TECH2007: BACKGROUNDER

WHAT:

Tech2007:Technology and Trades for Women is an annual event, developed by the Hamilton Training Advisory Board, sponsored by Service Canada

WHEN: November 28 / 07 from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

WHERE: Hamilton Convention Centre

WHO: 200 young women from Hamilton will participate in this exciting  interactive conference.

They'll have a chance to meet up to 30 working women, women donating their time and expertise to TECH2007 as TEAM LEADERS and on-site mentors.

They will meet......Welders and mechanical engineers and renovators and contractors and electricians and draftswomen and horticulturists and software engineers and military aviation systems technicians and the list goes on......

We will also have 25 exhibitors with fun and interactive display booths designed to challenge and engage the young audience.

With more than 200 young women from Hamilton high schools and community employment services in attendance, it is going to be a high energy day!

So what are the apprenticeship trades???? You'll be surprised when you see how detailed the list is!

Aerospace/Aviation

• Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

• Arborist
• Dairy Herdsperson
• Farm Equipment Technician
• Fruit Grower
• Horticultural Technician
• Swine Herdsperson

• Alignment and brakes technician
• Auto body repairer
• Auto body repairer and collision damage repairer
• Automotive electronic accessory technician
• Automotive glass technician
• Automotive painter
• Automotive service technician
• Farm equipment technician
• Fuel and electrical systems technician
• Heavy duty equipment technician
• Motive power machinist
• Motorcycle mechanic
• Partsperson
• Powered lift truck technician
• Pump systems installer/mechanic
• Recreational vehicle mechanic
• Small engine technician
• Transmission technician
• Truck and coach technician
• Truck-trailer service technician

• Brick and stone mason
• Cabinetmaker
• Carpenter
• Cement finisher
• Cement mason
• Construction boiler maker
• Construction craft worker
• Construction millwright
• Drywall, Acoustic and lathing applicator
• Drywall, Finisher and plasterer
• Electrician, Construction and maintenance
• Electrician, Domestic and rural
• Elevating devices mechanic
• Floor covering installer
• Glazier & metal mechanic
• Heat and frost insulator
• Heavy duty equipment technician
• Heavy equipment operator/  excavator operator
• Heavy equipment operator/ dozer operator
• Heavy equipment operator/ tractor loader, backhoe operator
• Ironworker
• Lineworker, Construction
• Mobile crane operator Br 1
• Mobile crane operator Br 2
• Native residential construction worker
• Painter and decorator, Commercial and residential
• Painter and decorator, Industrial
• Plumber
• Precast concrete finisher
• Refrigeration & air conditioning mechanic
• Reinforcing rod worker
• Restoration mason
• Roofer
• Sheet metal worker
• Sprinkler and fire protection installer
• Steamfitter
• Terrazzo, tile and marble setter
• Tower crane operator
• Water well driller
• Welder

• Appliance service technician
• Electrical control (machine) builder
• Electrical motor & apparatus rewinding and repair
• Electronic service technician
• Information technology support analyst - hardware
• Information technology support analyst - helpdesk
• Information technology support analyst - network
• Micro-electronics manufacturer
• Network cabling specialist
• Surface mount assembler

• Hairstylist

• Bearings Mechanic
• Carperson
• Composites structures technician
• Draftsperson, Mechanical
• Draftsperson, Plastic mould design
• Draftsperson, Tooling and die design
• Electrical control (machine) builder
• Electrical motor & apparatus rewinding and repair
• Electrician, Industrial
• Fitter-assembler (Motor assembly - large motors)
• Fitter-Welder
• General machinist
• Heavy equipment operator/  excavator operator
• Heavy equipment operator/ dozer operator
• Heavy equipment operator/ tractor loader, backhoe operator
• Hydraulics / pneumatics mechanic
• Industrial instrument mechanic
• Industrial mechanic millwright
• Machine-tool builder and integrator
• Metal Fabricator (Fitter)
• Micro-electronics manufacturer
• Mould maker
• Mould or die finisher
• Packaging machine mechanic
• Pattern maker
• Precision metal fabricator
• Process operator: refinery, chemical and liquid process
• Roll grinder / turner
• Surface mount assembler
• Tool and cutter grinder
• Tool and die maker
• Tool and gauge inspector
• Tool/Tooling Maker
• Welder

• Marine engine mechanic
• Wooden boat rebuilder / repairer

• Saw Filer/Fitter
• Surface Blaster

• Aboriginal early childhood educator
• Appliance service technician
• Assistant Cook
• Baker/Patisserie (is new trade no longer separated)
• Blacksmith
• Child and youth worker
• Cook
• Early childhood educator
• Early childhood educator -- inclusion practises
• Educational assistant
• Electronic service technician
• Facilities  technician
• Facilities mechanic
• Fitter-Welder
• Gemsetter / goldsmith
• Horse groom
• Information technology support analyst - hardware
• Information technology support analyst - helpdesk
• Information technology support analyst - network
• Lineworker, Power
• Locksmith
• Native clothing and crafts artisan
• Network cabling specialist
• Optics technician (lens and prism maker)
• Pool and Hot Tub/Spa Installer
• Pool and Hot Tub/Spa Service Technician
• Pump systems installer/mechanic
• Retail meat cutter
• Saddlery
• Ski Lift Mechanic
• Small engine technician
• Special Events Coordinator
• Water well driller

• Assistant Cook
• Baker/Patisserie (is new trade no longer separated)
• Cook
• Retail meat cutter
• Ski Lift Mechanic
• Other
• Elevating devices mechanic
• Horse harness maker
• Lineworker, Power
• Native clothing and crafts artisan
• Saddlery