Manager, Workforce & Community Training Initiatives (Permanent, Full-Time)

SkilledTradesBC; Richmond; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SkilledTradesBC in Richmond, BC, seeks a Manager, Workforce & Community Training Initiatives to lead permanent full-time efforts bridging training investment with communities and industry.

Reporting to the Director, you will guide WRI, CBT and WDA initiatives, foster Indigenous and equity partnerships, and ensure funding strategies align with provincial priorities and apprenticeships.

Responsibilities

• Oversee workforce training initiatives and project-based funding programs.
• Coordinate Indigenous and equity programming with provincial priorities.
• Track performance, budgets, and partnerships with providers and stakeholders.

Job description

Manager, Workforce & Community Training Initiatives (Permanent, Full-Time)

Job Description

Posted Friday, August 14, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. | Expires Saturday, August 29, 2026 at 9:59 a.m.

Join SkilledTradesBC and be part of a highly engaged organization that is named one of BC’s Top Employers and certified Great Place to Work!

ABOUT THE POSITION

We are currently looking for one (1) Manager, Workforce & Community Training Initiatives for a permanent full-time role.

Working under the direction of the Director, Training Investment and Delivery, this role serves as the primary bridge between SkilledTradesBC's training investment function and the communities, industries, and partners trades training serves. The role works in close complement to the Manager, Training Investment, ensuring that training program planning and delivery is aligned with provincial workforce priorities and calibrated with the needs of equity communities and Indigenous Peoples.

The Manager, Workforce and Community Training Initiatives is responsible for ensuring funding initiatives and programs are responsive to economic needs and challenges of key sectors while focused on supporting British Columbians to access training and progress and complete apprenticeships. The Manager oversees project teams delivering the Workforce Readiness Initiative (WRI), which funds projects to modernize and expand training capacity and support apprentices’ success; along with initiatives and funded programs supporting Indigenous Peoples and equity-deserving communities through the Community Based Training (CBT) and Workforce Development Agreement (WDA) programs. Through ongoing engagement with training providers, Indigenous partners, community organizations, industry and government, the Manager ensures diverse perspectives, priorities, and community needs are reflected in training investment planning and program strategies.

RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES

Workforce and Community Training Initiatives and Teams:

• Managesthe planning,operationand continuous improvement of workforce training and development initiatives and project-based funding programs, including thoseunder theWorkforce Readiness Initiative(WRI), to ensure that provincial training investment strategy is calibratedand responsiveto theneeds of BC’s key economic sectors and communities.
• Works with the Director, Training Investment todevelopIndigenous and equity programmingalignedwithstrategicpriorities andintegrated withprovincial training investmentplanning,monitoringandmanagementactivities,monitoringprogram deliverables andoutcomes.
• Ensures Indigenous and equity programming is delivered as part of a unified, holistic provincial trades training strategy, and that participation in said programming translates into registered apprenticeships and completions.
• Manages strategic relationships to support the development of initiatives, project implementation and related program outcomes.
• Provides advice, issue resolution and program expertise to internal and external stakeholders.
• Works with the Director, Training Investment and Delivery and their management team to identify emerging gaps, opportunities for continuous improvement in the training system and/or in current programs.
• Responsible for tracking and reporting on initiatives and monitoring program performance to support the development of recommendations or changes to meet SkilledTradesBC objectives
• Manages all related departmental budgets and ensures financial accountability across funded projects and agreements with third party training providers.
• Manages the Indigenous & Equity Programs teams in the delivery of the Community Based Training (CBT) and Workforce Development Agreement (WDA) Programs
• Works closely with the Director, Truth and Reconciliation, and other leaders and departments to build and maintain relationships with First Nations, Metis and Inuit communities and Indigenous organizations, including ISET agreement holders.
• Manages all externally funded WDA programs, currently focused to equity deserving groups and Indigenous peoples
• Works collaboratively with the Ministry of Post Secondary Education and Future Skills on the management of WDA program deliverables under the Ministry’s Letter of Expectation