At Tea Creek we embrace hands-on learning and mutual mentoring. All our programming is outdoors, land-based, and rooted in culture and practical daily tasks.

Our whole environment strives to be safe for Indigenous people. We value and respect our Indigenous cultural perspectives and realities, work within cultural circles of safety and seek solutions that maintains Indigenous cultural integrity and safety.

At every level of our organization the majority of our staff are Indigenous so Indigenous people are at the heart of decision making.

Land-based, culturally safe and Indigenous-led learning

Tea Creek offers direct apprenticeships in trades such as Carpentry, HEO, Professional Cook, and more. This means participants can earn hours towards their tickets. They can also challenge tickets and Red Seal exams through us, and do coursework on our site toward a SkilledTrades BC ticket. Apprentices can also have past employment and self-employment hours recognized.

Many of our employees were once trainees. Employment opportunities are available to select graduates who show up, work hard, dedicate themselves, and are recommended by their instructors.

Apprenticeships and employment

Trainees enjoy the following supports as part of our training model:

• Small training group sizes

• Meals provided

• PPE provided

• Transportation available

• Living allowance available for eligible participants

• Accommodations available as needed

Training perks

To learn more about training partnership opportunities please send us an email and tell us about your goals.