— CARING FOR OUR PEOPLE. STRENGTHENING BCIT TOGETHER. BCIT PEOPLE PLAN
Aligned with the BCIT vision, mission, and values, BCIT’s People Plan prioritizes initiatives that advance wellbeing, growth, belonging, and transformation.
CULTIVATE HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS We share responsibility for the physical and psychological wellbeing of the BCIT community by prioritizing health, wellness, safety, and accessibility. Our care for employees and students is connected to our commitment to reconciliation and sustainability. We respect and nurture the lands and environments that sustain us. 1. Grow our safety culture through physical and psychological health and safety. 2. Enhance and increase access to Wellness Works initiatives and seek collaboration with Student Success. 3. Promote clear roles, responsibilities, and decision-making authority to keep work healthy and sustainable.
GROW OUR PEOPLE BCIT recruits, develops, promotes, and retains people from diverse backgrounds to drive student success and enhance employee experience. We prioritize inclusivity in recruitment and ensure equitable access to professional development, continuous learning, and leadership development for employees. 1. Cultivate progressive recruitment, selection, and onboarding processes. 2. Enhance professional development opportunities for employees, with an emphasis on career growth and advancement. 3. Nurture leadership development, capabilities, and outcomes. 4. Develop talent plans (selection, onboarding, development, retention) for skilled trades and emerging priorities.
BUILD COMMUNITIES OF BELONGING We create meaningful relationships and collaborative communities that inspire employees and foster student success. Through respectful connections, welcoming diversity of thought, strengths, and perspectives, we nurture belonging that supports our unified BCIT culture. To learn more visit bcit.ca/people-plan
1. Foster belonging through formal and informal colleague connections. 2. Strengthen connections, collaboration, and inclusion through community events, learning communities, and employee resource groups.
INSPIRE TRANSFORMATION The British Columbia Institute of Technology acknowledges that our campuses are located on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish Nations of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam).
Our culture fosters creativity and courageous experimentation, empowering people to push beyond current boundaries. We evolve through dialogue that embraces different views and challenges the status quo. We learn and innovate with purpose. 1. Clarify administrative processes, procedures, and policies to reduce administrative burden. 2. Champion change and transformation best practices, capacity, tools, and resources. 3. Advance digital skills and ethical artificial intelligence (AI) adoption.