Trades and Apprenticeships

An Electrician’s Guide to Single Phase Transformers

Author(s): Chad Flinn

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2019

Description: Being able to step voltages to a higher value and step voltages down to a lower value is one of the benefits of alternating current. This book will explain how this is possible through transformers with a focus on single phase.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook

Includes: 1 H5P activities

Applied Math for Food Service

Author(s): NSCC, The BC Cook Articulation Committee

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2021

Description: Applied Math for Food Service is an adapted open textbook created by Amy Savoury. This new open textbook remixes content from two open textbooks published by BC Campus under CC BY licences:Basic Kitchen & Food Service Management by The BC Cook Articulation Committee, and Math for Trades by Chad Flinn and Mark Overgaard.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Avionics II

Author(s): James Fiore

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA

Year: 2023

Description: An adapted remixed open textbook created for NSCC Aviation program.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF

Basic Motor Control

Author(s): Chad Flinn, Aaron Lee

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2020

Description: This readily accessible online resource was developed for anyone who has interest in, or works with, AC motors and their associated motor control equipment. Whether you are an electrical apprentice learning about the subject in school or a seasoned journeyperson installing equipment in the field, you will find it easy to navigate through the descriptive text, original diagrams, and explanatory videos to find the exact information you are looking for.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, PDF

Includes: 9 H5P activities

Basic Blueprint Reading for Welders

Author(s): Cary Flanigan

Editor(s): Geoffrey Cain

Licence: CC BY-NC

Year: 2023

Description: This book is edited by Cary Flanigan for use in the welding program at Clover Park Technical College. Understanding blueprints is a fundamental skill for any welder, as it lays the foundation for successful welding projects. This textbook has been carefully edited specifically to the needs of technical college students, providing a comprehensive and accessible guide to blueprint reading tailored for welding disciplines. This textbook features additional material on math, scales, and measurement useful for welding students.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook

Includes: 4 H5P activities

Basic HVAC

Author(s): Aaron Lee

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2021

Description: This readily accessible online introductory resource was developed for anyone who has interest in, or works with, HVAC controls and equipment. Designed for electrical and HVAC apprentices learning about the subject in school, you will find the descriptive text and original diagrams easy to navigate through, while the question bank will help students review the subject matter covered in each section.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, XHTML, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Includes: 4 H5P activities

Basic Kitchen and Food Service Management

Author(s): The BC Cook Articulation Committee

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2015

Description: Basic Kitchen and Food Service Management is one of a series of Culinary Arts open textbooks developed to support the training of students and apprentices in British Columbia’s foodservice and hospitality industry. Although created with the Professional Cook, Baker and Meatcutter programs in mind, these have been designed as a modular series, and therefore can be used to support a wide variety of programs that offer training in foodservice skills.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, XHTML, PDF, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Basic Motor Control

Author(s): Aaron Lee, Chad Flinn

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2021

Description: This readily accessible online resource was developed for anyone who has interest in, or works with, AC motors and their associated motor control equipment. Whether you are an electrical apprentice learning about the subject in school or a seasoned journeyperson installing equipment in the field, you will find it easy to navigate through the descriptive text, original diagrams, and explanatory videos to find the exact information you are looking for.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, XHTML, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Includes: 6 H5P activities

Block A: Sewers

Author(s): Industry Training Authority BC

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA

Description: The content of this block is organized to introduce the plumber apprentice to the theory and installation of drainage systems. These systems are designed to convey sewage from point of use to the municipal or city system. These systems are located on both public and private property. The inclusion of manholes is meant to introduce the apprentice plumber to those mechanisms where a system can be inspected, cleaned, and maintained without exposing the underground piping.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, XHTML, PDF, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Block B: Water Services and Distribution Systems

Author(s): Industry Training Authority BC

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA

Year: 2023

Description: The content of this block is organized to introduce the plumber apprentice to the theory and installation of potable water systems and landscaping irrigation systems. Providing safe potable water is one of the major responsibilities for plumbers and this block will cover the design and installation of piping from the available water service to point of use. Water used for landscaping will also be addressed with a focus on a balanced approach to the design, use, and safety of a residential automatic irrigation system.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, XHTML, PDF, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Block D: Compressed Air Systems

Author(s): Industry Training Authority BC

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA

Year: 2023

Description: The content of this block is organized to introduce the plumber apprentice to the theory and installation of compressed air systems. Compressed air is a widely used medium in industrial and commercial applications and as such requires special attention with regard to design and installation. This block is designed to cover installation, commissioning, and maintenance of these important systems.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, XHTML, PDF, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Block E: Fuel Gas Systems

Author(s): Industry Training Authority BC

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA

Year: 2023

Description: The content of this block is organized to introduce the plumber apprentice to the theory and installation of natural gas systems. This block will cover topics from design and installation code requirements to air supply and venting requirements and applications. Flame safeguards will also be addressed with special attention being given to the B149.1 Natural Gas and Propane Installation Code.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, XHTML, PDF, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Block F: Hydronic Heating and Cooling Systems

Author(s): Industry Training Authority BC

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA

Year: 2023

Description:  The content of this block is organized to introduce the plumber apprentice to the theory and installation of hydronic heating systems. With an emphasis on design and comfort, this block will cover topics related to Provincial heating guidelines as well as the design and installation of associated equipment such as heat sources, piping, valves, and controls.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, XHTML, PDF, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Block G: Green Thermal Systems

Author(s): Industry Training Authority BC

Licence: CC BY-NC-SA

Year: 2023

Description: The content of this block is organized to introduce the plumber apprentice to the theory and installation of Geothermal and Solar Energy systems. Ground source systems and solar systems provide a viable option for the green energy minded installer. This module is designed to introduce the apprentice plumber to fundamental principles of design and installation, recognizing that these applications will be conducted differently within differing regions of the province.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, XHTML, PDF, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Building Maintenance & Construction: Tools and Maintenance Tasks (Interactive)

Author(s): Clifford Rutherford

Editor(s): Clifford Rutherford, Jonathan Kevan

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2018

Description: Building Maintenance & Construction: Tools and Maintenance Tasks introduces and develops knowledge of basic building maintenance tools and materials, applied skills and techniques, industry health and safety standards, and preventive maintenance and troubleshooting practices required by employers for entry-level positions in the building trades and facilities maintenance fields.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, Pressbooks XML, WordPress XML

Includes: 93 H5P activities

Charting a Path to Greening the Trades

Author(s): Regenerate (to renew/restore/respect)

Licence: Public Domain

Year: 2024

Description: Charting a Path for Greening the Trades: A Faculty Training Module for Landscape Horticulture represents a snapshot of knowledge and practices at the time of creation. Equally important, this faculty training module is not perfect; however, it’s an attempt to share ideas and practical ways to start adjusting pedagogy and practices to address complex local, regional, and global issues.

Recognizing that learning is a dynamic and continuous journey, the ideas and content presented here reflect an understanding of particular perceptions, times, and places. With the acknowledgement that the landscape of personal and collective knowledge in this area will evolve, learners are encouraged to embrace this module as a starting point on their ongoing journey to greening their pedagogy and practices. Learners are encouraged to stay curious, remain open to new insights, and explore additional resources as the field of landscape horticulture and sustainability evolves.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, PDF

Communication and Mentoring in the Trades 

Author(s): Tim Carson

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2021

Description: The need for clear and concise communication cannot be understated. The same statement could be applied to the topic and practice of mentoring within the skilled trades. One could argue that one of the strongest foundations for a solid mentoring experience would include a communication strategy that takes into account varying degrees and pathways towards success.

Your success in your apprenticeship, as well as your career in the skilled trades, can in part be traced to how well you give and receive information and how well you treat those under your guidance and influence. Indeed, everything rises and falls with leadership, leadership is influence, and one of the best methods of influencing is to be clear in what you think and how you communicate.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, XHTML, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links), Common Cartridge (LTI Links)

Entrepreneurial Leadership for the Trades

Author(s): Chad Flinn, Tim Carson

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2020

Description: This book has been broken down into two categories. Leadership and Business. You will need to learn both to be successful. We started with leadership as everything rises or falls with leadership and leading yourself is the most important step in learning to lead others. We finish off with some basic business concepts. Get these foundational pieces right will be essential for the rest of what you build. You and your business will be that much stronger because of it.

