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HVAC Employers Labour Market Survey
HVAC Employers Labour Market Survey is live! BCCWITT, in partnership with the Vancouver Economic Commission, the City of Vancouver, and the Building to Electrification Coalition, are conducting a survey to understand the labour market challenges faced by HVAC...
Be More Than A Bystander: Shifting Skilled Trades Workplace Culture in BC (all-gender workshop)
This Pink Shirt Day, BC Centre for Women in the Trades (BCCWITT) will be hosting a FREE virtual all-gender Be More Than A Bystander workshop on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 from 7:00-8:30pm PST. Be More Than A Bystander is a training and educational program to support...
YWCA Changing Gears: Free truck driving training program for women
YWCA and WorkBC are offering a free 24-week truck driving training program for self-identifying women. Interested? Contact changinggears@ywcavan.org, 604-690-7341, or visit the program website.
BCCWITT EVENTS
Be More Than A Bystander: Shifting Skilled Trades Workplace Culture in BC (co-hosted by BCCWITT and SkilledTradesBC)
BC Centre for Women in the Trades (BCCWITT) and SkilledTradesBC are co-hosting a FREE virtual Be More Than A Bystander virtual workshop on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 from 7:00-8:30pm PST. Be More Than A Bystander is a training and educational program to support...
Advocacy 101 training with Adrienne Smith
Advocacy 101 training with Adrienne SmithSaturday, January 21, 2023 from 10:00am to 2:00pm PSTVirtual training (via Zoom) This FREE virtual workshop provides our network of diverse tradespeople, allies and staff with an introductory overview and know-how to advocate...
#FeelGoodFriday: Camosun Receives $1.285 million for Empowering Women in Trades
Today's #FeelGoodFriday is from our friends at Camosun College, where they are celebrating the donation of $1.285 million from The Gwyn Morgan and Patricia Trottier Foundation to the Empowering Women in Trades program! This is the largest philanthropic gift in the...
SUCCESS STORIES
Celebrating Construction Month with BCCWITT Career Advancement Bursary Recipients: Meet Antoniette
We are celebrating #BCConstructionMonth with the British Columbia Construction Association by introducing you to some of the recipients of the BCCWITT Career Advancement Bursary, which provides funding for equity priority tradespeople of all genders who are facing barriers in advancing in their trades journey, to help them access training, tools, certifications, networking, and educational opportunities. Please join us in wishing Natalie well in pursuing IRATA certification in order to become an even more skilled tradesperson! #BuiltRight
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