Opening pathways to skilled trades, innovation, and opportunities through practical learning and collaboration.
Get Involved Now
Three ways to get involved
Register For Our Event
Secure your free spot at the November 28 Youth Employment and Innovation Forum. Meet employers, union representatives, and tradespeople from your community.
Make Your Voice Heard
Fill in our 5-minute community survey. Your answers go directly to government ministers and policymakers to help build better support for newcomers and underrepresented communities in the trades.
Apprentice Recognition
Give your top apprentices the recognition they deserve. Showcase their skills, achievements, and journey as they take the next step toward a successful career.
Talent
TradeBridge BC
Business Intelligence / Analysis Community Cohort
Assessment / Skills Evaluation
Trades Bucket
Got Hired?
Hire Apprentice From Bucket
Employer
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How we support you!
Our Pitch To Employers
To encourage employers to hire underrepresented people with zero skilled trades experience:
We train talent in Business Intelligence (Business Analyst) / Six Sigma
Employers hire them as technical apprentices.
They help the company with business process improvement / data strategy as they build their trades skills.
Underrepresented Talent
TradeBridge BC
Business Intelligence / Analysis Community Cohort
Assessment / Skill Evaluation
Trades Bucket
Got Hired?
Hire Apprentice From The Bucket
Employer
TradeBridge Innovation Track
Talents without placement can come together to form a social cooperative society
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How we support you!
Our Pitch To Talents
We will try our best to help you access employment opportunities.
While we can’t guarantee employment, as a community, we can guarantee support for talent looking to start a social enterprise or cooperative.
Explore the trades
A Sample From
The Directory
Preview skills and trades that match you and develop
skills to pursue greater opportunities.
Skilled trades programs recognized in BC, with 50 designated Red Seal trades
70+
Federal commitment to train up to 100,000 trades workers nationally
$6B
Welder
Join, repair, and fabricate metal components for construction, manufacturing, and industrial projects using professional welding techniques.
Professional Cook
Develop essential culinary skills, prepare quality meals, maintain kitchen safety, and follow professional food handling practices in commercial kitchens.
Metal Fabricator
Cut, shape, assemble, and finish metal components used in structural, commercial, and industrial fabrication projects of varying sizes.
Baker
Prepare breads, pastries, desserts, and baked goods while applying commercial baking methods, food safety, and quality control standards.
Steamfitter
Install, maintain, and repair piping systems that transport steam, fuel, chemicals, and other industrial process materials safely.
Food Service Professional
Support food preparation, customer service, kitchen operations, and hygiene standards in restaurants, catering, and commercial food environments.
Beyond the official trades
Our Innovation Track
Skilled trades are our foundation. Robotics, drone operations, and artificial intelligence are TradeBridge BC’s own flagship programming built to complement the trades, not listed among SkilledTradesBC’s certified programs.
Business Intelligence / Data Analyst
Learn to transform business and operational data into meaningful insights that support smarter decisions, improve performance, and solve real-world business challenges.
Six Sigma (WhiteBelt, YellowBelt, GreenBelt)
Build a structured approach to process improvement, quality management, and operational efficiency using globally recognized Six Sigma methodologies.
Artificial Intelligence
Develop practical AI knowledge and problem-solving skills to create intelligent solutions that automate tasks, improve decision-making, and drive innovation across industries.
Business Intelligence / Data Analyst
Learn to transform business and operational data into meaningful insights that support smarter decisions, improve performance, and solve real-world business challenges.
Six Sigma (WhiteBelt, YellowBelt, GreenBelt)
Build a structured approach to process improvement, quality management, and operational efficiency using globally recognized Six Sigma methodologies.
Artificial Intelligence
Develop practical AI knowledge and problem-solving skills to create intelligent solutions that automate tasks, improve decision-making, and drive innovation across industries.
Business Intelligence / Data Analyst
Learn to transform business and operational data into meaningful insights that support smarter decisions, improve performance, and solve real-world business challenges.
Six Sigma (WhiteBelt, YellowBelt, GreenBelt)
Build a structured approach to process improvement, quality management, and operational efficiency using globally recognized Six Sigma methodologies.
Artificial Intelligence
Develop practical AI knowledge and problem-solving skills to create intelligent solutions that automate tasks, improve decision-making, and drive innovation across industries.
Get Involved
3 Ways To Become A Part Of
TradeBridge
Ready to become a part of TradeBridge?
Mentor
Become a mentor
Tradespeople, Red Seal holders, and union members: your experience is what helps someone else find their footing.
Mentor
Become a mentor
Tradespeople, Red Seal holders, and union members: your experience is what helps someone else find their footing.
Mentor
Become a mentor
Tradespeople, Red Seal holders, and union members: your experience is what helps someone else find their footing.
Event
Support our society
Volunteer your time & join us in November 2026 for our flagship National Apprenticeship Month event.
Partner
Partner with us
We're building relationships with unions, employers, training institutions, and community organizations across BC.
Upcoming Events
Stay in the loop with sessions and events to attend.
National Apprenticeship Month — November 2026
Our flagship community event, bringing together employers, unions, educators, and aspiring tradespeople.
National Apprenticeship Month — November 2027
The next annual edition, continuing to bring together employers, unions, educators, and aspiring tradespeople.
National Apprenticeship Month — November 2028
Another annual gathering of employers, unions, educators, and aspiring tradespeople from across the trades community.
National Apprenticeship Month — November 2026
Our flagship community event, bringing together employers, unions, educators, and aspiring tradespeople.
National Apprenticeship Month — November 2027
The next annual edition, continuing to bring together employers, unions, educators, and aspiring tradespeople.
National Apprenticeship Month — November 2028
Another annual gathering of employers, unions, educators, and aspiring tradespeople from across the trades community.
Long-term vision — 2029 and beyond
A Place To Live, Learn, And Build
The Future.
TradeBridge BC's ultimate vision is a permanent Innovation Campus, a purpose-built space where Canadians from underrepresented communities can learn, live, and build the future.
No Housing Barrier
Affordable on-site residence, no rent pressure, no dropouts.
Built-in Community
Learn together, grow together, stay connected for life.
Economic Mobility at Scale
Hundreds of Red Seals a year, generational wealth for whole communities.
