Mentorship Momentum: Women Advancing the Trades

Build strength. Break barriers. Connect with mentors, leaders, and peers at Mentorship Momentum for women in skilled trades.

Mentorship Momentum: Women Advancing the Trades

Theme: Building Strength, Breaking Barriers

Join us for Mentorship Momentum, an inspiring evening dedicated to advancing women in skilled trades through connection, conversation, and shared experience. This event brings together industry leaders, mentors, alumni, faculty, and apprentices to foster meaningful mentorship and build momentum for the future of the trades.

Featured Keynote Speaker: Hilary Peach
Author of Thick Skin and a respected voice in the skilled trades community, Hilary Peach will deliver a powerful keynote, “Thick Skin, Strong Hands: Thriving as a Woman in the Trades,” sharing insights on resilience, belonging, and navigating bias.

Event Highlights Include:
• Keynote address and reading from Thick Skin
• Interactive Q&A with the audience
• Mentor–mentee speed networking to spark lasting connections
• Book signing with Hilary Peach

📅 Monday, March 16, 2026
🕓 4:30 – 8:00 PM
📍 CA121 East Aldred Event Space, Main Campus, SAIT

Light refreshments will be provided.

Celebrate mentorship, resilience, and the growing impact of women in trades—together, we are building strength and breaking barriers. This event is offered as part of SAIT’s Women in Skilled Trades Retention Program.

Open to: The entire SAIT community, including apprentices, pre-apprenticeship students, faculty, support staff, alumni and industry partners.

For more information, contact belonging@sait.ca.

The Women in Skilled Trades Retention Program is partially funded by the Government of Canada’s Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy