TRAINING INFORMATION

Public Works Technician Training is a 100% government-funded free, group-based full-time

a program consisting of:

•1 week of orientation (Live Virtual)

•9 weeks of virtual and in-person academic training (Live Virtual)

•1 week of short-term certifications (Hybrid)

•1 week of job support (Live Virtual)

•4 weeks of work experience with local employers (In-Person)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Referred by a WorkBC Centre with an Action Plan

• BCEA PWD Clients or BCEA Non-PWD Clients

•Current resident of British Columbia

•Possesses either a Permanent Residency Status, or Canadian Citizenship, or a

Refugee with Protected Person status

•Unemployed or Part-time employed or Precariously employed (less than 20 hours a

week)

• Currently receiving Employment Insurance (EI) Benefits or Reach back, have had an

EI benefit within the previous 60 months or have earned more than $2,000 in insurable

earnings and have paid Employee EI premiums on those earnings in at least 5 of the

last 10 years (Note: the 5 years do not have to be consecutive years)