Indigenous Trades& Food Sovereignty Training ‘21
Program Highlights
Learn Skills & Trades
You will have the chance to experience the following trades: carpentry, mechanics, cooking, machine operation, and more with Tea Creek!
Training topics will include administration, planning, communication, and safety training.
Grow Food
Participate in the production of an abundance of locally grown food. At Tea Creek, you will learn about a variety of food production techniques.
Be a part of helping get more food production going in our region.
Get a Job
Apprenticeships, jobs, and further training will be available to participants who excel in this training program and meet all employment requirements including regular attendance.
Tea Creek works with communities and development corporations for job placements.
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Program Details
Who: Open to all Indigenous adults living in the Witset - Hazeltons - Kitwanga areas.
What: We will be running training programs all season, and will invite participants to join cohorts that will learn trades, farming, and other skills.
When: Intakes are open starting now.
Where: At home, in your community, and at Tea Creek in Kitwanga.
Cost: There is no cost to taking this training program.
Support: Transportation, gear, and nutrition will be provided. We will provide referrals to other programs and job references and referrals for eligible participants.
Length of Program: There are seasonal training cohorts running from April - November 2021.
In collaboration with Tea Creek Farm, local First Nations are providing food sovereignty, essential skills and trades introduction training to its members. The COVID pandemic brought forward the importance of food sovereignty and furthering self- reliance on community based food production and agriculture.
Paticipants will gain hands-on experience in harvesting, field crops, agriculture machinery, and pre-trade experience. This training will prepare participants for future employment in the local food production and community based harvesting currently being developed. Online curriculum will be delivered in addition to opportunities to gain applied work experience in the 4 seasons of agricultural land management at both Tea Creek Farm as well as the lands selected by participating communities. Additionally, the participants will be supported with Essential Life Skills and Employment Bridging Training.
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