Hard work and dedication got you to this point, but it will take more than hard work and dedication for your business to succeed. This book will help you on that journey.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook

Includes: 7 H5P activities

Essential Trade Skills: Numeracy

Author(s): Karynn A. Scott

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2024

Description: Numeracy is the ability to use and understand numbers. Mathematics is useful in everyday life, especially as a tradesperson. As an apprentice, you will be expected to know how to use certain measuring tools and understand how to measure certain materials. The concepts covered in this book do not apply to just one trade, but many. This book is designed to help you use your hands while you measure and calculate. Offering many examples, this book will help you learn the basics of measuring and many measuring tools. This book also provides insight into the various trades professions.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Financial Freedom for Trades Workers

Author(s): Anne Lee, Anna Lary

Licence: CC BY-NC-ND (note this is not an open licence)

Year: 2024

Description: This online resource was developed for Canadian trades workers, with an emphasis on apprentices.  The federal and provincial governments have mandates to support the recruitment and retention of skilled trades workers.  This resource will raise awareness of how to access and apply for potential grants, bursaries, and taxation benefits.  Trades work has a history of seasonal cycles of economic activity.  This book provides tools for people in the skilled trades to manage their money and debt wisely, save for the future, and understand their financial rights.  In turn, this will assist trade apprentices in completing their training and support an effective money mindset.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook

Includes: 15 H5P activities

Greening Construction Trades in Canada – Faculty Training Modules

Author(s): Collaboration Coordinated by Colleges, Institutes Canada

Licence: CC BY-NC-ND (note this is not an open licence)

Year: 2024

Description: This resource equips instructors with the tools and knowledge to integrate climate change awareness and Indigenous perspectives into construction trades education. The objective is to support a sector pivot to Net Zero.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook

Introduction to Machining

Authors: Micky R. Jennings; D.M. Donner; and Tim A. Bacon

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2024

Description: Introduction to Machining is authored by experienced professionals from the machining industry who are now educators in Washington State. This book offers a diverse and practical perspective, drawing on the authors’ firsthand knowledge and expertise. Students will benefit from comprehensive insights into industry practices, real-world applications, and the foundational concepts essential for success in the field.

Formats: PDF, Pressbooks webbook, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality in BC – 2nd Edition

Author(s): Morgan Westcott, Wendy Anderson, Eds

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2021

Description: This textbook is an introduction to the tourism and hospitality industry in British Columbia, and is written with a first year college and university audience in mind. It is a collaborative work with input from educators, industry leaders, employers, and past graduates of BC’s tourism and hospitality management programs. All chapters have been reviewed by experts in the field. Each chapter is organized thematically moving from a global, then national, and finally provincial context. Chapters contain “Spotlight On” boxes that highlight an organization, business, or other key component and “Take a Closer Look” features that encourage further reading on particular subjects. There are also interactive H5P activities throughout the book. And key terms, exercises and case studies can be found at the end of each chapter.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook

Includes: 45 H5P activities

Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality in BC – 2nd Edition

Author(s): Morgan Westcott, Wendy Anderson, Eds

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2021

Description: This textbook is an introduction to the tourism and hospitality industry in British Columbia, and is written with a first year college and university audience in mind. It is a collaborative work with input from educators, industry leaders, employers, and past graduates of BC’s tourism and hospitality management programs. All chapters have been reviewed by experts in the field. Each chapter is organized thematically moving from a global, then national, and finally provincial context. Chapters contain “Spotlight On” boxes that highlight an organization, business, or other key component and “Take a Closer Look” features that encourage further reading on particular subjects. There are also interactive H5P activities throughout the book. And key terms, exercises and case studies can be found at the end of each chapter.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, XHTML, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Includes: 59 H5P activities

Introduction to Welding

Authors: Douglas Rupik, M.Ed., JIW; David Colameco, M.Ed.; Cameron Kjeldgaard; David Ridge; Stephanie Oostman; and Karl Fulton

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2024

Description: Introduction to Welding is an essential guide for you as you start your Welding program or explore career options in Welding. This full-color text provides a comprehensive introduction to the foundational concepts that are common across the Welding profession. It serves as a solid base for further learning in specific courses and is a great foundation for working in welding shops. The book’s goal is to offer an introduction so that you can familiarize yourself with key concepts before you begin more complex coursework.

