December 5, 2014 – Project Shop Class $14,000 cheque presentation for Dawson Creek Secondary School Photo credit: Russell Eggleston / BCCA

December 5, 2014 DAWSON CREEK – BC’s construction employers have provided $14,000 in grant funding to support skilled trades training in the Peace River South School District through the Project Shop Class initiative. The funds were presented today at the Dawson Creek Secondary School and will go towards the purchase of much need equipment for their shop classes.

November 4, 2014 FORT ST JOHN – British Columbia’s construction employers have provided $80,000 in grant funding to support skilled trades training in the Peace River North School District through the Project Shop Class initiative. The funds were presented today at the opening of the “Find Your Fit” sessions at the Regional LNG Energy Seminars in Fort St. John

VICTORIA, BC (Feb. 6, 2014) – The Construction Foundation of BC has received 89 applications from BC high schools hoping to qualify for funding to upgrade their skills training facilities through Project Shop Class, its inaugural fundraising effort.  Schools are seeking a combined total of approximately $8.9 million. “We are very impressed with the quality

VICTORIA, BC; December 18, 2013 – Students in some British Columbia high schools will soon have improved facilities for skilled trades training, thanks to a new initiative from the Construction Foundation of BC (CFBC). Starting today, BC high schools and school districts with a demonstrated commitment to skilled trades training are invited to submit applications