1952 |
- Trade designated:
- Refrigeration Mechanic (Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic)
- 4 active apprenticeship offices located in Edmonton, Calgary, Grande Prairie and Lethbridge
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1955 |
- Apprentices registered – 3,638
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 2,250
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1956 |
- Trades designated:
- Machinist
- Millwright
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- Apprentices registered – 3,876
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 2,787
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1957 |
- Trades designated:
- Cook
- Lather (amalgamated with Interior Systems Mechanic in 1981)
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- Apprentices registered – 4,266
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 3,063
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1958 |
- The Interprovincial Standards (Red Seal) program is established to make it easier for tradespeople to have their certification recognized nationally
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- Apprentices registered – 4,462
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 3,182
- Apprentices completed – 629
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 1,668
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1959 |
- An awards system recognizing top-ranking apprentices is established
- Motor Mechanic Trade (Automotive Service Technician) is the first Alberta designated trade to be recognized for Interprovincial (Red Seal) status
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- Apprentices registered – 4,789
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 3,478
- Apprentices completed – 641
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 1,706
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1960 |
- The Provincial Institute of Technology and Art (Calgary) becomes the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology and the Alberta College of Art
- Certificates for Electricians and Gasfitters are issued by Electrical and Gas Protection Branch – training and examinations are done by Apprenticeship
- Trades designated:
- Communication Electrician (Communication Electrician – Network and Communication Electrician – Construction)
- Tilesetter
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- Apprentices registered – 4,777
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 3,773
- Apprentices completed – 916
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 2,235
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1961 |
- The first Interprovincial Standards (Red Seal) Examination is administered
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Carpenter
- Plumber
- Trades designated:
- Instrument Mechanic (Instrument Technician)
- Power Lineman
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- Apprentices registered – 4,782
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 3,701
- Apprentices completed – 921
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 2,343
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1962 |
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) opens
- Canadian Vocational School (Calgary) closes
- Welding Act is made the responsibility of Apprenticeship
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Electrician
- Sheet Metal Worker
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- Apprentices registered – 5,153
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 3,538
- Apprentices completed – 883
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 2,224
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1963 |
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) has first apprenticeship classes for Communication Electrician
- Trades designated:
- Power Electrician (Power Lineman and Power System Electrician are combined)
- Baker
- Appliance Serviceman
- Total number of designated trades is 24
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- Apprentices registered – 5,066
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 4,360
- Apprentices completed – 1,018
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 6,770
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1964 |
- 10,000th apprentice in an Alberta-designated trade graduates
- Record Book is implemented as part of the apprenticeship training program
- Lethbridge Community College and Fairview Agricultural and Vocational College begin providing training courses to apprentices
- Saskatchewan apprentices take technical training in Calgary – 1st interprovincial cooperation
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Auto Body Technician – Collision and Repair
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- Apprentices registered – 5,293
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 4,480
- Apprentices completed – 873
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 2,710
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1965 |
- Multiple choice apprenticeship examinations are introduced
- Apprenticeship training programs have been in place for 20 years
- Student loans are available to apprentices
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Electronic Technician
- Refrigeration Mechanic
- Trades designated:
- Glassworker (Glazier)
- Ironworker (later separated into three trades – Ironworker, Boilermaker and Steel Fabricator)
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- Apprentices registered – 6,055
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 4,840
- Apprentices completed – 809
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 2,457
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1966 |
- Red Deer apprenticeship office opens
- First employer to deliver apprenticeship technical training to its own apprentices
- Apprentices receive a training allowance while attending technical training
- Trades designated:
- Partsman (Parts Technician)
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- Apprentices registered – 7,130
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 6,147
- Apprentices completed – 1,138
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 3,276
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1967 |
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Bricklayer
- Machinist
- Steamfitter
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- Apprentices registered – 7,797
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 6,941
- Apprentices completed – 1,181
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 3,656
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1968 |
- Trades designated:
- Electrical Rewind Mechanic (Electrical Motor Systems Technician)
- Floorcovering Mechanic (Floorcovering Installer)
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- Apprentices registered – 8,642
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 8,020
- Apprentices completed – 1,425
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 4,552
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1969 |
- Trades designated:
- Elevator Constructor
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- Apprentices registered – 9,239
