Trades exploration and skill building at Chalo School in Fort Nelson
From left to right: Cyndi Bonn, All Roads Community Catalyst; Randy Grey, Education Catalyst; Kathi Dickie, Catalyst, Indigenous Communities Fort Nelson First Nation and Chalo School invited CFBC team members into the community to host a month-long Trades Exploration workshop for FNFN members. The workshop, organized and managed by CFBC Community Catalysts, Kathi Dickie and […]
CFBC named an inaugural Stanley Black & Decker Makers Grant recipient
June 9, 2022, Victoria, B.C. – Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) announced the recipients of its first “Empower Makers” Global Impact Challenge. Construction Foundation of BC (CFBC) is honored to have been named as a Makers Grant Recipient for our efforts to our Skills Ready initiative. Initiated in 2021, the Global Impact Challenge grant […]
ACCESS TO ELECTRICAL FOUNDATIONS: Maximizing success by providing opportunities.
The cohort is supported by a tri-institutional collaboration between Camosun College, Okanagan College and BCIT that aims to maximize success and increase women’s participation and completion rates in Red Seal trades training – including electrical, carpentry and plumbing. Earlier this month we gathered with the students to talk about their time in the program and […]
CFBC SHIFT FUNDRAISER: Aimed at granting more driver training this holiday
Getting your Driver’s Licence is an important and thrilling milestone in life. As one builds up to that next level of independence, the anticipation of freedom can manifest an energy of its own — and if you have the necessary supports in place — learning to drive can be a rewarding experience. But what […]
Prince George Secondary School receives generous donation of Haas desktop mill
Precision Machinery and Guide, a member of the BC Metal Manufacturing Advisory Group (BCMMAG), has generously donated a Haas Desktop Mill to Prince George Secondary School (PGSS) for students to learn practical, hands-on skills in machine tooling, automation, and production. These skills can provide that vital ‘leg up’ when applying for jobs in metal […]
Trades Exploration Camp: Sparking interest in trades with youth
This summer, René Ragetli partnered with the Ironworkers Local 97 in Burnaby, to host a Trades Exploration Camp. René is the Construction Foundation’s Director of Project Operations and uses his background in teaching to create engaging workshops for youth around BC. Focusing the 5-day workshop on metalworking and woodwork, youth were able to get comfortable […]
Five Days to make a canoe paddle: Indigenous Skills workshop in Campbell River
Over two weeks participants from two groups were offered 5 days to create a canoe paddle of their own. Dean Heron and Elder George Hunt Jr. were innovative in their delivery of instructions to the cohorts, weaving traditional and contemporary knowledge of cedar, tools and safety. Dean is the Indigenous Skills Lead and mentor for […]
Paddle Pendant workshop in Esquimalt: In-person learning with Dean Heron
In-person Indigenous Skills workshops returned to Victoria for the first time in a long time, this past June, marking a welcome return to traditional instruction and an opportunity to introduce small groups of enthusiastic youth to contemporary trades and traditional knowledge. In consideration of the continued pandemic, both the Esquimalt First Nation and the Indigenous […]
Building Bros: Youth-led career exploration camp
There are countless job and career options available to young people upon graduation. While many begin preliminary research while still in school, the options can be overwhelming and many are left asking, how can I plan for a career, if I don’t know it exists or what it might be like? Over the course of […]
Two Eyed Seeing Network sets out to redefine workforce development for Indigenous youth
VICTORIA (July 27, 2021) – A new partnership, led by the Construction Foundation of BC, seeks to build dialogue and develop innovative solutions around the future of skills and training with Indigenous youth and their community leaders. Beginning this summer, the Two Eyed Seeing Network will host a series of focus groups to seek guidance […]