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Stand Up for Safe Workplaces to launch in spring 2025
We are excited to announce Stand Up for Safe Workplaces, a new approach to workplace culture and safety training. Developed in partnership with the BC Federation of Labour (BCFED) Health & Safety Centre, Stand Up for Safe Workplaces is an innovative new program...
BCCWITT Info Session: Thursday, May 16 @ 12 PM
Coming up on Thursday: Meet BCCWITT staff, hear about our programs, and learn about what we’re doing to create a diverse, equitable and inclusive skilled trades industry! Employers, labour organizers, tradespeople, trades training staff, and anyone interested in our...
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,...
BCCWITT EVENTS
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...
Career Advancement Bursary Applications have reopened!
Applications have reopened for our Career Advancement Bursary! Apply before May 15th to be considered for funding this quarter. This opportunity is for equity priority tradespeople of all genders, including tradespeople who are...- Indigenous- People of colour-...
Celebrating Construction Month with BCCWITT Career Advancement Bursary Recipients: Meet Kat
We are celebrating #BCConstructionMonth with the @ThisisBCCA 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...
SUCCESS STORIES
We’re hosting TWO virtual Be More Than A Bystander workshops this Fall!
- CANCELLED
Wednesday, October 23 from 6-8pm PSTfor men only - Wednesday, November 6 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.
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BC Centre for Women in the Trades
BCCWITT is working to create a diverse, equitable and inclusive skilled trades industry.
