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AB Government: Expanding apprenticeship partnerships
Oct 04, 2022 Alberta’s government is investing in community partnerships to help expand and promote apprenticeship opportunities in Alberta. The government is strengthening support for apprenticeship and Alberta’s skilled trades by investing $15 million over the next three years to fund 12 new and existing community partnerships. These partnerships help promote and build awareness for […]
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Canada’s Building Trades Unions Launch Project to Support Small, Medium-sized Contractors and Increase Opportunities in the Skilled Trades
JASPER, AB, Sept. 21, 2022 – Today, Canada’s Building Trades Unions (Union) launched In The Trades, a federally-funded program that will help apprentices get started in the skilled trades. Over the next two years, In The Trades will provide financial incentives and training support for unionized small and medium-sized contractors that hire, train, and retain […]
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Government of Canada invests to help Canadians enter skilled trades
From: Employment and Social Development Canada July 27, 2022 Now more than ever, skilled tradespeople are in high demand to fill well-paying jobs and build rewarding careers. Approximately 700,000 skilled trades workers are expected to retire in Canada by 2028, creating an ever-growing need to recruit and train thousands more. That is why the Government […]
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Summer internship for Indigenous science students offers hands-on training – Edmonton Journal
Jul 17, 2022 A week-long summer workshop in Edmonton has given some science students the chance to bond and gain first-hand experience in the study of genomics. The Summer Internship for Indigenous People in Genomics (SING) Canada is designed to train and build scientific literacy among Indigenous students and researchers in the branch of molecular […]
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Creating apprenticeship opportunities for Albertans
Jul 06, 2022 The Trade Pathways program will target unemployed or underemployed young Albertans and provide them with on-the-job mentorship and apprenticeship training. Alberta’s government is investing $3.2 million to train more Albertans for good-paying jobs in the construction industry. The 33-month pilot project is a partnership with the Alberta Construction Association, End Poverty Edmonton […]
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INDIGital program gets Indigenous youth excited about digital technologies and traditional learning – CFWE
June 8th, 2022 “I would just want people leave knowing for Indigenous people, technology is often considered negative but there are so many ways it can be positive.” – Danielle Paradis, Strategic Program Director for Indigenous Friends Association The INDIGital Program recently hosted over 20 Indigenous youth in Edmonton at a month-long hands-on program to […]
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PLATO Testing Collaborates with Suncor to Support Development of Indigenous Software Testers in Calgary
CALGARY (May 30, 2022) – PLATO Testing is collaborating with Canada’s leading integrated energy company, Suncor, to deliver its innovative software tester training course to 15 Indigenous students at the end of May. The PLATO training program provides in-class instruction followed by a hands-on work placement with one of their industry-leading clients. Following the in-class […]
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A path forward to support Alberta’s workforce
Apr 19, 2022 Alberta’s government is moving forward with investments in job training that will support Albertans on their career path, providing them with the skills needed today and into the future. Alberta at Work aims to strengthen Alberta’s labour market. It will get more Albertans working in jobs that support their dreams and improve […]
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Wellsite Abandonment & Reclamation Training Program – Siksika Nation
April 6, 2022 The National Energy Business Centre of Excellence (NEBCE) of the Indian Resource Council is hosting an 8-day Wellsite Abandonment and Reclamation Training Program in your community April/May 2022. The objective of the training to enhance technical skills of men and women who are otherwise unable to access safety ticket and wellsite abandonment and […]
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MMA fighter with Cochrane ties builds self-defence program for Indigenous women – Cochrane Eagle
Former Cochrane High student Nick Felber is using his passion and knowledge of mixed martial arts to help create a culturally aware self-defence program for Indigenous women and girls in the Edmonton area A new self-defence program for Indigenous women and girls is cropping up in the Edmonton area due in large part to a […]
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