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 8,099
- Apprentices completed – 1,768
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 5,098
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1970 |
- Alberta begins to provide some technical training for other provinces and territories
- Trades designated:
- Agricultural Mechanic (Agricultural Equipment Technician)
- Insulator
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- Apprentices registered – 9,243
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 8,888
- Apprentices completed – 1,942
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 4,387
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1971 |
- Trades designated:
- Roofer
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- Apprentices registered – 8,716
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 8,599
- Apprentices completed – 1,978
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 4,122
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1972 |
- Olds College begins providing training courses to apprentices
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Cook
- Painter
- Trades designated:
- Heavy Equipment Operator (Crane and Hoisting Equipment Operator – Mobile Crane, Tower Crane and Heavy Boom Truck)
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- Apprentices registered – 8,898
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 8,489
- Apprentices completed – 2,114
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 4,320
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1973 |
- Apprentices registered – 9,596
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 8,293
- Apprentices completed – 1,849
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 3,632
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1974 |
- Trades designated:
- Cabinetmaker
- Water Well Driller
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- Apprentices registered – 11,280
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 8,978
- Apprentices completed – 1,826
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 3,960
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1975 |
- Fort McMurray apprenticeship office opens
- Keyano College in Fort McMurray begins providing training courses to apprentices
- Steamfitter trade name changed to Steamfitter – Pipefitter
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- Apprentices registered – 13,303
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 10,745
- Apprentices completed – 1,792
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 4,429
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1976 |
- Manpower Development Act is proclaimed – amalgamates the Apprenticeship, Tradesmen’s Qualification and Welding Acts
- New Act results in the restructuring of the Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Board, raising the number of committee members from 5 to 13 – with equal representation from both employers and employees
- Lakeland College begins providing training courses to apprentices at both the Lloydminster and Vermilion campuses
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Instrument Technician
- The 30,000th Certificate of Completion of Apprenticeship (since the inception of the apprenticeship program in 1945) was issued
- Total number of apprenticeship and certification programs is 39
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- Apprentices registered – 16,059
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 12,932
- Apprentices completed – 2,333
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 5,031
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1977
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- First non-civil servant is appointed as Chairman of the Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Board
- Vermilion apprenticeship office opens
- Metric system is introduced to a number of apprenticeship training courses
- Steamfitter is separated from the Plumber trade regulation
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- Apprentices registered – 18,327
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 14,359
- Apprentices completed – 2,816
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 6,210
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1978
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- Red Deer College begins providing training courses to apprentices
- Hinton apprenticeship office opens
- Unemployment Insurance (UI) benefits are introduced to apprentices attending technical training
- Trades designated:
- Sprinkler Fitter (Sprinkler System Installer)
- Boilermaker (separated from Steel Fabricator)
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- Apprentices registered – 19,805
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 15,992
- Apprentices completed – 3,404
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 6,856
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1979
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- Fairview College (Grande Prairie) and Medicine Hat College begin providing training courses to apprentices
- Peace River apprenticeship office opens
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Welder
- Power Lineman
- Boilermaker
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- Apprentices registered – 22,525
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 17,485
- Apprentices completed – 3,605
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 7,477
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1980 |
- Trades designated:
- Printing and Graphic Arts Craftsman
- Transport Refrigeration Mechanic
- Ironworker (separated from Steel Fabricator trade regulation)
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- Apprentices registered – 25,699
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 18,799
- Apprentices completed – 4,175
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 9,543
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1981 |
- Medicine Hat apprenticeship office opens
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- Apprentices registered – 28,157
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 20,049
- Apprentices completed – 4,360
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 8,796
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1982 |
- Apprenticeship and Industry Training begins issuance of Electrical and Gasfitter Journeyman Certification (previously issued by Electrical and Gas Protection Branch)
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Sprinkler Systems Installer
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- Apprentices registered – 27,953
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 21,975
- Apprentices completed – 5,152
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 13,338
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1983 |
- Trades designated:
- Landscape Gardener
- Power System Electrician (previously under Power Electrician trade regulation)
- Power Lineman (previously under Power Electrician trade regulation)
- Recreation Vehicle Mechanic (Recreation Vehicle Service Technician)
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- Apprentices registered – 24,188
