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Training Programs for

Women, Indigenous Peoples,

and Underrepresented Groups

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