Industry/Trades Access Certificate Program
The Industry & Trades Access program gives hands-on, practical exposure to industrial and construction trades within a 8-week pre-employment program.
Participants are introduced to electrical, millwright, welding, pipefitting, and automotive trades with qualified and experienced instructors. Experiencing each trade will assist in determining goals and apprenticeship direction, and provide participants with valuable skills required to work within industry as a trades-helper.
Program enhancement includes a series of safety related courses including Occupational First Aid Level 1 (OFA-1), Fall Protection, Lockout, Rigging, Confined Space, WHMIS, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Situational Awareness, Forklift Operator and Aerial Platform. Certificates are issued for the successful completion of each individual course.
Skills in communicating, project budgeting, resume writing, and interview processes will also be explored. Industry and Trades Authority essential skills program is linked into our PLATO online, computer based training and tracking system. This system supports the students as they enhance and upgrade essential skills such as reading, math and document use to enhance their potential as a candidate for apprenticeships.
Program’s objectives are to assist participants in determining goals, decisions on a trade career path and apprenticeship direction, and provide participants with valuable skills required to work within industry as a trades-helper.
Jennifer Lewis, Kitimat Valley Institute
PH: 250-639-9199
jlewis@kves.ca
1352 Alexander Avenue Kitimat, BC V8C 1A2
Initiative Impact
Program completion rate is 42%.
Monitoring and Evaluation Mechanisms:
- Assessing participant knowledge acquisition: There are tests at the end of each week session to ensure knowledge transfer.
- Assessing changes in participant attitudes: No formal assessment of changes in participant attitudes
- Program Impact including key results or outcomes: Informal monitoring of student progress after course completion
- Currently creating a database to formally follow and track student progress; Ex: employment status, obtainment of further education in the trades, apprenticeships, etc.
- Industry Training Authority assessment of skill at beginning of program and at the end of the program
Getting the students into apprenticeships
It takes much longer to implement the program than originally thought (ex. Finding and training instructors);
Integrating hands-on training with classroom sessions is an effective learning approach for participants
Incorporation of Essential Skills
Topics covered: Safety certification, introduction to different trades.
A series of safety related courses including Occupational First Aid Level 1 (OFA-1), Fall Protection, Lockout, Rigging, Confined Space, WHMIS, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Situational Awareness, Forklift Operator and Aerial Platform. Certificates are issued for the successful completion of each individual course.
Skills in communicating, project budgeting, resume writing, and interview processes are explored.
Enhancement and upgrading of essential skills such as reading, math and document use to enhance participant’s potential as a candidate for apprenticeships.
Assessed Essential Skills at week one, then again in week 8 (passports of achievement, ITA assessment tool, PLATO)
Project Components
Red Seal Millwright. Management experience.
Haisla Nation Council: Aboriginal students can apply for funding through the Haisla Nation Council . If approved HNC pays the college directly for the student costs.