Title:
Building Builders - A Mentorship Program for BC's Construction Industry
Agreement Number:
18120758
Agreement Value:
$6,041,880.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2027
Description:
The funding provides supports to projects that focuses on career exploration opportunities to support well-informed career decisions in the skilled trades, skilled training to help participants prepare for success in the skilled trades, and work experience to offer hands-on job experience and connections to employers. The program focuses on groups that face barriers entering the trades, like youth, women, Indigenous people, newcomers, persons with disabilities, members of racialized communities.
Organization:
Employment and Social Development Canada
Expected Results:
The expected outcomes of the Skilled Trades Awareness and Readiness program are:
• Participants have increased their awareness and intend to pursue apprenticeship or a career in the trade.
• Participants have increased their skills and intend to pursue apprenticeship or a career in the skilled trades.
• Participants have gained work experience and intend to pursue apprenticeship or a career in the skilled trades.
Location:
Victoria, British Columbia, CA V9A6X5
Reference Number:
141-2022-2023-Q1-00031
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
124370875RP0001
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Amendment Date
Jan 23, 2025
Recipient's Legal Name:
British Columbia Construction Association
Federal Riding Name:
Victoria
Federal Riding Number:
59041
Program:
CAS - Skilled Trades Awareness & Readiness
Program Purpose:
The Skilled Trades Awareness and Readiness (STAR) program under the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy provides funding to eligible organizations to provide Canadians, including equity-deserving groups, with opportunities to build awareness of the trades as good quality careers, to provide opportunities to explore the trades, and provide individuals with the skills and supports they need to pursue a career in the skilled trades.