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Construction supervisors and leaders will develop an understanding of how to manage people in a construction context. Participants will improve their skills in leadership, communication and enhance their ability to build a collaborative team culture.

Leadership is an inside-out exercise, and this course will give you tools to better understand your own leadership strengths, how to motivate others, and how to listen and communicate better with your team. Attendees also receive two hours of FREE one-on-one personal leadership coaching!

Improve your written, oral, and negotiating skills, and enhance your conflict resolution skills. This course was designed specifically for the construction industry. Accessible on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.

Learn the basic skills and concepts required to supervise a crew in any sector of the construction industry (residential, institutional, commercial, industrial, and civil). Accessible on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.

Learn how to create and participate in a respectful and inclusive workplace and help ensure that your company offers a place where everyone feels wanted and welcomed. Accessible on desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.

This is the test summary for the test event in a testing environment. This test will not be on a formal test, but test your skills in determining how to recognize a test.

Created for the Canadian construction industry. Learn the core principles of ethical behaviour and gain the skills to evaluate situations and make decisions using an ethical framework. Mandatory course for those pursuing Gold Seal Certification.

Created for the Canadian construction industry. Learn the core principles of ethical behaviour and gain the skills to evaluate situations and make decisions using an ethical framework. Mandatory course for those pursuing Gold Seal Certification.

Join us in the parking lot for a free BBQ with burgers, smokies, and snacks! Eat, meet, and reconnect with fellow VICA members and the VICA staff at this informal member event. Carnivores and herbivores will both leave satisfied... See description for RSVP!

Join us in the parking lot for a free BBQ with burgers, smokies, and snacks! Eat, meet, and reconnect with fellow VICA members and the VICA staff at this informal member event. Carnivores and herbivores will both leave satisfied...

For site supervisors and leaders. Enhance your ability to build a collaborative team culture and improve job site safety and productivity.

Improve your skills in communication and negotiation on construction projects.

Join Us for a FREE Series Overview and start “Thinking Differently” To manage construction today we are encouraged to “think differently”. The foundation for a successful project is to understand the commitments, expectations, responsibilities, “whys” and risks/rewards for all parties in all the stages/components of a project.

Anger is a normal and even healthy emotion — but it's important to deal with it in a positive way. Uncontrolled anger can take a toll on both your health and your relationships. Course topics include: managing anger in the workplace, anger styles, and coping techniques.

Come enjoy a burger, smokie, and beverage on us!

Victoria Golf Tournament. Come join us at Olympic View Golf Course on June 21st for a day of golf, prizes and dinner.

Nanaimo Golf Tournament. Come join us at Fairwinds Golf Course in Nanoose Bay on August 23rd for a day of golf, prizes and dinner.

Lay the groundwork for a respectful, inclusive and supportive workplace. Improve talent acquisition and retention, safety, and productivity in this 2-hour, live, facilitated online course designed for owners, executives, and HR leaders in the construction and trades-related Industries.

Foster an environment that supports mental health. Creating an Acceptable Workplace Culture makes sense when we understand the impact of unacceptable behaviour. It’s important to have a clear grasp of how physical safety, productivity, retention, individual mindset, attitude, teamwork and time management are affected when workplace culture is (or isn’t) functioning to its highest potential.

Improve leadership skills through mutual respect and effective communication. Being a leader isn’t just about being exceptional in a skill or trade – it’s about understanding how to successfully manage others. Shaping positive workplace behaviour – one’s own and the behaviour of others – is one of the most important and powerful responsibilities of leadership.

This course is a cheat sheet to help you conquer construction management. In the Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous (VUCA) environment we work in daily, it can be tough to respond to change with agility and manage time, tasks, and talent successfully. Whether you’re just starting out or have decades of experience, this course will provide you with a new set of tools and teach you to re-evaluate and apply old tools to your projects or business in strategic and unconventional ways.

Companies with strong, healthy, cultures outperform their competitors. Leaders on site or at the office have a direct impact on project performance, productivity, staff recruitment, and retention. Now is the time to invest in your key personnel and develop high-impact leadership in your team! This 6-week program is packed with practical tools and designed to help you apply what you learn in real-time, including one-on-one coaching sessions with your instructor (a Certified Executive Coach).

Join us for this free info session about our NEW, 6-week, High-Impact Leadership program with Tony Healy. Tony will walk you through the program workshops and coaching sessions, and you’ll get to know the science behind his approach to leadership development. Get answers to all your questions – don’t miss this session!

Join us as we host VICA-Member, The Net Effect, for a complimentary lunch & learn to explore to discuss construction software.

POSTPONED! Due to the threat of inclement, potentially hazardous weather, we've postponed the mixer to the new year. We regret the cancellation.

Don’t Leave Money on the Table. Learn how BCCA's Apprenticeship Services program can help you access $40,000.

The Vancouver Island Construction Conference (VICC) provides a venue for construction-related businesses and stakeholders to unite, learn, grow, and prosper.

WiC Nanaimo’s annual summer event, Swing, Savour, Support is back! This year we are also celebrating 10 years of Women in Construction Nanaimo so we hope to make this the biggest and best event yet!

Great Leaders are great communicators. In fact, leaders do their work by communicating. As such when leaders meet, negotiate, write, or network they can either clarify or confuse, motivate or demoralize, engage or enrage their people. Leaders who acquire strategic communication skills, mindsets, and attitudes set themselves apart and enjoy successes that others do not.

