Congratulations to the ICBA Training team, who have pulled off an amazing hat trick: ICBA is now British Columbia’s #1 sponsor of trades apprentices, #1 sponsor of Indigineous apprentices AND #1 sponsor of female apprentices! This, according to BC Government statistics released last week.
TOTAL APPRENTICES
- ICBA 1,738
- Electrical Joint Training Committee 936
- Piping Industry Apprenticeship Board 546
- Journeyman Apprentice Training Committee 480
- Sheet Metal Industry Training Board 454
MOST FEMALE APPRENTICES
- ICBA 116
- Electrical Joint Training Committee 102
- BC Funeral Association 89
- IUOE 59
- IBEW 52
MOST INDIGENOUS APPRENTICES
- ICBA 115
- Electrical Joint Training Committee 102
- IUOE 53
- IBEW Local93 52
- IBEW Local115 40
More than 80% of all trades apprentices in B.C. work for open shop (non-Building Trades Union companies).