News and Events
LATEST NEWS
BCCWITT 2025 Year in Review
2025 BCCWITT Year in Review In 2025, the BC Centre for Women in the Trades… Launched Show Up for Safer Workplaces After over a year of hard work by our Show Up team, and alongside our committed partners, Show Up for Safer Workplaces launched strong this fall: it has...
BCCWITT Winter Closure: See you in 2026!
The BCCWITT office will close for the holidays on December 23rd and reopen on January 5th, with some of our team also taking a few extra days around this window. We hope you're able to enjoy a restful break, so we can all return in 2026 ready to continue the good work...
February-April 2026 dates available: Apply now to take part in our Show Up trainings!
After successfully launching our Fall pilot Show Up for Safer Workplaces trainings, we are excited to share our January through April 2026 training calendar! Apply today to join us at one of our upcoming training sessions: February 9-12 at UA Local 324 Training...
BCCWITT EVENTS
Statement on Death of Minnesota Tradeswoman, Amber Czech
On November 11th, 2025 a Minnesota welder named Amber Czech showed up to work, as if it was any other day…but she never made it home. In the early hours of her shift, she was violently murdered by a male co-worker, who according to local reports, had planned to kill...
Co-action discussion: Building change in the skilled trades sector
BCCWITT is partnering with CCWESTT and BCIT to host this upcoming FREE co-action discussion lunch! This is not your standard HR workshop! We know there is a labour shortage in the skilled trades. But how do leading companies address this? Join us for this FREE...
Opportunity for Women in Victoria: Start a career in fire protection!
The BC Centre for Women in the Trades is recruiting women in the Victoria area who want to start working as Fire Alarm / Fire Protection Technicians! Fire Alarm Technicians install, inspect, test, and repair fire alarm systems to ensure they are functioning correctly...
SUCCESS STORIES
Show Up in Campbell River, May 11-14: FREE training on psychological safety
LIMITED SPACES STILL AVAILABLE: Show Up for Safer Workplaces in Campbell River, May 11-14, 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 and tools…helping people recognize and support mental health and substance use concerns, prevent toxic workplace culture, and become active partners in creating healthier and more stable work environments.
With thanks to North Vancouver Island Aboriginal Training Society for helping support us to bring this training opportunity to the Campbell River area!
Apply today to secure a spot for this FREE training: https://bccwitt.ca/showup/