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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.
Fraser Valley Diversity in Trades Meetup, Tues. Feb. 7 @ 7-9 pm
We’re going to be in Chilliwack for Cohort 9 of the RRP Leadership Training, and are hosting a Fraser Valley meetup! It’s for all tradies from underrepresented groups (Indigenous, people of colour, people with disabilities, 2SLGBTIAQ+, women), and will taking place on...
BCCWITT EVENTS
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...
Tuition grant for tradespeople to gain RHF Accessibility Certification
The Rick Hansen Foundation has collaborated with people with physical disabilities, experts in the built environment, legislation and building code as well as accessibility professionals and education partners to create training courses and resources on accessibility...
SUCCESS STORIES
April 27: Join us around BC at FOUR free Skilled Trades Socials!
BCCWITT is wrapping up this year’s #BCConstructionMonth with our community members around the province at FOUR events on Saturday, April 27, 2024: Tradespeople, employers, instructors, labour organizers, & program coordinators involved in the skilled trades sector are all invited to please join together for an evening of complimentary snacks, networking, & socializing!
- Prince George: The Twisted Cork (1157 5th Ave) @ 5-9pm
- Kamloops: Red Beard Café (449 Tranquille Rd) @ 7-10pm
- Abbotsford: Old Yale Brewing (33738 Laurel St) @ 7-10pm
- Victoria: Herald Street Brew Works (506 Herald St) @ 8-11pm
Please come say hello, and celebrate our sector with us!
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