BC Centre for Women in the Trades
Working to create diverse, equitable & inclusive workplaces.
BCCWITT provides connection, funding, resources and supports for equity priority tradespeople across the province. BCCWITT also offers programs, tools, and resources to individuals and organizations that support the attraction, retention, and advancement of equity priority people in skilled trades careers. In addition, BCCWITT is part of broader equity and inclusion initiatives supporting other underrepresented groups in the trades.
Programs:
Trades Training and Employment
Recruiting women (cis and trans women) to construction, maintenance, and industrial trades occupations in which they are currently underrepresented with the goal of assisting them to achieve journey status.
Leaders in Trades
Increasing the number of tradespeople from underrepresented groups in leadership positions as both volunteers and staff within the skilled trades sector in British Columbia.
Be More Than A Bystander
Educational program supporting organizational and cultural shifts towards more inclusive, safer, and respectful workplaces through practical intervention strategies.