Indigenous People in Trades Training
Indigenous People in Trades Training
These programs deliver training and supports for Indigenous people to reduce barriers and secure employment in the trades.
Programs:
Alternate Pathway to Electrical
This 23-week program offers essential skills upgrading and a pre-apprenticeship training program. Upon successful completion, participants may have the opportunity for employment to continue their apprenticeship.
Regions:
Training Locations:
Contact:
ACCESS Trades, email or 604-922-4077 ext. 232
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Indigenous Peoples in Trades Training
This 12-week trades exploration program provides technical training for high demand trades occupations, including industry-recognized certifications, job coaching, and apprenticeships. Participants also learn life skills and essential skills, and Indigenous cultural components are included.
Regions:
Training Locations:
Contact:
Camosun College, Vancouver Island University, email or 250-370-4778
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All Roads: First Nations Trades Training
This program provides individualized training, education, apprenticeships, and trades qualification to eligible participants by identifying their interests and matching them with employment opportunities in First Nations communities.
Regions:
Training Locations:
- Ahousat
- Bella Coola
- Buick
- Grasmere
- Hanceville
- Lytton
- Penticton
- Witset
Contact:
Construction Foundation of BC,
email or 250-858-2217
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Kitselas Community-Led Apprenticeship Development (KCAD)
This program consists of safety and apprenticeship orientation, essential skills training, industry certifications, a community project and job-readiness training (pre-employment counselling/coaching, resume/cover letter writing, interview skills and job search/application assistance). Indigenous cultural components are also included.
Regions:
Training Locations:
Contact:
Kitselas Five Tier System Limited Partnership,
email or 250-635-5084 ext. 4092
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Careers in Construction Trades
This program provides essential skills upgrading, life skills training and workplace certifications. Program offerings include: Introduction to Construction Craft Worker program, Trades Sampler program, Introduction to Heavy Equipment Operator and Heavy Construction Foundation.
Regions:
Training Locations:
Contact:
Thompson Rivers University (Kamloops),
email or 250-828-5110
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Indigenous Peoples Trades Training
This program supports participants entering a Trades Sampler, Builder Maintenance Worker or Foundation program. Participants receive Indigenous cultural supports, workplace certifications, job readiness skills and employment assistance.
Regions:
Training Locations:
Contact:
Thompson Rivers University (Williams Lake), email or 250-392-8177
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Women in Trades Training
Women in Trades Training
These programs deliver training and supports for women to reduce barriers and secure employment in the trades.
Programs:
Skilled Trades Employment Program
This program supports participants in each region of the province to secure trades-related employment by aligning their interests, aptitudes and abilities with available job openings in the construction industry. STEP also offers advancement to high skilled trade occupations and ITA Apprenticeship registration.
Regions:
Training Locations:
- Abbotsford
- Fort St. John
- Kamloops
- Kelowna
- Nanaimo
- Prince George
- Prince Rupert
- Terrace
- Vancouver
- Victoria
Contact:
BC Construction Association (BCCA),
email or 250-475-1077
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BC Centre for Women in the Trades - BCCWITT
This program provides skills training and employment opportunities to participants interested in pursuing the trades. It includes a support network of mentorship and pre-employment coaching, work experience, work placement, and participant financial supports.
Regions:
- Mainland/Southwest
- North Coast & Nechako
- Thompson-Okanagan
- Vancouver Island/Coast
Training Locations:
Contact:
BC Centre for Women in the Trades (BCCWITT),
email or 604-812-6660
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Camosun/VIU Women in Trades Training
This program offers a 12-week trades’ exploration program, Foundation technical training and employment transition supports including job coaching and apprenticeship employment, as well as: life skills, essential skills, academic assessment, industry recognized certifications, work site visits and guest speakers.
Regions:
Training Locations:
Contact:
Camosun College,
Vancouver Island University,
Camosun email,
VIU email, or 250-370-4829
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Practical Approach to Women in Trades
This program is a practical, hands-on trades training project consisting of training in five trades, including pre-employment and essential skills training. Participants will also complete a work experience placement and receive supports to obtain sustainable employment.
Regions:
Training Locations:
- Abbotsford
- Courtenay
- Delta
- Fort St. John
- Kelowna
- Terrace
Contact:
Excel Career College,
email or 250-334-2452
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Women in Trades Training
This program offers a 12-week Gateway to the Building Trades for Women program providing the opportunity to explore various trades, and a WITT trades technical training program offering Foundation trades training. Each program includes employment assistance and covers safety tools, work site visits, mentorship and employer visits.
Regions:
Training Locations:
- Kelowna
- Penticton
- Salmon Arm
Contact:
Okanagan College,
email or 250-863-3013
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EmpowerHER: Attract, Recruit, Retain Women in Trades Training
This program offers the opportunity for women to be introduced to mechanical and construction trades through a Women in Trades Training Exploratory program. This program also offers an opportunity to complete a trades foundation program. Each program includes employment assistance and covers safety tools, work site visits, mentorship and employer visits.
Regions:
Training Locations:
Contact:
Thompson Rivers University,
email or 250-828-5110
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Equity Seeking Groups in Trades Training
Equity Seeking Groups in Trades Training
These programs deliver training and supports for equity seeking groups to reduce barriers and secure employment in the trades.
Programs:
Skilled Trades Employment Program
This program supports participants in each region of the province to secure trades-related employment by aligning their interests, aptitudes and abilities with available job openings in the construction industry. STEP also offers advancement to high skilled trade occupations and ITA Apprenticeship registration.
Regions:
Training Locations:
- Victoria
- Nanaimo
- Prince George
- Terrace
- Prince Rupert
- Fort St. John
- Kelowna
- Kamloops
- Vancouver
- Abbotsford
Contact:
BC Construction Association (BCCA), email or 250-475-1077
Persons with Disabilities in Trades Training
Persons with Disabilities in Trades Training
These programs deliver training and supports for persons with disabilities to reduce barriers and secure or advance their employment in the trades.
Eligible Participants
There are two program types, each with different eligibility:
Persons with Disabilities in Trades
Unemployed or precariously employed British Columbians who self-identify as a person with a disability and who may have experienced barriers to training and employment.
Persons with Learning Disabilities in Trades
British Columbians who self-identify as living with a learning disability or impairment which may or may not have been formally diagnosed as a learning disability and are:
- enrolled in a pre-apprenticeship program or ITA Foundation technical training program; or
- a registered apprentice in an ITA designated apprenticeship program; or
- approved to challenge an ITA Certification Exam.
Note: If you are unemployed or precariously employed, you are also eligible for programs for persons with disabilities in trades.
Programs:
ITA AT Reading Support Program (ITA-ATRSP)
This program provides assistive technology skill-building services to participants in ITA technical training programs. Participants who experience barriers due to learning disabilities receive reading and literacy supports to complete their apprenticeship.
Regions:
Training Locations:
Contact:
The Board of Education of School District No. 39 Vancouver (Assistive Technology BC),
email or 604-418-3527
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Trades Exploration
This program supports individuals with acquired brain injuries, allowing them to explore different trades. Participants receive First Aid certifications, FoodSafe certifications, work experience, and employment supports.
Regions:
Training Locations:
Contact:
College of New Caledonia, email or 250-561-5846
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Trade-Abilities
This program supports persons with disabilities to explore meaningful trades-related employment options. Participants receive employment coaching and may gain hands-on experience in a variety of trades.
Regions:
- Cariboo
- North Coast & Nechako
Training Locations:
Contact:
Kopar Administration Ltd, email or 250-596-2517
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