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Take the RTO Tradeswomen Survey & Win $200 Visa Card!

January 26, 2012

Are you a tradesperson or female apprentice working in the resource sector? Take the brief survey and you could a $200 RBC Visa Gift Card. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS Information gathered will be used to develop a website to support tradeswomen in BC.

BC Shipbuilding Group Ahead of the Skills Shortage Wave

October 28, 2011

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Results of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy

October 19, 2011

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Seaspan News Releases

October 21, 2011

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BC Faces Big Challenges to Prepare Workers Who Will Build The Future - Vancouver Sun Article

October 15, 2011

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BC Targets Innovation, Job Creation & Training

September 21, 2011

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RTO Apprenticeship Toolkit Site Launched

August 9, 2011

Check out RTO's new Apprenticeship Toolkit Site: A Guide for Navigating the BC Apprenticeship System:

RTO Launches Apprentice BC site - Connecting Out of Work Apprentices with Employers

October 10, 2011

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BC Looks at Training to Support Shipbuilding Bid

June 18, 2011

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BC Stimulates Marine Training

July 8, 2011

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Drive the Trades 1st Annual RTO/TRU School of Trades & Technology Golf Tournament - September 23, 2011

August 16, 2011

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RTO attends ITA National Aboriginal Awareness Day Event

June 21, 2011

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BC Skills Competition Results - 20 Medals Breaks 2009 Record of 18

June 13, 2011

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Trail Daily Times Article - Teck & RTO Host Successful Youth Event

April 29, 2011

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Teck Opens Its Doors to Area Students

April 6, 2011

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RTO Press Release - Teck Trades in Action Day Gives Students Hands on Exposure to Trades Careers

March 24, 2011

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RTO Winter Newsletter Update, Dec, 2010

December 22, 2010

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Immediate Opportunity for Heavy Duty Equipment Technicians to Receive Red Seal Certification through New Alternative Challenge Process

November 26, 2010

Immediate Opportunity for Heavy Duty Equipment Technicians to Receive Red Seal Certification through New Alternative Challenge ProcessAre you a skilled heavy duty mechanic who has never received your C of Q? Or do you have someone working for you that meets this description? If you or your employee would like a chance to earn Red Seal trade certification without sitting the traditional written exam, we want to hear from you. The Industry Training Authority (ITA) and the Transportation Career Development Association (transCDA) are offering experienced heavy duty equipment technicians the opportunity to earn their Red Seal Certificate of Qualification through new, alternative methods of assessment.

RTO Press Release Nov 22, 2010 - RTO Recognized As Climate Smart Business 2010

November 22, 2010

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Industry Training Authority Calls for Action to Remedy Skills Shortage Caused by Downturn

July 21, 2010

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Resource Sector Seeks Human Resource - Province Article

June 13, 2010

Province Article re RTO, four ways to land a trades job and the tradesrock.com site. Click here for more details.

YES2IT Targets Trades

April 27, 2010

Youth Exploring Skills To Industry Training, an event designed to increase awareness of the trades career opportunities for youth. Takes place at College of the Rockies in Cranbrook, May 11 and 12, 2010 Click Here for More Details

First Time Industrial Electrician/Industrial Instrumentation Mechanic Foundation Program offered at TRU.

May 5, 2010

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2010 BC Skills Competitions

April 21, 2010

Come join the RTO at the 2010 BC Skills Competitions at the Abbotsford Tradex. Click here for more information

Youth Encouraged to Explore Careers in Skilled Trades & Technology

March 30, 2010

Skills Canada BC will receive $98,929 through the Government of Canada's Youth Awareness program to organize and promote the 2010 BC Skills Competition.

New Gold will soon need another 100 employees for copper-gold mine

March 31, 2010

MABC Daily News - New Gold will soon need another 100 employees for copper-gold mine CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY

RTO Press Release: Wind Energy Apprenticeship Planned for BC

March 23, 2010

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Victoria Shipyards Expects to Grow Significantly, CFAX News Story, November 4, 2009

November 4, 2009

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Press Release - Trades in Action Day Gives Middle School Students Hands on Exposure, October 19, 2009,

October 20, 2009

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RTO Raises Money from Pumpkin Fun Run for Langley School District Foundation for Bursaries Towards Trades Training

October 11, 2009

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Press Release: INDUSTRY TRAINING PLAN AIMED AT MEETING GROWTH DEVEOPED BY BC'S SHIPBUILDING AND REPAIR INDUSTRY, September 28, 2009

September 28, 2009

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Q&A: trends in mining careers

September 27, 2010

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Cranbrook YES2IT Trades Exploration Day

May 24, 2011

May 24 & 25, 2011 Hosted by College of the Rockies in Cranbrook, BC. RTO will participate in an interactive hands on trades day for high school students. This has been a highly successful, ongoing event where students get to try out different trades, participate in skills competitions, and learn about career options in the trades.

Industry Training News - ITA

December 16, 2011

For the latest Industry Training News check out ITA�s Quarterly Newsletter and Monthly News Digest click here