Training Opportunities

ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT PRACTICUM/WORK EXPERIENCE FOR YOUTH

CNC

CNC provides a wide variety of programming from Business Administration to Health Care and Skilled Trades. Look to their website for current program and course offerings.

Trades Training BC

Trades Training BC is a consortium of 15 public post-secondary educational institutions created to promote trades training in British Columbia. Look to their website for information on current Apprenticeship and Foundation Training opportunities.

Industry Training Authority (ITA)

ITA manages over one-hundred trades programs in BC, forty-nine of which are Red Seal.

Discover Skills BC

Discover Skills BC is an initiative funded by the BC Government to provide access for secondary students, their teachers and parents to the many educational opportunities available to them in trades and technology training.

Work Safe BC

If you're a worker under 25, new to the job or facing new hazards on the job, you may be at higher risk of work-related injury or illness. Learn more about Work BC Young Worker Certificate Program.

Work BC

Work BC provides has developed the Blade Runners Program, which provides  life skills, job readiness skills, work experience/on-the-job training, job coaching and ongoing supports to youth at risk.

Northwest Community College (NWCC)

Northwest Community College provides a wide variety of programming from Workforce Training to University Credit Programs. See their programs page for information on current offerings.

School District 91

SD91 provides the Careers  Program for secondary school students to further their education and employment opportunities.

BC Learning Services

Youth Train in Trade programs are delivered by certified instructors in a high-school, at a partner post-secondary institution, or at an ITA-certified training facility.

Northern Development Initiative Trust

NDIT provides a variety of internship programs for Northern and Central British Columbian local governments.

EducationPlannerBC

EPBC Provides academic credit by combining classroom-based education with a paid, practical work experience.

Association for Co-operative Education (ACE)

Co-op Programs supply employers with emerging talent, while empowering students to integrate paid, relevant work experience with their academic programs.

BDC

Through the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), youth can gain information about loans, practical business advice and other resources.

Futurpreneur Canada

National, non-profit organization that provides financing, mentoring and support tools to aspiring business owners aged 18-39. Our internationally recognized mentoring program hand matches young entrepreneurs with a business expert from a network of more than 2,800 volunteer mentors.

Government of Canada

Provides a variety of Work Experience Programs and Co-Op Programs. Look to their webpage for current offerings.

ECO Canada

Gives eligible employers who work in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) or natural resources up to 50% of an intern’s salary (up to $15,000) for new full-time environmental jobs.

Mitacs

Mitacs Career Connect provides meaningful work experience for young graduates while helping companies find the talent they need to grow their business.

First Nations

Prince George Nechako Aboriginal Employment and Training Association

PGNAETA delivers programs and courses through their Essential Skills programs. Examples include Finance Industry, Railway to Success and the Trades Access Program.

Burns Lake Band

Burns Lake Band encourages individuals to continue on their education paths and will take steps to assist the individual to ensure a successful journey. The Burns Lake Band will sponsor students in Post-Secondary education goals on an individual basis.

Dze Ḻ Kant Friendship Centre, Smithers

The 5×5 Centre of Employment provides a variety of employment-related supports including career counselling, help writing cover letters, help creating resumes, practice for interviews, computer access, and funding opportunities.

BC Provincial Government -Aboriginal Youth Internship Program

This program provides a 12-month paid internship for up to 25 young Aboriginal British Columbians, ages 19 to 29.

Northern Development Initiative Trust -First Nations Government Internship

In partnership with Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada and the University of Northern British Columbia this internship allows rural, indigenous communities to recruit and retain talented young professionals in the north.

Carrier Sekani Family Services

Carrier Sekani Family Services provides employment services and programs to persons who self-identify as First Nations in Prince George and Burns Lake, BC.

Canadian Centre for Aboriginal Entrepreneurship (CCAE)

Entrepreneurial skills training for eligible Aboriginal persons, with a focus on youth and persons with disabilities.

Government of Canada - First Nations and Inuit Summer Work Expereince Program

The First Nations and Inuit Summer Work Experience Program (SWEP) provides youth with summer employment opportunities where they can gain work experience and develop important skills such as communication, problem-solving and teamwork.

Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

A youth employment initiative providing work experience and on-the-job training for First Nations and Inuit Youth.