Remembering Rob Nofield
July 5, 1962 – June 23, 2024 By Jessica Kirby This June, the world lost a touch of shine when Rob Nofield died. Rob was a long-time advocate for and champion of the mechanical insulation […]
September 2024
FIRST Program Supports Individuals with Disabilities in Earning Red Seal Certification
The Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) is offering their FIRST program to support individuals with disabilities in becoming Red Seal certified. This is a great opportunity to gain the skills and certification needed […]
SMWTC Sraps Up Successful UTIP Program in 2024, Sheet Metal ERT Program Begins
The Sheet Metal Workers’ Training Centre’s UTIP project, Technology and an Inclusive Workforce: Forging our Future Sheet Metal Industry, wrapped up earlier this year. The five-year project was successful, despite COVID delaying implementation of training using […]
Sheet Metal ERT
Building off the successful UTIP project, SMWTCS received $246,500 from the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy (CAS), which provides federal funding to facilitate access to trades training using new technologies, particularly targeting green initiatives. The new Sheet Metal […]
Skilled Trades Now in Effect in BC
Skilled Trades Certification (STC), also known as compulsory trades, is now in effect in British Columbia, and this applies tradespersons working in seven electrical and mechanical trades. Employers are required to maintain a 2:1 apprentice to […]