Laying the Foundation for Belonging - October WIST Lunch & Learn Allyship Session
⏰ Time: Two sessions available, 11:00 am – noon or noon – 1:00 pm
📍 Venue: CB 305, Aldred Centre
👥 Audience: SAIT apprentices, faculty, staff, and anyone interested in strengthening workplace culture in the skilled trades.
🎤 Facilitator: Miranda Rowland, Faculty Development Facilitator, Teaching and Learning Commons
What makes you feel like you truly belong? A strong workplace is built on more than technical skills—it is built on respect, trust and inclusion. In this interactive lunch and learn, participants will explore what belonging looks and feels like, why it matters for learning, teamwork and safety, and how everyday behaviors can shape jobsite culture.
Through guided discussion, personal reflection and practical workplace examples, participants will identify simple but meaningful actions they can take to help create an environment where everyone feels welcomed, valued and able to contribute.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Explain the connection between belonging, learning, teamwork and workplace safety.
- Recognize everyday behaviors that can strengthen or undermine inclusion.
- Reflect on how their actions affect the experiences of others.
- Identify practical ways to help colleagues and classmates feel respected and included.
- Contribute to a safer, more welcoming and supportive jobsite culture.
All are welcome—come ready to learn, reflect, and explore practical ways to show up as an ally and an advocate. Light refreshments will be provided. ✨
Coordinated by the Women in Skilled Trades (WIST) Retention Program. The Women in Skilled Trades Retention Program is partially funded by the Government of Canada’s Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy.
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.