The Young Women Exploring Trades conference (YWET) is an annual trades, technology and labour market exploration conference for high school girls.

From its inception in 2000 to 2014 YWET was a one day event for grade 8 girls held at the Yukon College. For the first time in 2015 YWITT partnered with local businesses and organizations in the Yukon to bring 102 high school girls to fourteen different businesses and job sites for hands-on real-world learning. Most of the workshops were instructed by the businesses who donated their shops, employees and time to deliver their own programming. This format was so well received by the students and industry partners alike they decided to continue to deliver the conference this way.

Each fall YWITT invites high school girls from across the territory to come participate in trades and technology workshops delivered by their instructors and industry partners. Priority will still be given to grade 8 girls, but all ages of high school girls are welcome to apply up to a capacity of 120 students. This is a unique and exciting opportunity for girls to find out firsthand what it is like to work in different trades and technology fields and for the businesses and industries in the Yukon.

Registration Deadline: November 3rd, 2017

Date: Thursday November 23 and Friday November 24
Time: 8:30am-3:00pm
Cost: Free
Location: The location of the YWET conference is throughout Whitehorse at various businesses and organizations (they provide transportation).
Register: here