ITA Aboriginal Initiatives Welcome to the Industry Training Authority's (ITA) Aboriginal Initiatives web pages.  ITA is committed to supporting Aboriginal people to establish careers in the trades, and providing information to employers, service agencies and training providers to assist Aboriginal people in the trades. ITA supports Aboriginal people in the trades through funding for training programs, and through research and communications activities.   Gary McDermott, Director, Aboriginal Initiatives manages the Aboriginal Initiatives of ITA and is supported by an Aboriginal Advisory Council. ITA has an Aboriginal Initiatives Business Plan and Communications Plan to help guide its efforts. This section proivdes infromation for three groups of people: If you are an apprentice or interested in apprenticeship,  click here If you represent an Aboriginal community or a  service agency, click here If you represent an employer or training provider, click here   This section also contains: Industry training system description Resources available to support Aboriginal people in the trades Key definitions and statistics of the Aboriginal population in BC Stories of Aboriginal people in the trades A YouTube video of the East Toba River and Montrose Creek hydro projects partnership with Plutonic Power, the Klahoose First Nation, and School District #47 The Aboriginal Initiatives are partially funded through the Canada-BC Labour Market Agreement. For information on recently funded projects, see the Aboriginal Initiatives Highlight Report. To order copies of this report, or any other Aboriginal Initiatives communications materials click here. ITA would like to thank its partners for providing success stories and photographs of apprentices and trades people for use in this website and other marketing materials. Any suggestions, edits, corrections or questions for this section can be directed by e-mail to aboriginalinitiatives@itabc.ca. For background information on ITA's Aboriginal Initiatives, click here:  Aboriginal Initiatives Backgrounder For facts on ITA's Aboriginal Initiatives, click here: Aboriginal Initiatives Fact Sheet For facts on ITA's Aboriginal Apprenticeship Research Project, click here: ITA Aboriginal Apprenticeship Research Project Fact Sheet  For facts on ITA's Aboriginal Services, click here: Aboriginal Service Agencies Factsheet For facts on ITA's 2011 LMS Projects, click here: AI Backgrounder 2011 LMA Projects

National Aboriginal Day News Release  Click here for video highlights of the 2011 ITA National Aboriginal Day Event Click here for more information BC AboriginalStudent Awards Click here for more information Click for PDF SlideShow: Opportunities for Aboriginal People in the Skilled Trades Visit the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum Website:  www.caf-fca.org