry
  • Fire Watch
  • Propane in Construction CH-02
  • Oxy-Acetylene Cutting & Burning
• Upcoming Dates:

Cohort 1 – July 3, 2023, to August 25, 2023

Cohort 2 – September 25, 2023, to November 17, 2023

Cohort 3 – December 4, 2023, to February 2, 2024 (no classes from Dec. 25 to Jan.1)

Delivery: 8 weeks

Location: Various local employers

Spaces Available: 12 per Cohort (successful Stage 2 participants), 36 students

Cohort 1 – August 28, 2023, to October 20, 2023

Cohort 2 – November 20, 2023, to January 19, 2024

Cohort 3 – February 5, 2024, to March 29, 2024

We welcome applications from all those interested in WAGE, but please note that priority will be given to those who:

• are 19 years of age or older (High school completion is NOT a requirement).
• are women or gender-diverse folks.
• are Indigenous or racialized; and/or newcomers.
• have no, or limited, post-secondary education (i.e., college, university, apprenticeship).
• live within the community in which the course(s) is being offered.
• receive government assistance (i.e., Ontario Works, ODSP).

We do our best to make case-by-case considerations.

Should class registration not be full by the application deadline, applicants who do not meet the criteria will be considered on a chronological basis.