Alberta is adding 80 apprenticeship seats at Northwestern Polytechnic so more students can gain job-ready skills to support our economy.
“CLRA works with employers and labour unions that understand the value of education and training to the future of our province, and the construction industry. We’re excited to see the Government of Alberta expand opportunities to grow our local workforce, and expose more students to the great opportunities available in skilled trades careers,” said CLRA President Joe McFadyen.
Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs identified a growing shortage of trade professionals. To ensure Alberta’s growing and diversifying industries have access to the talent they need, apprenticeship-style programming needs to be expanded.
As Alberta’s government works toward achieving the goals of this initiative, it is creating more seats at Northwestern Polytechnic in Grande Prairie and Fairview to expand access to existing apprenticeship programs. Apprenticeship-style programming combines in-class learning with on-the-job training, providing students with job-ready skills upon graduation.
“Northwestern Alberta is poised to be an economic driver of Alberta’s prosperity. Investing in more apprenticeship training spaces will ensure that we have the labour ready to handle the opportunities that are coming to Grande Prairie and area,” said Brian Jean, Minister of Jobs, Economy and Northern Development, in a Government of Alberta news release.
