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 all BC post-secondary institutes.
The sectors listed below provide information on available programs, courses, and accredited education institute partners across British Columbia and the Yukon. Choose your industry and start planning your future today!
This course is designed to help improve written, oral, and negotiating skills within the construction industry. Supervisors, project managers, and anyone who must deal effectively and professionally with employees, sub-trades, owners, clients, engineers, and employers. Gold Seal Certification (2 credits)
Provides students with the ability to identify, track and interpret leading edge trends and issues in the hospitality industry. Current niche products of hospitality, such as gastronomy, sport and shopping tourism, and health spas, will also be examined.
This course provides an introduction to the key principles of management. You will examine different styles of management and identify your own style. Core values, beliefs, and ethics will also be examined.
“The Online Professional Sales Short Certificate Program provides you with a proven system to increase your sales. The methodologies taught in this program were developed by international speakers and sales trainers Bill Gibson and Shane Gibson over the past 20 years. If you are looking at sales as a career option or already have extensive sales experience, this in-depth, practical and engaging program will introduce you to exciting new ways to achieve sales success and help you achieve your full potential as a salesperson. Salespeople, executives and business owners have benefited from the principles taught in this program.”
The Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI) is the industry standard for demonstrating competence and a solid foundation of project management skills. This workshop prepares new and experienced construction sector project managers without formal training, developers, general contractors, sub-contractors, owners, and consultants to write the PMI Project Management Professional certification exam and provides the 35 hour educational credits required for new PMP certification applications.
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.
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Mechanic, Business Owner
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.
Plumber
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.
