April 2020 Update

Hello Challengers~May You Live In Interesting Times~! After consulting with ITA; I have postponed my April 11th/12th Start Date until May 2nd/3rd. By then I expect that ITA will have “Safe Exam Protocols” in place and will begin to re-schedule the Inter Provincial Red...
New Partnership with Musqueam First Nation

New Partnership with Musqueam First Nation

Richard Dickenson will be in Vancouver teaching at the Musqueam First Nation Training Centre, April 23rd through April 26th. Students are then welcome to join me on a Practicum for 2 days (April 27th & 28th) doing Exterior Finishes on a commercial construction...
Stair Building Practicum: “Housed Carriages”

Stair Building Practicum: “Housed Carriages”

November, 2017. Fanny Bay, BC First step is to layout unit rise & unit run to the 2” setback from leading edge of the Carriage (stringer). Note the use of “Nosing Points” to correct for “square/pencil gain”~in this case the number was 12 1/8” to each nosing...
Full Funding Available for Red Seal Prep Course

Full Funding Available for Red Seal Prep Course

Unions and Employers may apply to Canada Job Grants to receive full funding for the Red Seal Prep Course: https://www.workbc.ca/Employer-Resources/Canada-BC-Job-Grant/Priority-Sectors.aspx#anchor4 Once you “Graduate a Program” and can provide proof (i.e.,...
Full Funding Available for Red Seal Prep Course

Canada Job Grant Full Funding Info

As a Union/Employer small companies qualify as well. The key is that you are sending candidates out through dispatch to various projects; as long as the guys are working on a project when you apply, and will return to that project once they get certified, they will...