Indigenous Peoples in Trades Training

Trade Skills Foundation (exploratory program)

Participants will work in the classroom and various shops exploring a variety of trades, career paths, industry demands and safety practices/training. Trades covered may include:

• Automotive
• Carpentry
• Electrical
• Fine Furniture
• Plumbing
• Professional Cook
• Sheet Metal

Program schedule:

• Length: 12 weeks
• Days: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-3pm (days/times/location/subject to change with adequate notice)
• Location: Interurban campus

Program start dates:

If you are interested in this program, please contact one of the Coordinators:

• Lorri Leonard, 250-370-4986, leonardl@camosun.ca
• Larry Underwood, 250-370-4778, underwoodl@camosun.ca
• Susan Wilson, 250-370-4779, wilsons@camosun.ca

Direct entry foundation training

Camosun Indigenous Peoples in Trades Training offers sponsorship for eligible and selected Indigenous people in their pursuit of becoming a tradesperson by supporting foundation training at the college. To apply for IPTT sponsorship for foundation programming, applicants must contact an Indigenous Coordinator (see above) and need to have the prerequisites required for the Trade Foundation program of their choice (under Admission Requirements).

The IPTT program might be right for you if you are an Indigenous person who is:

• A Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person (under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27) legally entitled to work in Canada;
• Living in British Columbia
• Not a full-time student (not enrolled in high school or post-secondary training)
• Not actively participating in another provincially or federally funded labour market program, and 
• whose employment status is:
  1. Unemployed, or working less than 20 hours per week, or
  2. Precariously Employed – meaning an individual who does not meet the definition of Unemployed, but who:
     1. is working in unstable or unsustainable employment (including self-employment) as evidenced by:
        1. unreliable remuneration (such as piece-work or commission); and/or
        2. irregular hours of work (such as casual labour or on-call work);     
        3. earnings that cannot support an individual or their family; or
     2. is working, but has a total employment (including self-employment) income that is below the market basket measures set out by Statistics Canada (speak to the program service provider for further details) or refer to https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1110023001;
     3. is working in an industry or occupation that is likely to be replaced by technology or automation soon;
     4. is working in an occupation or profession that is clearly lower than their skills or qualifications and that provides no imminent prospect of advancement or has Just Cause for leaving their current employment (speak to the program service provider for further details regarding Just Cause).