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Funded Traffic Control Training – Get trained for summer work!
Are you a woman in BC interested in starting a career in the skilled trades? Are you unemployed, precariously employed or looking to change fields into construction? BCCWITT is recruiting women (cis and trans) to take FREE Traffic Control Person (TCP) training:...
Limited number of FREE training spaces still open for spots in an all-woman Construction Craft Worker cohort!
The BC Centre for Women in the Trades is looking for qualified women who want to start their career as Construction Craft Workers this spring! This fully funded program, starting May 5th, will offer participants 4 weeks of training, PPE purchases, and other supports...
We’re hiring!
Are you an experienced facilitator or trainer who is passionate about making positive change in the construction and trades sectors? Care about giving people more tools to help their coworkers who might be impacted by psychological health and safety, mental health,...
BCCWITT EVENTS
April-June 2026 dates available: Apply now to take part in our Show Up trainings!
Since the launch of Show Up for Safer Workplaces this past September, over 80 participants have taken part in our training program! We want to thank our partners at BCIT's ConnectHER Hub, UA Local 324 and TRU School of Trades and Technology for hosting us in...
New SHARP Workplace partnership: Education & advocacy on sexual harassment at work
We are proud to share news about a new partnership with the Community Legal Assistance Society (CLAS), as we step in to help support the vital education and advocacy goals of their Sexual Harassment Advice, Response, and Prevention for Workplaces (SHARP Workplaces)...
APPLY TODAY: Show Up for Safer Workplaces in VICTORIA, February 9-12, 2026
This innovative new program helps participants become leaders in identifying where psychological safety issues are hurting too many people who work in the construction trades. Show Up supports participants, industry leaders and organizations with practical strategies...
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Sexual harassment is not part of the job
Join BCCWITT and our partners at SHARP Workplaces in Prince George for free workplace training around sexual harassment—training designed to provide you with the information, resources, and guidance you need to address these issues that are affecting too many workers in BC, with a particular focus on supporting those most impacted in the trades industry.
Saturday, June 13, 2026
10am to 2pm
College of New Caledonia in Prince George
These training sessions are open to anyone working in the trades industry in British Columbia—including but not limited to tradespeople, trades training instructors, OHS professionals, union representatives, etc.
People of all genders are welcome, as the curriculum has been designed to support those who may be newer to navigating legal rights and responsibilities, or new to being advocates supporting those who may experience workplace sexual harassment.