Formats: PDF, Pressbooks webbook, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Line B: Employability Skills – Line B-1: Apply Study and Learning Skills 

Author(s): Camosun College

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2021

Description: This resource is one of twenty-three competencies that make of Trades Access Common Core (TACC). After completing this competency, students should be able to use effective study habits; effective listening techniques; effective note-taking techniques; techniques for reading textbooks effectively; ways to research materials; and effective techniques for preparing for and taking notes.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook

Math for Trades: Volume 3

Author(s): Mark Overgaard, Chad Flinn

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2022

Description: The Math for Trades: Volume 3 textbook continues the tradition that Math for Trades: Volume 1 and Math for Trades: Volume 2 started. This volume continues the journey through math with topics such as capacities, pressure and total force, grade and total fall and trigonometry. These topics take the foundation that as been built in the first two volumes and adds new layers. Once again the material is presented from a trades perspective with easy-to-understand examples and video explanations accompanying questions. There is also a voiceover which follows along with each section and chapter. This material should provide useful in the continuation of your trades training.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, XHTML, Pressbooks XML, WordPress XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Includes: 5 H5P activities

Math for Trades: Volume 1

Author(s): Chad Flinn, Mark Overgaard

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2020

Description: The Math for Trades: Volume 1 textbook represents the building blocks for math training. The book includes whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percents. The material is presented from a trades perspective with easy-to-understand examples and video explanations accompanying questions. The goal of this volume is to get students prepared for the more advanced topics that they will encounter during their trades math education.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, XHTML, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Math for Trades: Volume 2

Author(s): Chad Flinn, Mark Overgaard

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2021

Description: The Math for Trades: Volume 2 textbook continues where the first volume left off. Volume 2 increases the challenge with topics such as converting units and working with equations, perimeter, area, and volume. Once again the material is presented from a trades perspective with easy-to-understand examples and videos explanations accompanying questions. The goal of this volume is to take the material you learned in Math for Trades: Volume 1 and apply it to more advanced topics that you may encounter during your trades training.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook

Includes: 5 H5P activities

Math for Trades

Author(s): Chad Flinn, Mark Overgaard

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2024

Description: The Math for Trades: Volume 1 textbook represents the building blocks for math training. The book includes whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percents. The material is presented from a trades perspective with easy-to-understand examples and video explanations accompanying questions. The goal of this volume is to get students prepared for the more advanced topics that they will encounter during their trades math education.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, XHTML, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Includes: 5 H5P activities

Multimeters 101: Basic Operation, Care and Maintenance and Advanced Troubleshooting for the Skilled Trades

Author(s): B. Phifer

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2024

Description: An adaptation of Trades Access Common Core Line E: Electrical Fundamentals Competency E-4: Use of Multi-Meters

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, Pressbooks XML, WordPress XML

Includes: 22 H5P activities

Nutrition and Labelling for the Canadian Baker

Author(s): The BC Cook Articulation Committee

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2015

Description: This book is intended to give students a basic understanding of nutritional information and labelling in the baking industry. In particular, there is a focus on Canadian regulations regarding labelling and merchandising of baked goods, as well as baking for customers with special diets, allergies, and intolerances.Nutrition and Labelling for the Canadian Baker is one of a series of Culinary Arts books developed to support the training of students and apprentices in British Columbia’s food service and hospitality industry. Although created with the Professional Cook and Baker programs in mind, these have been designed as a modular series, and therefore can be used to support a wide variety of programs that offer training in food service skills.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, EPUB3, PDF, MOBI, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

NSCC Communication Skills for Trades

Author(s): NSCC

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2021

Description: Communication Skills is designed to guide college students in developing the vital communication skills that are necessary to succeed in the modern workplace. It is written in the reader-friendly style of a professional email between colleagues.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, XHTML, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Includes: 193 H5P activities

