Employment &
Training Support
SkilledTradesBC works with Indigenous community training and employment service agencies across the province. In addition to Bands and Tribal Councils, organizations funded through the Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) Program provide support to Indigenous peoples for employment and training, including in the skilled trades.
Currently, there are over 20 ISET organizations in B.C., with regional service areas, to help Indigenous peoples prepare for, find, and keep high-demand jobs now and in the long term.
All Indigenous peoples, regardless of status, affiliation, or location, may access ISET programs and services. These include:
job-finding skills and training
funding opportunities
programs for youth
access to childcare
programs for urban and rural Indigenous peoples
individuals with disabilities.
Get in touch with a program near you
Métis Nation British Columbia
#380 – 13401 108 Ave, Surrey, B.C., V3T 5T3
Tel: 604-557-5851 Toll-Free: 1-800-940-1150
www.mnbc.ca
Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society (ACCESS)
Suite 108 – 100 Park Royal, West Vancouver, BC V7T 1A2
Tel: 604-913-7933
www.accessfutures.com
Fraser Valley
Stó:lō Aboriginal Skills & Employment Training (SASET)
Bldg. #5B – 7201 Vedder Rd., Chilliwack, BC V2R 4G5
Tel: 604-858-3691 Toll-Free: 1-888-845-4455
info [at] saset.carel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"
www.saset.ca
Tsawwassen
Tsawwassen First Nation (TFN)
1926 Tsawwassen Dr N, Tsawwassen, BC V4M 4G4
Tel: 604-943-2112 Toll-Free: 1-888-943-2112
cgurniak [at] tsawwassenfirstnation.comrel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"
www.tsawwassenfirstnation.com
Cariboo-Chilcotin
Cariboo Chilcotin Aboriginal Training Education Centre (CCATEC)
205 – 197 North 2nd Avenue, Williams Lake, BC V2G 1Z5
Tel: 250-392-2510
administration [at] ccatec.comrel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"
www.ccatec.com
British Columbia Native Women's Association (BCNWA)
144 Briar Ave, Kamloops, BC V2B 1C1
Tel: 250-554-4556
asetscoordinator [at] bcnwa.orgrel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"
https://nwac.ca/about-us
Shuswap Nation Tribal Council
680 West Athabasca Street, Kamloops, BC V2H 1C4
Tel: 778-471-8200
sntcadmn [at] shuswapnation.orgrel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"
http://shuswapnation.org
South
Coast Salish Employment & Training Society (CSETS)
201-5462 Trans-Canada Hwy., Duncan, BC V9L 6W4
Tel: 250-746-0183 Toll-Free: 1-888-811-3919
bruce.underwood [at] csets.com
csets.com
Northeast Coast
North Vancouver Island Aboriginal Training Society (NVIATS)
1211 Cypress Street, Campbell River, BC V9W 2Z3
Tel: 250-286-3455
sherry.simms [at] niviats.com
www.nviats.com
Northwest Coast
Nuu-chah-nulth Employment & Training Program (NETP)
4090 8th Avenue, Port Alberni, BC V9Y4S4
Tel: 250-723-1331 Toll-Free: 1-833-276-5849
netp [at] nuuchahnulth.orgrel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"
https://nuuchahnulth.org/
Ktunaxa Nation Council (KNC)
220 Cranbrook Street N, Cranbrook, BC V1C 3W3
Tel: 250-489-2464 Toll-Free: 1-800-480-2464
cmorigeau [at] ktunaxa.orgrel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"
www.ktunaxa.org/careers/training-job-search/
Okanagan
Okanagan Training and Development Council (OTDC)
101 – 1865 Dilworth Drive, Suite 339, Kelowna, BC V1Y 9T1
Tel: 250-769-1977
karen [at] otdc.orgrel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"
www.otdc.org
Mid Coast First Nations Training Society (MCFNTS)
P.O. Box 941, Bella Bella, BC V0T 1Z0
Tel: 250-957-2225
mcfnts [at] gmail.comrel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"
www.mcfnts.com
North East Native Advancing Society (NENAS)
10328 – 101st Avenue, Fort St. John, BC V1J 2B5
Tel: 250-785-0887 Toll-Free: 1-855-785-0887
nenas [at] nenas.orgrel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"
www.nenas.org
Nisga'a Employment Skills & Training (NEST)
5012 Tait Avenue, Gitlaxt'aamiks, BC V0J 1A0
Tel: 1-844-633-2210
janicea [at] nisgaa.net
http://nisgaaworks.ca/
Tribal Resources Investment Corporation (TRICORP)
344 2nd Avenue West, Prince Rupert, BC V8J 1G6
Tel: 250-624-3535 Toll-Free: 1-800-665-3201
jridley [at] tricorp.carel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"
http://tricorp.ca
Prince George Nechako Aboriginal Employment & Training Association (PGNAETA)
198 Kingston Street, Prince George, BC V2L 1C3
Tel: 250-561-1199 Toll-Free: 1-800-510-0515
pgnaeta [at] pgnaeta.bc.carel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank"
www.pgnaeta.bc.ca