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Show Up for Safer Workplaces launching 2026 dates
We’ve had a busy and exciting few months, with the successful launch Show Up for Safer Workplaces! Our fall dates are all booked up, but we will be launching our 2026 dates very soon.
Learn more about what it means to Show Up for psychological health and safety, and add your name to the interest list…so you’ll be the first to hear when we open applications for the winter and spring dates and locations!
Construction, maintenance and industrial EMPLOYERS: Are you hiring? Hire our Trades Training and Employment (Careers) participants!
We always want to connect with and support more employers who are hiring for direct entry into the skilled trades!
Our Careers Program supports women’s entry into the trades industry, and we’re looking for employers who are open tohiring our vetted, hard-working women who are ready and looking to gain experience and build their careers. Have positions you need filled? Contact Heather to talk about our network of interested participants who are actively looking to work and learn: Heather@bccwitt.ca.
Advocating for trades careers, engaging young people
This month, we attended VRCA’s Bring Trades to Schools event which brought together 300 students from across the Lower Mainland to learn more about what it’s like to be a tradesperson. We were happy to share the booth with Leaders in Trades alumni, Carly Steiman, who is promoting her Tradeswoman exhibit and related community events that launched on October 18th at Gallery 881 in Vancouver.
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November events to join…
Build a Dream brings the “You’re Hired!” roadshow to Vancouver
Join BCCWITT on Tuesday, November 4th at the You’re Hired! Trade Skills Series at the Vancouver Convention Centre. This free event is a dynamic workforce development initiative designed to empower job seekers, skilled trades professionals, apprentices, and recent graduates. This series offers a proactive approach to preparing the next generation of skilled tradespeople for success. Learn more and pre-register here.
Co-Action presented by CCWESTT at BCIT: Building change in the skilled trades sector
BCCWITT is partnering with the Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology (CCWESTT) to host a discussion on November 14th that you don’t want to miss!
We all know there is a labour shortage in the skilled trades. In this conversation, we’ll explore strategies to retain a highly skilled team and create a safer workplace. This is not your standard HR workshop. You won’t want to miss this chance to become a leader in gender inclusion in the workplace. Join us to give your business a competitive edge.
Discussions will include:
- How to improve your business performance
- How to make your company a leader in creating safer workplaces
- How to recruit and retain a highly skilled team
- How workers’ mental health impacts the worksite
You will leave this conversation with tools to make you a leader in the skilled trades.
Register at https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/co-action-bc to join the discussion on November 14, 2025 at BCIT in Burnaby.
Cost: Free, Lunch is included.
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The ConnectHER Skilled Trades Community Survey
Change in the skilled trades starts with listening. In support of the national ConnectHER project, we’re asking employers, labour, and industry partners to share their perspectives on what’s working, where barriers remain, and how we can move forward together.
Every response — from supervisors to apprentices, HR to job crews — matters. Your insights will help create a more inclusive, supportive skilled trades community.
The survey…
- Is anonymous and confidential
- Takes about 10 minutes
- Is open to all levels — from leadership to job sites
Take the survey here: www.connect-her.ca/survey/