Workforce Development Agreement and Annual Reports

The Workforce Development Agreement (WDA or Agreement) provides funding for labour market programming in B.C. in the amount of $685 million over six years.

Under this Agreement, the Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills (PSFS) works with a network of service delivery agencies, employers, industry organizations and communities to deliver skills training programs and services including:

• BC Employer Training Grant (ETG) – helps employers provide skills training for employees to develop their skills and gain certification.
• Community Workforce Response Grant (CWRG) – provides flexible and timely responses to emerging and urgent labour and skills needs in B.C.’s communities and sectors.
• Skills Training for Employment Programs for Vulnerable and Underrepresented Groups (STPVU) – focuses on meeting the needs of vulnerable and under-represented groups.

Annual reports

The WDA requires B.C. to publish labour market program outcomes each fiscal year. These public reports highlight how B.C.’s investment in skills training programs and other supports translate into beneficial outcomes for British Columbians.

• WDA Program Results Summary (2022/23) (PDF)
• WDA Program Results Summary (2021/22) (PDF)
• WDA Program Results Summary (2020/21) (PDF)
• WDA Program Results Summary (2019/20) (PDF)

2018/19 Rural-Urban Report

The 2018/19 Rural-Urban Report is the first of a series of thematic reports that highlight key outcomes from PSFS WDA programs.

The report examines 7,880 British Columbians who participated in WDA-funded STPVU programs during the 2018-19 fiscal year and summarizes participants’ outcomes from a rural-urban perspective.

The report shows that programs achieved their goal to help participants in both rural and urban areas become employment-ready and secure labour market attachment.

Specifically, the programs helped participants:

• Improve their skills.
• Progress along the employment continuum.
• Improve their employment situation.

Download the 2018/19 Rural-Urban Report (PDF).