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“Good food and meeting new people”

Community comes together for Coldest Night of the Year

Trail’s living wage up 6% as cost of living continues to soar

Helping women find their place in the trades

Meet Sara Cameron, one of our new board members

Local opportunities to help end working poverty in Trail

Meet Edward, our new maintenance pro

Investing locally theme of Skills Centre community impact

Meet our newest Emily

Community Discussion: Ending Working Poverty

Born to be a bricklayer

Art for HEART’s sake

No shock to find women electricians a rarity

What horses teach us about ourselves

No holding back: drywalling is the right trade for women

Stepping up for Coldest Night of the Year walk

No horsing around – HEART heals people

HEART gets you in shape with yoga & life coaching

Trail takes bold steps to end working poverty

What a living wage does & doesn’t do

Your Coldest Night of the Year contributions are at work in the kitchen

Welcome Lori Ketchuk, our new CFO

4 Day Work Week Update

Meet Zoë Dowdall, our newest project specialist

Leveling the playing field for recreation & leisure

Welcome Tina, our newest project specialist

Change & growth theme of Skills Centre’s impact in the community

Liz Anderson joins Skills Centre board

Lila Cresswell retires from the board

Don’t meet every single requirement? Apply anyway

Start with HEART – we’ve got a new employment-readiness program!

Poverty Reduction Input Session April 24, 2023

Women are setting records in employment, so why is employment equality not changing, too?

The benefits of hiring mature workers

Canada invests to make the Skills Centre more accessible and sustainable

Angst about the economy? You are not alone.

Low unemployment rate continues in the Kootenays

Where are all those jobs we’re hearing about?

Women reach record high employment

October’s given us a lot to talk about!

Major increase in the living wage across BC

Mature Workers Retirement Blog November 2022

Meet Heather

Employers, Job Seekers, Employees – how are you doing?

Meet Sandi Oorthuis

Helping low income population find the finances

August labour market data is in, so what’s changed?

What do the latest employment numbers mean for you?

Is this a real job posting?

Helping people in our communities

Cover letter tips to wow the employer

Collaborating key to community impact

5 Year Strategic Plan release

Get set for summer at our Service Industry Bootcamp

Meet Your Facilitator: Karina Allis

Roberta Post marks 23 years on Skills Centre board of directors

You can contribute as a board member

Community Kitchens participants take the cake

Wildfire Fighting Boot Camp this April

10 Resume Tips to Help You Succeed

The Case for the 4 Day Work Week

Community Kitchens returning to downtown Trail

Skills Centre Board of Director’s Job Description

Confidence the key to new job training programs at the Skills Centre

New living wage shows progress for low income earners

Thriving for All Poverty Reduction Strategies

Community Impact Report

Meet Your Facilitators

Your Skills Training Facilitator: Bethel Torres

Your Tools for Trades Facilitator: Allan Pusey

Meet Our Multi-lingual Facilitators: Bethel Torres & Harshil Patel

Your Mature Workers Facilitator: Karina Allis

New Certification Big News for Skills Centre Community

Bringing Community to Your Door

Fruitvale now a Living Wage Employer

Skills Centre embraces four-day work week
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