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Trades platforms

Here's what the 2024 BC election parties are promising.

BC NDP

  • Double all apprenticeship training and expand introductory training programmes intended to introduce young people to the trades

    "Prepare more young people for the jobs of the future – and the future starts now – by doubling all apprenticeship training and ramping up opportunities for more young people by expanding introductory programs that give them a taste of working in the trades and put them on the path to full, sponsored apprenticeships." — An Action Plan for You, retrieved 2024-10-07

BC Conservatives

  • Invest in more trades training spaces
  • Expand remote-learning options and evening and weekend classes

    "Enhance flexibility in education delivery by expanding remote learning options, in addition to education during evenings and weekends." — Common Sense Change for British Columbia, retrieved 2024-10-15

  • Work with employers to improve the incentive structure for training

BC Greens

  • Create a programme for young people & apprentices to upskill in retrofitting & improving the environmental sustainability of existing homes

    "We will work with the construction industry to create a program for young people and apprentices to upskill in retrofitting and improving the environmental sustainabillity of existing buildings." — BC Greens 2024 Platform, retrieved 2024-10-09

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