OER Toolkit for Trades Instructors: Adopting an Open Education Resource & Integrating It into a Trades Course 

Author(s): Sue Doner, Susan Chandler

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2017

Description: The “OER Toolkit for Trades Instructors: Adopting an Open Education Resource & Integrating it into a Trades Course” illustrates a snapshot of the OER adoption process. This Toolkit is designed to answer questions posed by BC Trades instructors specifically, but the steps described will also support similar projects in other disciplines and programs. Following three phases of an adoption process (Phase – Take stock; Phase 2 – Make a plan; Phase 3 – Adopt and evaluate), the Toolkit also explores the motivation of the user and why instructors adopt OERs.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook

OER Toolkit for Trades Instructors

Author(s): Sue Doner, Susan Chandler

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2017

Description: The “OER Toolkit for Trades Instructors: Adopting an Open Education Resource & Integrating it into a Trades Course” illustrates a snapshot of the OER adoption process. This Toolkit is designed to answer questions posed by BC Trades instructors specifically, but the steps described will also support similar projects in other disciplines and programs. Following three phases of an adoption process (Phase – Take stock; Phase 2 – Make a plan; Phase 3 – Adopt and evaluate), the Toolkit also explores the motivation of the user and why instructors adopt OERs.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, EPUB3, PDF, MOBI, XHTML, Pressbooks XML, WordPress XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Open Pedagogy in the Trades

Author(s): Bruce Neid, Nicki Rehn

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2021

Description: Open Pedagogy in the Trades: Instructor Resource contains a bank of activities and projects to integrate with your course curriculum and use with your students immediately. All the activities are adaptable to any trade or ITA line item, and most will work for in-person and remote learning modalities. Adopting open pedagogy will lead to more engaged and invested students and richer learning outcomes.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI, XHTML, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Includes: 2 H5P activities

Pattern Development: Sheet Metal Level 1

Author(s): Brian Coey

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2021

Description: This book covers all three forms of layout as well as geometric construction. It introduces the learner to the techniques used in parallel line, radial line, and triangulation. With videos and animations, the learner has an opportunity to play, pause, and rewind as they practice these techniques. This book covers material required for a level 1 sheet metal apprentice (Line E).

Formats: Pressbooks webbook

Pathways to Success

Author(s): Lin Brander, Kimberly Carter, Joyce Lee, Tara Mollett, Lauren Oleksewich

Licence: CC BY-SA

Description: At BCIT we are excited to see growing numbers of Indigenous students enter our trades programs and move on to prosperous careers in the trades. We know that the journey to success is not always easy and that Indigenous graduates can face many barriers including cultural misunderstanding and even discrimination or racism in the workplace. In the spirit of reconciliation and through recognizing that many Indigenous students are disadvantaged and experience barriers to employment and wellness that others do not, the intention of these modules is to support Indigenous trades students in their journey from the classroom and into the workplace. These modules are designed to encourage wellness and instill confidence by focusing on skills and activities that promote success both in life and in the workplace.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI

Includes: 6 H5P activities

Recipes for Culinary Arts Program: Meat Fabrication and Cold Foods

Author(s): Ryer Banta

Licence: CC BY-SA

Year: 2025

Description: This book is a compilation of recipes on meat fabrication and cold foods. These recipes are used for two classes taken simultaneously by students in the South Puget Sound Community College Culinary Arts Program. The recipes are curated by Chef J.P.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook

Strength of Materials Supplement for Power Engineering

Author(s): Alex Podut

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2018

Description: This work complements the Applied Strength of Materials for Engineering Technology by Barry Dupen and is used in teaching Strength of Materials to Power Engineering students.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, MOBI

Trades Access Common Core | Line A: Safe Work Practices | Competency A-1

Author(s): Olaf Nielson, Rod Lidstone, Brian Coey, Mark Siljander with 2021 edits

