On behalf of the BC Construction Women in the Trades –
Show Up for Safer Workplaces is accepting applications now!
After a lot of hard work, learning and planning, we’re excited to launch our pilot trainings for Show Up for Safer Workplaces this fall!
Show Up is an innovative new program that will create safer, healthier, and more productive workplaces throughout the construction sector, by giving workers and employers the tools to address urgent psychological safety hazards—including mental health and addiction, suicide prevention, and bullying and harassment.
Show Up is designed as a four-day comprehensive training program that can help 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.
Topics covered will include psychological safety, mental health first aid and suicide awareness, substance use and the toxic drug crisis, and bullying, harassment and discrimination—including strategies on how to build more respectful, stable and healthier workplaces. In addition to the more fulsome training recognition and take-away tools, participants will also attain a certificate in Mental Health First Aid, as developed and recognized by the Mental Health Commission of Canada.
Our upcoming pilot training dates will all be in the Lower Mainland (watch for other locations to come in 2026), offered on:
- September 23-26
- October 27-30 and
- November 25-28, 2025
Learn more about how you can Show Up, and apply today!
Construction, Maintenance and Industrial EMPLOYERS: Are you hiring? We need YOU to hire our Trades Training and Employment (Careers) participants!
We always want to connect with more employers who are hiring for direct entry into the skilled trades!
Our Careers Program supports women’s entry into the industry, and we’re looking for employers who are open to hiring our vetted, hard-working women who are ready and looking to gain experience and enter the industry. Have positions you need filled? Contact Heather to talk about our interested participants who are actively looking to work and learn: Heather@bccwitt.ca.
Advocating for the work we do and changes we need
This month the Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services released its report on the BC Budget 2026 consultations—and we were proud to see our advocacy work cited in there!
In our submission (available at the link below) we called on government to invest in the equitable recruitment and retention of skilled workers to help address ongoing labour shortages in the construction and trades sectors. We know that one of the best ways government can meet their ambitious building targets, create a more diverse and stronger sector, and drive greater overall economic stability across the province is to actively engage underrepresented labour pools to build the affordable homes, child care centres and public infrastructure that BC urgently needs—in particular, that means engaging women and gender-diverse people who represent the largest untapped source of skilled trades workers.
We were also glad to see the Committee recognize the need to invest in child care facilities that support shift workers. This was a priority recommendation in our submission because it’s a vital investment that can keep talented and experienced tradeswomen and gender-diverse trades workers on the tools and in the sector.
Read more about our submission here: BCCWITT Submission for the 2026 Budget Consultation Process | BCCWITT
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is September 30th
BCCWITT is proud to serve communities across the entire province of British Columbia, and we respectfully acknowledge the 204 First Nations and Metis communities across the province…communities who have historically been and continue to be powerful stewards of our lands and waters.
On September 30th we encourage all members of our community to join us in wearing orange as we honour the tragic legacy of residential schools in Canada that continues to impact too many people: Homepage – Orange Shirt Society
Truth is the path that leads us to reconciliation. To learn more about this nationally recognized day use this link: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Canada.ca
As always, thank you for your continued commitment to supporting BCCWITT in our efforts to ensure tradeswomen and gender-diverse workers in the trades can continue to build strong and lasting careers, in a more diverse and stable trades industry.