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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...
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TRU Women in Trades Training Exploratory Program
TRU Women in Trades is hosting a 13-week Women in Trades Training Exploratory Program at their Kamloops campus, March 13th - June 16th, 2023. This course is fully-funded, which means that the cost of tuition, tickets, PPE, tools, parking and child supports are all...
BC Hydro is now hiring 10 apprentices!
BC Hydro is hiring apprentices! Truck and Transport mechanics (vehicle tradespersons) at BC Hydro maintain, inspect, diagnose, repair, modify and outfit BC Hydro vehicles. The BC Hydro fleet consists of 3,000 vehicles including passenger vehicles (e.g. cars, SUVs,...
Canada’s Building Trades Unions (CBTU) is hiring a Diversity Liaison for Western Canada
Want to be a part of an exciting new initiative in Canada? Canada’s Building Trades Unions is looking for a full time Diversity Liaison to support the execution of the deliverables and objectives for a federally funded project under Employment and Social Development...