Training Programs for
Women, Indigenous Peoples,
and Underrepresented Groups
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SkilledTradesBC partners with several service providers, training providers, and Indigenous organizations across B.C. to deliver skills development and employment programs focused on meeting the needs of underrepresented groups in the skilled trades, including women, Indigenous peoples, and other equity-deserving groups through funds from the Government of Canada and British Columbia.
The programs provide various individualized and group services and supports, hands-on trades exploration training, entry-level (pre-apprenticeship) trades technical training, industry recognized certification training, mentorship, job coaching and employment placement services.
Check out the list below and visit their websites to learn more about the programs.
Programs for Underrepresented Groups
BC Construction Association Skilled Trades Employment Program (STEP)
Region: Province Wide
Website: www.stepbc.ca
BC Centre for Women in the Trades (BCCWITT)
Region: Province Wide
Website: https://bccwitt.ca/
Camosun College
Region: Vancouver Island - Victoria
Website: http://www.camosun.ca/witt
Vancouver Island University Women in Trades Training
Region: Vancouver Island - Cowichan, Nanaimo & Powell River
Website: http://www.viu.ca/witt
Okanagan College
Region: Thompson Okanagan - Kelowna, Penticton, Vernon, Salmon Arm - Revelstoke
Website: http://www.okanagan.bc.ca/
Thompson Rivers University
Region: Thompson-Okanagan – Kamloops
Website: https://tru.ca/
BC Construction Association Skilled Trades Employment Program (STEP)
Region: Province Wide
Website: https://www.stepbc.ca/
ACCESS Trades Alternate Pathway to Electrical
Region: Mainland/Southwest - Vancouver Area
Website: http://www.accessfutures.com/
Camosun College/Vancouver Island University - Indigenous People in Trades Training (IPTT)
Region: Vancouver Island - Victoria
Website: http://www.camosun.ca/iptt
Region: Vancouver Island - Cowichan, Nanaimo & Powell River
Website: http://www.viu.ca/iptt
Construction Foundation of BC All Roads: First Nations Trades Training
Region: Province wide
Website: http://www.constructionfoundation.ca/
Kitselas First Nation - Kitselas Community-Led Apprenticeship Development (KCAD)
Region: North Coast & Nechako - Terrace and Kitselas First Nation
Website: http://www.kitselas.com/
Thompson Rivers University Careers in Construction Trades
Region: Thompson Okanagan - Kamloops
Website: https://tru.ca/
Thompson Rivers University Indigenous Peoples in Trades Training
Region: Cariboo - Williams Lake
Website: https://tru.ca/williamslake/cs.html