ASCEND

Women in Aerospace Canada (WIA-C)
CORPORATE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Building leadership capacity at every altitude

A 360° Leadership
Solution For CorporateProfessionals

Take Your Business
To New Heights

ASCEND is Women in Aerospace Canada's national corporate leadership program providing organizations with access to expert-guided, data-driven opportunities that strengthen leadership pipelines, workplace culture, and long-term workforce resilience.

The ASCEND Model

LaunchPad

Bottom-Up Leadership Development

Develops early to mid-career professionals with the confidence and leadership skills to advance.

FlightPath

Top-Down Executive Engagement

Equips executives with the insight and tools to strengthen leadership, culture, and workforce strategy.

Proven Results

  • 98% increased leadership confidence
  • 70% advanced into leadership roles
  • 90% of executives changed leadership practices
  • 4 in 5 organizations updated talent strategies
FlightPath
LaunchPad
ASCEND helps organizations:
  • Build leadership readiness
  • Improve retention
  • Strengthen culture
  • Prepare for workforce transition

At Women in Aerospace Canada, we know lasting organizational change must happen at every level. ASCEND offers a two-part, 360° leadership solution strengthening corporate culture by preparing future leaders while equipping current decision-makers to drive systemic change.

Invest in your people, transform your workplace.
Why invest

Why Invest in ASCEND?

Solve your talent pipeline gap
Boost retention and reduce turnover costs
Gain insight into workforce barriers
Strengthen promotion and advancement
Elevate your brand as a DEI leader
Future-proof your leadership pipeline
Gain national recognition and visibility
Access Women in Aerospace Canada networks and events
GET STARTED

Connect with WIA-C to learn more about ASCEND and enroll your organization today.

Tell us about your organization and the leaders you want to grow. We will come back to you with a program shaped around your team.

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