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2021

Description: Safety is a part of the job. It is a shared responsibility between employees, employers and their supervisors in dealing with hazards in the workplace. In British Columbia, WorkSafeBC is the provincial organization that promotes workplace health and safety for workers and employers, provides a process to address work related incidents and incident outcomes, education and regulation of workplace safety. A part of its duties is mandating workers’ use of personal protective equipment to protect them from general and specific hazards in the workplace, and workers outfitted with the correct attire and personal protective equipment and educated in optimal performance of physical labour actions to reduce the risk of personal, co-worker and bystander injury.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook

Includes: 149 H5P activities

Trades Access Common Core | Line A: Safe Work Practices | Competency A-2

Author(s): Olaf Nielson, Rod Lidstone, Brian Coey, Mark Siljander with 2021 edits

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2021

Description: In most provinces, one or more agencies are responsible for safe, healthful working environments at job sites. These organizations normally have names such as the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) or the Occupational Health and Safety Department. WorkSafeBC is the provincial organization that promotes workplace health and safety for workers and employers in BC.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook

Includes: 149 H5P activities

Trades Access Common Core | Line A: Safe Work Practices | Competency A-4

Author(s): Olaf Nielson, Rod Lidstone, Brian Coey, Mark Siljander with 2021 edits

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2021

Description: Safety is a part of the job. It is a shared responsibility between employees, employers and their supervisors in dealing with hazards in the workplace. In British Columbia, WorkSafeBC is the provincial organization that promotes workplace health and safety for workers and employers, provides a process to address work related incidents and incident outcomes, education and regulation of workplace safety. A part of its duties is mandating workers’ use of personal protective equipment to protect them from general and specific hazards in the workplace, and workers outfitted with the correct attire and personal protective equipment and educated in optimal performance of physical labour actions to reduce the risk of personal, co-worker and bystander injury.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook

Includes: 149 H5P activities

Trades Access Common Core Competency B-1: Apply Study and Learning Skills – 2nd Edition

Author(s): Camosun College

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2021

Description: This resource is one of twenty-three competencies that make of Trades Access Common Core (TACC). After completing this competency, students should be able to use effective study habits; effective listening techniques; effective note-taking techniques; techniques for reading textbooks effectively; ways to research materials; and effective techniques for preparing for and taking notes.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Trades Access Common Core Competency B-2: Describe Expectations and Responsibilities of Employers and Employees – 2nd Edition

Author(s): Camosun College

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2021

Description: As you enter the workforce, it is important to understand the major trends in employment and how to find this information. In this competency, we’ll look some of the current major trends in employment in Canada and British Columbia. This review includes an overview of the economy, skills that employers look for, employee expectations, and effective strategies for entering the labour market and finding a job.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Trades Access Common Core Competency B-3: Use Interpersonal Communication Skills – 2nd Edition

Author(s): Camosun College

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2021

Description: No matter what your job is, you will need to communicate with other people. Your communication skills determine how successfully you receive and transmit information. Communication is arguably the most important of all life skills and plays a significant role in all aspects of work and home life. Communication is verbal, written, and non-verbal, and every gesture, voice inflection, or facial movement speaks volumes and conveys information to others. An effective communicator is also an active listener. Employers actively seek out individuals who are good communicators.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Trades Access Common Core Competency B-4: Describe the Apprenticeship System – 2nd Edition

Author(s): Camosun College

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2021

Description: This Competency provides the information necessary for you to understand the trades training system and how to explore any trades you may be interested in. Careers in the trades can be highly rewarding. Forecast shortages in skilled trades mean that there will be significant opportunities for new workers to enter many of the trades.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

Trade Skills for Success: Numeracy

Author(s): Karynn A. Scott

Licence: CC BY

Year: 2023

Description: Numeracy is the ability to use and understand numbers. Mathematics is useful in everyday life, especially as a tradesperson. As an apprentice, you will be expected to know how to use certain measuring tools and understand how to measure certain materials. The concepts covered in this book do not apply to just one trade, but many. This book is designed to help you use your hands while you measure and calculate. Offering many examples, this book will help you learn the basics of measuring and many measuring tools. This book also provides insight into the various trades professions.

Formats: Pressbooks webbook, EPUB, PDF, Pressbooks XML, Common Cartridge (Web Links)

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