Electrical Trades Exploration
Trade Starters for Equity Deserving Groups Training Project
Fully Government funded Trades Starter Training Program aims to address the under- representation of certain demographics in SkilledTradesBC-recognized trades by providing comprehensive pre-apprenticeship training and skill development. The program targets individuals who face barriers to entering the workforce, offering them opportunities to obtain sustainable employment, skilled trades positions, or apprenticeships within their communities or across the province.
Benefits
- Fully Funded Training
- One-on-One employment counselling and coaching services
- Job search skills training and directed work search support
- Assistance with re-entry into the workspace
- Specific skills training tailored to targeted jobs
- Support with re-entry in the workforce
- Insight into current labor market trends and work environment
Topics covered in the training
- Construction Safety
- Math as it applies to Construction Trades
- Basic Electrical Theory
- Magnetism
- Motor Control
- Introduction to the Canadian Electrical Code
- Practical hands on training
- Preparation for Working as a Construction Electrician
Expected outcome
- Increased employability skills
- Improved knowledge of soft skills in workplace to maintain a sustainable job
- Develop hands-on experience through work experience
- Better understanding of current labour market trends and work environment to land a sustainable job.
Streams and Cohorts
Cohort 7: Electrical Trades Exploration
Start Date: May 19, 2026 – End Date: September 4, 2026
Program Duration: 16 Weeks
Delivery Mode: Hybrid (In-Person & Online)
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
Online Employability & Soft Skills Training – by PICS Society
May 19 to May 29, 2026 (2 weeks)
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM Monday to Friday
In-Person Technical Training – at Kwantlen Polytechnic University Cloverdale Campus
June 1 to July 24, 2026 (8 weeks)
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday to Thursday
Online Employability & Soft Skills Training – by PICS Society
July 27 to September 4, 2026 (6 weeks)
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM Monday to Friday
Eligibility Criteria
Immigration Status + Current resident of BC
- Canadian Citizen
- Permanent Resident
- Refugee with Court Notice of Decision
- International Student Graduates
- Open Work-Permit Holders
Employment Status
- Unemployed, multi-barriered Job seeker individual
Other
- Visible Minority, Recent Immigrant, Refugee
- Young Adult at Risk
- Older Worker
- Survivor of Violence and/or Abuse
- Person with Disabilities
Other
- Not receiving duplicative financial supports from another provincially or federally funded labour market program, though may be receiving complementary, non- duplicative financial supports from other programs, such as WorkBC, that enable or enhance program participation
Contact Information
Vancouver
Winston Liu – Job Developer & Facilitator
Funded By
