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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,...
NEW Guide on Diversifying the HVAC Workforce
C Centre for Women in the Trades (BCCWITT) has produced a report and a guide to increase diversity in the healing, cooling and ventilation (HVAC) sector. Report at a glance With government incentives, new regulations, and increased needs for cooling because of...
Be More Than A Bystander virtual workshops this Fall!
BC Centre for Women in the Trades and SkilledTradesBC are co-hosting two virtual 90-minute workshops this Fall: Session for men: Tuesday, September 26 from 6-7:30pm PT Session for all genders (including men, women, trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people):...
BCCWITT EVENTS
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...
June 27 – CCWESTT Virtual Panel: Indigenous Women in Trades & Tech
Happy Indigenous History Month! Join BCCWITT RRP Leadership Training participant & carpenter Barbara James on June 27th for CCWESTT's national panel showcasing Indigenous women working in technology and the trades. This free virtual event will also feature carpenter &...
VOTE TODAY! BCCWITT 5th Anniversary Sticker Design Contest
VOTING IS NOW OPEN! Since June 30th, 2018, BCCWITT has been working to create a diverse, equitable and inclusive skilled trades industry where all feel welcome, healthy, respected and safe. To celebrate our organization's hard work over the past FIVE YEARS, we're...
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.