For the first time in modern history, there are five generations in the workforce. The multigenerational workforce presents a critical challenge for business leaders. Each generation has different expectations because what we value as individuals has been influenced by our experiences throughout our lives and our careers.

Effective strategies to Engage and Integrate talented Canadian immigrants to support your business

It's the most wonderful time of the year — the annual VICA Christmas Luncheon. This VICA Member Exclusive event is VICA's premier holiday event, bringing together members for an afternoon of celebration and merriment.

Victoria shouldn't get all the fun. Join us bright and early for a VICA Member exclusive, complimentary Christmas-themed breakfast at our Nanaimo office. RSVP to Dawn at dawn@vicabc.ca

CCA has teamed up with WomanACT and the Society for Canadian Women in Science & Technology (SCWIST) to foster safer and harassment-free workplaces. This complimentary micro-lesson training series aims to tackle harassment, especially impacting women. The goal? Less stress, boosted productivity, and greater retention of women in the workforce.

Due to the complexity of modern-day construction, many projects encounter issues that lead to claims and disputes between the parties. Almost none go according to plan. Knowing how to best prepare for potential claims and disputes; before, during and after the construction phase of a project, is crucial to maximizing the likelihood of recovering damages.

Are you ready to elevate your career in construction site management? Gain the skills and knowledge you need to excel as a construction site supervisor with our comprehensive course designed specifically for professionals like you. As the backbone of any successful construction project, a competent site supervisor plays a crucial role in ensuring that projects are completed safely, on time, and within budget.

Free Webinar - Unlock the secrets to successfully selling your business with our exclusive webinar, tailored specifically for entrepreneurs ready to embark on this pivotal journey.

Join us on May 30th for the second annuall Vancouver Island Building Industry Awards!

Lunch & Learn For NRCA Members: Learn how the Tailgate Toolkit can support your team in addressing mental health, pain management and substance use. Lunch will be provided!

In this Free Lunch & Learn participants learn the dynamics of effective meetings, and walk away with a template for success, while getting to know the BestHuman Team. This event introduces "Transformative Leadership: Creating Effective Managers" - a new course featuring innovative hybrid e-learning from BestHuman that combines self-directed exploration, industry peer dialog and leadership coaching from ICF Certified coaches with roots in the construction industry.

How much do you actually know about Indigenous Peoples and issues? Would you like to build a better understanding of some of the issues you hear in the news? If the answer is "yes!" then Indigenous Awareness training can be a helpful way to get off on the right foot. Indigenous Awareness training provided by Indigenous Corporate Training Inc.

Are you and your team struggling to develop a new set of leaders in today’s challenging talent market? Moving from being an individual contributor to a team leader - whether that’s a site supervisor or project manager - isn’t easy. You need strong communication, delegation, and time management skills, as well as a clear sense of direction. This group coaching course combines management tools and a leadership mindset to equip project managers and people leaders with the skills they need to thrive.

Geared towards setting a solid foundation for people management, this in-person three-hour intensive training is designed to equip you with key HR skills. You’ll walk away with practical, simple-to-implement, tried-and-tested tools and strategies to manage your people proactively.

Elevate your communication skills and transform your workplace dynamics with Essential Communication: Tools for Talk in Construction! This course offers the foundations of understanding people’s motivation, patterns of behavior and language.

Join us to showcase the innovation and growth of women in our industry at our Women's PPE Showcase.

Join us for a leisurely stroll through downtown as we explore the exciting new developments happening in the area!

On Thursday, October 17th, VICA's Young Builders Network (YBN) is hosting its annual music event to raise funds for Help Fill a Dream!

Explore the world’s first-ever Indigenous Law Centre with us!

Join us for VICA's 2024 Annual General Meeting on Thursday, November 14, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Gorge Pavilion in Esquimalt, BC. Members will receive their 2024/25 Board of Directors, and elections will take place with four vacancies available. Registration is open, and nominations are due by October 11 at 4:00 PM.

Sip & Mingle

Meet, Mingle & Mentorship is the place to be!

Let’s start the holiday season with a bang! WiC Nanaimo and YBN Nanaimo invite you to The Merry Mingler.

Drop-in to our Nanaimo office for some holiday cheers!

Join us at our Jingle & Mingle Open House on Friday, December 13th, from 1 PM to 5 PM.

Join us for a flexible and fun annual yoga session with YBN Victoria! Start the year off right by connecting with industry professionals.

Join WiC Nanaimo for a tour of Current Millwork, followed by wine and snacks in Parksville. We can't wait to see you there!

Our first fun event of the year – LEARN TO CURL at the Nanaimo Curling Club!

Get professional headshots with YBN Victoria!

Come party with YBN Victoria this St. Patty's Day!

Join us for a Women in Construction site tour at the Cowichan District Hospital project on March 6. Network, explore the site, and learn.

Join us for the WiC Victoria Power Panel!

He Shoots, He Scores! Trades Night w/ the Victoria Royals

YBN's first networking event with our friends and colleagues in the Campbell River and Courtenay/Comox areas.

Nailed It - WiC Workbench Event @ Nanaimo Re-Store, May 21 at 5pm.

Building Safe Spaces for Honest Feedback in Construction, Presented by Reimagine Work