Girls Exploring Trades and Technology Conference

Thursday, May 16, 2013 
Registration 8:30am
Conference 9am-3pm
Edmonton Expo Centre
Edmonton, Alberta

The GETT Conference is currently sold out!  Email KariZ@skillscanada.com to be put on the waiting list or if you are a Skills Champion, you can add your waitlist request through our online system. 

Journeywomen, female apprentices, and women working in the trade and technology sectors are encouraged to apply to be a Mentor for the exciting event.  We are looking for energetic trade and technology specialist to share their experience, knowledge and enthusiasm for their career choice.  Send us your mentor application and be part of a great day!

Skills Canada Alberta is excited to present the 12th Annual GETT Conference! Held in conjunction with the 2013 Provincial Skills Canada Competition and Skill City.  GETT highlights endless career opportunities in the trades and technologies.  

High School girls will talk with certified tradeswomen, apprentices and technology experts that have pursued non-traditional careers. Their stories, experiences and knowledge will motivate students to open their minds to the diverse career paths available in today's most dynamic industries.

This interactive, fun-filled day includes DOZENS OF TRY-A-TRADE® HANDS-ON DEMONSTRATIONS, entertaining keynote speakers, exciting team activities, tours of the competition areas, fun contests, great door prize draws and much more. Students will see first hand the success they can find in careers ranging from computer animation to carpentry, tv/video production to baking, and sheet metal to plumbing.

Registration - The Conference is Sold Out!
Registration opened February 25, and filled up within a few days.  Registration is done by teachers their students. To be put on the Waiting List email KariZ@skillscanada.com or if you are a Skills Champion through our online registration system.

To participate in Skills Canada Alberta programs, your school must first become a Skills School. Once a Skills School, teachers register their students for the conference by logging into our portal. Registration for this conference includes a fee of $50/school and $25/student. Spots that are dropped after April 15th or not filled the day of will be subject to a $30 cancelation fee. Following registration an invoice will be sent to your school.

Contact: Kari Zral – Event & Competitor Coordinator
kariz@skillscanada.com   Phone: (780) 809.1369

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