Certification Advisor - Abbotsford/Chilliwack (Permanent, Full-Time)

SkilledTradesBC; Abbotsford; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Pension contributions

Lifestyle Spending Account

On-site gym

Job summary

SkilledTradesBC is seeking a Certification Advisor to join our Abbotsford/Chilliwack region team in BC. This role reports to the Manager, Certification Advisors and focuses on maintaining and enhancing skilled trade apprenticeship and certification through education, outreach, and compliance activities.

You will lead regional relationships with stakeholders, employers, sponsors, and apprentices, promote regulatory responsibilities, and ensure legislated requirements are understood and observed.

Qualifications

• Post-secondary education or trades certification preferred.
• Experience interpreting standards and legislation in administrative legal frameworks.
• Experience deploying training and mentoring for regulatory teams.
• Experience with government, boards and senior leadership.
• Strong leadership and relationship-building skills in complex environments.
• Ability to use data/analytics to support decisions.
• Strong administrative skills including concise reporting.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and multiple IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Represent SkilledTradesBC to stakeholders and apprentices locally.
• Develop regional relationships to promote apprenticeship, certification and sponsorship in BC.
• Conduct compliance education, promotion, inspection, audit, investigation and enforcement.
• Manage inquiries and resolve requests with clients or other interested parties.
• Prepare detailed written summaries of findings and communicate decisions.
• Maintain and update records to ensure ongoing compliance and assist enforcement.
• Participate in training and mentoring of branch staff and collaborate with colleagues.
• Advise clients on the Skilled Trades BC Act and associated regulations.
• Assist with public education workshops on Apprenticeship matters.
• Collaborate on committees and events related to compliance and legislation.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Communication

Training & mentoring

Regulatory interpretation

Education

Post-secondary education

Trades certification

Apprenticeship system experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

SkilledTradesBC is currently seeking one (1) Certification Advisor to join our team in Abbotsford/Chilliwack region of BC.

Reporting to the Manager, Certification Advisors. Certification Advisors are responsible for maintaining and enhancing skilled trade apprenticeship and certification in British Columbia. Through a model that emphasizes education and support, Certification Advisors will ensure that legislated responsibilities are understood and observed. This is achieved by leading awareness and educational outreach activities with impacted parties, providing sound interpretation of legislated requirements and initiating compliance activities throughout the province. To complement the outreach activities, Certification Advisors value a customer-centric approach and are effective communicators exercising sound judgment in an independent environment.

RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES

Locally represent SkilledTradesBC to stakeholders, industry, employers, sponsors, and apprentices. Develop regional relationships to better promote the value, knowledge, and regulatory responsibilities behind skilled trade training, apprenticeship, and sponsorship in BC.

• Builds and enhances relationships with industry, employers, sponsors, and apprentices to ensure legislated responsibilities under the Skilled Trades BC Act is understood
• Conduct compliance activities including education, promotion, inspection, audit, investigation, and enforcement
• Receives/requests information and reaches out to SkilledTradesBC departments that can support in resolving requests some of which may be confidential or quite sensitive in nature, from clients or other interested parties
• Conducts preliminary assessments of complaints/applications, ensuring all relevant documentation is present, and follows up with requests to the client or other interested parties if any documentation is missing
• Performs searches of various databases and other available resources to collect
• additional information that guides compliance activities performed
• Updates databases to include findings and decisions
• Prepares detailed written summary of findings and decisions and communicates decisions to clients and staff
• Conducts supplementary reviews to reassess decisions in the event that new or additional information is presented
• Confirms that decisions are compliant with legislation, regulations, and policies and are accurately recorded in program databases and records systems
• Maintains current knowledge of legislation, regulations, and policies
• Maintains and regularly updates records and databases to ensure ongoing compliance and to assist ongoing and future enforcement activities
• Participates in the training and mentoring of new branch staff and collaborates with colleagues to share information and processes
• Advises clients and stakeholders on the Skilled Trades BC Act and associated regulations and provides direction on the appropriate processes
• Assists with the preparation and delivery of public education workshops on matters related to the Apprenticeship and Skilled Trades Certification
• Role model collaborative approaches to communication and innovation and actively seek ways to enhance the work environment, including harmonization of new mandates into the existing culture
• Participates at various committees, seminars, joint initiatives and events related to compliance and the Skilled Trades Certification legislation

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• A post-secondary education and/or trades certification is preferred; a combination of education, training, and experience with demonstrated success in working within the apprenticeship system as a coach, counsellor, or advisor will be considered
• Experience in working with administrative legal frameworks and ability to understand and interpret standards and legislation
• Experience in deploying training, mentoring, and support models for regulatory teams, including applying investigation skills and analysis for inspection practice
• Experience working with government, boards and senior leadership
• Strong people-centric leadership known for their effective management and relationship building skills, with experience leading multi-disciplinary professionals in complex environments with exceptional results
• Strong conflict management skills and experience
• Experience effectively utilizing data and analytics to support organizational decisions
• Strong administrative skills, including the ability to write concise reports
• Strong ability to work in a digitalized environment with multiple IT systems and use Microsoft Office Suite

Assets:

• A strong knowledge of the B.C. apprenticeship system, or comparable provincial apprenticeship system.

Other Job-related information:

• Travel is required. Must have a valid BC driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle

COMPENSATION

Salary Band D: $74,720 - $101,094

SkilledTradesBC offers a highly competitive benefits package and perks which include:

• Hybrid work schedule, floater days, and a 37.50-hour work week,
• Eligible for pension contributions,
• Lifestyle Spending Account, on-site gym,
• Extensive Extended Health and Dental Plans that are 100% employer paid.

Posting Closing Date: Friday, August 28, 2026

We are unfortunately unable to take referrals for internal postings.

At SkilledTradesBC, we are committed to diversity and inclusion to ensure that everyone can be their best, authentic self at work. We strive to remove barriers that affect marginalized communities in our recruitment processes. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.