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Digital Organizing 101 training with Beth Becker
Digital Organizing 101 Training with Beth BeckerSaturday, November 4, 202310:00am to 1:00pm PSTVirtual training (via Zoom) How can utilize digital tools and communications for a more diverse, equitable and inclusive skilled trades industry? How can we effectively...
Victoria Skilled Trades Community Social – Sat. Oct. 28 @ 8-11PM
We will be in Victoria for upcoming cohorts of our Leaders in Trades program & are hosting socials for the local skilled trades community! BCCWITT staff are excited to meet local tradespeople, employers, instructors, union organizers, & program coordinators...
Free Virtual Resume Webinar with BCCWITT!
Please join BCCWITT on Thursday, September 28th from 6-7:30pm PST for our first resume building Webinar! This entry-level webinar will train participants in how to write an exceptional resume, including formatting, correct verbiage, layout, experience, qualifications,...
BCCWITT EVENTS
Be More Than A Bystander Train-the-Trainer (men’s cohort) in Victoria
Our next Be More Than A Bystander train-the-trainer (men's cohort) will be taking place in Victoria from October 25 to 27, 2023. The training will be hosted at the SMWIA Local 276 Training Centre (126-2294 Millstream Road). Be More Than A Bystander is a training and...
Volunteer with the BCTWS in Surrey – September 24
BCCWITT founding organization BC Tradeswomen Society is coordinating a fantastic day for trades volunteers at the upcoming HeroWork Canada project for the Surrey Urban Mission Society on Sunday, September 24! They are seeking a minimum of 20 volunteer tradespeople...
RRP participant Erin Flanagan on CBC’s BC Today
BCCWITT RRP Leadership Training participant Erin Flanagan was a guest on CBC Radio's BC Today, talking with host Amy Bell (in for Michelle Elliott) and taking calls from around the province regarding permitting issues and how they affect our housing crisis... Listen...
SUCCESS STORIES
We’re hosting TWO virtual Be More Than A Bystander workshops this month!
Register here:
- Tuesday, May 28 from 6-7:30pm PST for men only
- Thursday, May 30 from 6-8pm PST for participants of all genders
Be More Than A Bystander is a training & educational program to support organizational & cultural shifts towards more inclusive, safer, & respectful workplaces. Participants will leave equipped with practical tools & strategies to prevent & intervene in gender-based & other forms of bullying, harassment & violence in workplaces in the skilled trades industry.
These workshops are FREE for participants for skilled trades workers or employers in BC, with limited spaces available at a fee for participants who live or work outside the province.