WITT Wednesdays: Building connections and skills across BC trades

BCCWITT is excited to be launching WITT Wednesdays!

As an organization that operates as a bit of a hub, we are grateful to support a wide network of frontline tradeswomen and gender-diverse trades workers, employers, stakeholders, and other allies. And we want to build on that by actively working to increase those connections, to build up our shared skills and knowledge, and to continue to do vital advocacy work around issues affecting us all.

That’s where WITT Wednesdays come in! While we know the work happens every day across this province, on Wednesdays we’re making an extra effort to help build connections and skills, and to celebrate the amazing community of people across BC who are making the trades a better place to work.

Training and Webinars

Thanks to a number of partnerships we’re grateful to be part of, we will be offering FREE virtual training to BC workers in the trades—some will be targeted specifically to support women and gender-diverse folks, others will be available to all allies and interested parties.

SHARP Workplaces training

• Sexual harassment awareness and intervention training (open to people of all genders). Sessions are virtual and in-person, learn more here: bccwitt.ca/SHARP

Monthly Meetups

Monthly meetups are back!

On the third Wednesday of every month, from 5 – 6:30pm, join your fellow women and gender-diverse trades workers for a social, virtual meetup to talk about work, address timely issues, share resources, build mentorship opportunities, and more.

BCCWITT meetups are open to trades people of any level in construction, industrial, or maintenance trades, as well as for those considering careers in the trades. Co-hosted by different tradespeople from our BCCWITT community, these meetups offer a space for women and gender diverse tradespeople to have conversations about the industry, network with one another, and build community.

Registration is required, here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/BM2UYx1FThuCo1ScoQGPEA.

Celebrating community

You’re doing hard work to build your careers and your communities…and that deserves to be celebrated! Watch our social feeds on Wednesdays as we honour people at all points in their careers who represent the changing face of the trades in BC.

Previous WITT Wednesday offerings

CRA Benefits and Credits for Tradespeople – Free, virtual Intro to Taxes and Credits for Tradespeople webinar