Thank you, Eva. I certainly can tell you about that. That is a big question.
It starts with attraction. Attraction starts with education and informed career decision-making. We teach women that they can do these sorts of roles. Often they believe that they can't; they haven't thought of it. We do it through media, through information sessions, through exercises in career decision-making.
Then we move into a pre-screening process, when a woman applies through us, and we take her through a bit of an exercise to help her identify whether or not she's a fit for these sorts of roles, and if she is and if she chooses to proceed, what gaps exist.
Our approach is never no. Certainly our mission is women's economic prosperity, so in cases in which there are gaps, we work hard to identify what those are and to create action plans for the woman, so that she understands what it is she needs to do and has the supports to get her there, whether academic supports or child care—whatever barriers exist. That takes care of that piece.
We work and we do training in our facility at WBF in Edmonton and also train through partnership. We do what we call your best practices for success in construction. Those are such things as accepting feedback.
Often a woman or even a new person in construction hasn't worked in those sorts of environments. They're very different from an office environment, so there are things such as the importance of finding a mentor, learning how people communicate, and taking care of yourself, whether through nutrition or a fitness regime. Every one of our courses and programs has an element of financial literacy, which is extremely important when you're raising women's income by 132%.
That's the piece we do. For the hands-on skill building, things such as using tools and equipment, some things are trade-specific; some aren't. We do that in-house, partially. We can also do it through partnership, and that's the way in which we're planning to expand our model across the province and across the country.
The supports exist throughout the program and then also after the program. We keep in touch with both the employers and the women who work through our program, to make sure that they're mentored and supported all the way along.
Does that answer your question?