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Your Trade, Your Future.

Did you know you have more than one career pathway? Elevate your skills with TradeUpBC pathways.

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Upgrade Your Skills

Discover New Career Options

Obtain new skills and advance your career. Explore professional development courses now.

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Flexible Training For Tradespeople

Opening New Career Options

Get equipped with future-focused skills and training for jobs that are in demand.

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Advance Your Career

Acquire New Skills Today

Explore courses at institutes across BC designed to empower tradespeople.

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Flexible Training For Tradespeople

Opening New Career Options

Get equipped with future-focused skills and training for jobs that are in demand.

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Upgrade Your Skills

Discover New Career Options

Obtain new skills and advance your career. Explore professional development courses now.

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TRAINING FOR THE SKILLED TRADES

Emphasizing the province’s commitment to equipping trades with future-focused skills and training.

Trades professionals are the foundation for building the future of BC, and they are in demand now more than ever. The StrongerBC: Future Ready Action Plan is a generational commitment to accelerating talent and skills training throughout the province.

TradeUpBC brings together British Columbia’s post-secondary institutes to help experienced tradespeople and employers remain resilient, adaptable, and inclusive by providing access to microcredentials and professional development courses. These courses will assist tradespeople and employers in advancing their careers, strengthening their businesses, creating welcoming worksites for everyone, and ensuring they are prepared for future opportunities.

TradeUpBC is a provincially-funded initiative that connects tradespeople to courses at BC post-secondary institutes.

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Basic Bookkeeping

Numbers! Numbers! Numbers! Wherever you go, you are bound to see them. On addresses, license plates, phones, prices, and of course, money! Numbers connect us all to each other in many more ways than we…

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Cross Connection Recertification Course

Cross connection certification tickets are valid for 5 years. Individuals must go through re-certification training and examination before the expiration of their active back-flow prevention ticket. Successful recertification will validate backflow prevention for another 5…

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Authorized Inspectors Course

This comprehensive course covers the inspection requirements for private vehicles, commercially licensed vehicles and trailers. You’ll learn practical hands-on methods and the administration procedure used in implementing the Vehicle Inspection Program. Prerequisites include journeyperson trade…

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BC Low Energy Code (BC Electrical Code - Class C-R-Low Energy Systems)

This recognized, comprehensive, 25-hour course will prepare you to write the Technical Safety BC Class C-R-Low Energy Systems certification exam. Upon successful completion of the course, students will receive a certificate to present to Technical…

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

The Micro-certificate in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) provides you with a robust knowledge base and essential skills to create inclusive and thriving workplaces for all. This micro-credential is tailored for employers and employees committed…

Areas of Demand

TradeUpBC has identified seven key areas of demand aimed at supporting certified or experienced trades workers and employers through specialized training programs. The programs offered on the TradeUpBC website are designed to complement apprentice training rather than replace it.

Changes in
Technology

Climate Change
Impacts

Leadership Skills
Development

Business
Skills

Inclusive
Workplaces

Educator
Training

Advanced
Safety Skills

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Success Stories

Stories from tradespeople who found success

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August 2024

Success Story

Logan Henson

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanic, Business Owner — Alberni Valley Refrigeration

From high school to apprentice, then certified tradesperson to business owner, Logan Henson’s journey is a great example of the power of ongoing education to advance careers and open exciting new pathways for both experienced tradespeople and the business owners who employ them.

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July 2024

Success Story

Wallis Plumpton

Plumber — MGM Mechanical

Wallis Plumpton is kind of surprised. The 36-year-old has just entered year three of the four-year BC plumbing apprenticeship program and is excited about the future. This is a story of discovery, full of twists and turns with some surprises along the way.

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How long are these programs?

Depending on the institution, and the level of certification, it can vary from 36 hours to a year.

Are there prerequisites to register for a course?

What benefits can I get from TradeUpBC?

What are your products/services?

TradeUpBC is a centralized online hub that brings together short-term training opportunities from British Columbia’s post-secondary institutes for experienced trades workers. These courses help people upgrade their skills and knowledge quickly to meet the needs of in-demand and rapidly evolving jobs. Courses are provided through online learning, virtual delivery, in-person, or blended options, including night or weekend classes.

Do you handle the future skills grant?

Who do I contact for grants and scholarships?

There is the possibility for you to access a StrongerBC future skills grant.

You can also contact Financial Aid at your preferred post-secondary institute for information about possible grants and scholarships available.

You may also have possible scholarships available to you through your current employer or union.

I am a BC institute or association. How do I partner with you?

Do you work outside of BC?

Our website showcases offerings from BC’s post-secondary institutes and aims to make it easier for people to obtain new skills and access high-demand employment in British Columbia. Courses are flexible and provided through online learning, virtual delivery, in-person, or blended options, including night or weekend classes. This flexibility allows people currently working or living abroad to explore these short-term training opportunities.