Program at a glance
Credential
Certificate
Work experience
None
Study options
Full-time
Open to International
No
Length
12 weeks
Tuition grants
Two different avenues to a Trade
ܼŲͼ offers two different trade avenues throughour Indigenous Peoples in Trades Training office:
- Trades Skills Foundation for Indigenous peoples program, and/or
- Direct entry into one of ܼŲͼ’s skilledTrades Foundation programs
Contact a coordinator
- Lorri Leonard,250-370-4986,leonardl@camosun.ca
- Larry Underwood, 250-370-4778,underwoodl@camosun.ca
- Susan Wilson,250-370-4779,wilsons@camosun.ca
The IPTT program is open toeligible Indigenous peopleof all ages, backgrounds and skill levels.
Funding offers assistance to cover tuition, books and tools to those that are eligible.
What you'll learn
Discover two different avenues to a career in the skilled trades; Trade Skills Foundation or Direct Entry Foundation 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:
- Բٳ:12 weeks
- ٲ:Monday-Friday, 8:30am-3pm (days/times/location/subject to change with adequate notice)
- Location:ܼŲͼ, 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
ܼŲͼ 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, applicantsmustcontact an Indigenous Coordinator (see above) and need to have the prerequisites required for theTrade Foundation programof their choice (see Admission Requirements tab).
Funding
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:
- Unemployed, or working less than 20 hours per week, or
- Precariously Employed – meaning an individual who does not meet the definition of Unemployed, but who:
- is working in unstable or unsustainable employment (including self-employment) as evidenced by:
- unreliable remuneration (such as piece-work or commission); and/or
- irregular hours of work (such as casual labour or on-call work);
- earnings that cannot support an individual or their family; or
- 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;
- is working in an industry or occupation that is likely to be replaced by technology or automation soon;
- 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).
- is working in unstable or unsustainable employment (including self-employment) as evidenced by:
We love questions! Contact us
If you are interested in Indigenous People in Trades programs, please contact a coordinator to discuss what option is right for you.
- Larry Underwood, 250-370-4778,underwoodl@camosun.ca
- Susan Wilson,250-370-4779,wilsons@camosun.ca
Contact us
If you have admissions questions contact us today!
If you have questions about what you can expect to learn in this program please contact an IPTT Coordinator.
Faculty/staff profile
![Larry Underwood](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Larry%20Underwood.jpg)
Faculty/staff profile
![Susan Wilson](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Susan%20Wilson.jpg)
Susan Wilson
Program Coordinator, Indigenous Peoples In Trades Training
wilsons@camosun.ca
250-370-4779
Faculty/staff profile
![Lorri Leonard](/sites/default/files/2021-03/Leonard-Lorri.jpg)
Contact information
Indigenous Peoples in Trades Training (IPTT) Coordinators
- Susan Wilson, 250-370-4779,wilsons@camosun.ca
- Larry Underwood, 250-370-4778,underwoodl@camosun.ca
- Lorri Leonard, 250-370-4986,leonardl@camosun.ca
Admissions questions: