SkillPlan’s Trainer & Apprentice Liaison Rylan Degenhardt presented on the Trade Ambassador Program at the BC Building Trades’ Youth Conference on March 9, 2025.
A Red Seal-certified pipefitter, Rylan is Acting Program Lead for the BCBT Trade Ambassador Program and one of 25 trade ambassadors who speak with high school students across the province to share their first-hand experience in the skilled trades. Through the program, students gain insight into construction, the apprenticeship process and the many career opportunities in B.C.’s unionized construction trades sector.
In the two years since the program launched, trade ambassadors have presented to more than 13,000 students in over 120 schools.
A big shoutout to Rylan and the College of the BC Building Trades for inspiring the next generation of skilled trades professionals!
