BENEFITS AND CERTIFICATES

• Up to $638 weekly allowance for eligible candidates

Full Safety Work-Gear provided free of cost

• WHMIS certificate

• Occupational First-Aid Level l certificate

• Transportation Endorsement certificate

• Traffic Control Person (TCP/Flagger) certificate

• Confined Spaces – Fall Protection –Ladder Safety certificates

• Underground Utilities Locator certificate

• Excavation, Trenching, and shoring Safety certificate

TRAINING INFORMATION

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

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:

(1 of each section must be met in order to be eligible)

Section 1 – Canadian Status + Currently live in BC​

•Canadian Citizen

•Permanent Resident

•Refugee with Court Notice of Decision

Section 2 – Employment Status

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•Unemployed​

•Casual/ on-call Employed (less than 20 hours per week)​

• Part-Time Employed (less than 20 hours per week)​

Section 3 - EI Eligibility​

•BCEA PWD Clients​

• BCEA Non-PWD Clients (Income Assistance)​

•Active Regular Employment Insurance (EI) Benefits​

• EI Reachback: have had Regular EI benefits within the previous 60 months​

• Worked full-time for at least any 5 years out of the last 10 years in Canada + 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)​

Section 4 – WorkBC Case Management​

• WorkBC Case Manager confirmed your eligibility and submitted your application to the

Ministry. The case Manager sends an approval email to PICS before the start of the

program.