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 20,468
- Apprentices completed – 5,276
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 17,500
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1984 |
- Trades designated:
- Cement Finisher (Concrete Finisher)
- Motorcycle Mechanic
- Sawfiler
- Tool and Die Maker (certification only – no training program)
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- Apprentices registered – 19,976
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 16,483
- Apprentices completed – 5,164
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers –
10,287
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1985 |
- Bonnyville apprenticeship office opens
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- Apprentices registered – 19,017
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 13,020
- Apprentices completed – 4,655
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 8,448
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1986 |
- Apprentices registered – 18,693
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 12,032
- Apprentices completed – 4,898
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 9,684
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1987 |
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Roofer
- Trades designated:
- Projectionist (certification only – no training program)
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- Apprentices registered – 18,703
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 15,491
- Apprentices completed – 3,856
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers –
6,002
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1988 |
- Competency Based Apprenticeship Training (CBAT) is initiated as a pilot project for the Carpenter, Electrician and Welder trades at Lethbridge Community College, SAIT, NAIT and Red Deer College
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Hairstylist
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- Apprentices registered – 19,631
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 13,880
- Apprentices completed – 3,480
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 5,048
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1989 |
- International Training Initiative between Alberta and the State of Dubai (United Emirates) commences with 3 millwright apprentices
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Glazier
- Trades designated:
- Locksmith
- Circular Sawfiler
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- Apprentices registered – 20,953
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 14,236
- Apprentices completed – 3,669
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 6,389
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1990 |
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Baker
- Trades designated:
- Gasfitter 2nd Class
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- Apprentices registered – 22,574
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 15,413
- Apprentices completed – 3,628
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 5,932
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1991 |
- Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) for high school students is initiated
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- Apprentices registered – 22,051
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 16,253
- Apprentices completed – 3,866
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 6,478
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1992 |
- Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT) Act replaces the Manpower Development Act
- designation of Occupations is part of the AIT Act
- all associated Regulations are changed
- Skills Canada established – dedicated to the promotion of apprenticeship training among Canada’s youth
- CBAT training expanded to include other trades and institutions
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Parts Technician
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- Apprentices registered – 21,812
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 14,660
- Apprentices completed – 3,816
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 5,294
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1993 |
- Barber and Beautician trades are combined into the Hairstylist trade
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Floorcovering Installer
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- Apprentices registered – 21,399
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 13,224
- Apprentices completed – 4,198
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 4,799
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1994 |
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Tool and Die Maker
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- Apprentices registered – 21,546
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 12,434
- Apprentices completed – 4,174
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 5,406
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1995 |
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Motorcycle Mechanic
- Cabinetmaker
- Trades designated:
- Ironworker – Metal Building Systems Erector
- Occupations designated:
- Gas Utility Operator
- Plasterer
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- Apprentices registered – 23,407
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 12,347
- Apprentices completed – 3,963
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 4,541
- Certificates issued to trainees and occupation qualifiers – 38
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1996 |
- Prior Learning Assessments are introduced to provide individuals with the opportunity to have previous experience assessed for advanced credit in the apprenticeship program of a designated trade
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Agricultural Mechanic (Agricultural Equipment Technician)
- Appliance Serviceman (Appliance Service Technician)
- Cement Finisher (Concrete Finisher)
- Crane and Hoisting Equipment Operator – Mobile Crane
- Insulator
- Ironworker
- Lather – Interior Systems Mechanic
- Partsman (Parts Technician)
- Structural Steel and Plate Fitter
- Occupations designated:
- Warehousing
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- Apprentices registered – 24,836
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 13,078
- Apprentices completed – 3,947
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 4,246
- Certificates issued to trainees and occupation qualifiers – 21
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1997
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- Tuition fees are implemented for apprentices attending technical training
- Achievement in Business Competencies (Blue Seal) Program is introduced to enable journeymen to receive recognition for supervisory/managerial skills gained through experience or training
- www.tradesecrets.gov.ab.ca website goes online
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Auto Body Technician – Refinishing
- Trades designated:
- Auto Body Technician – Collision
- Auto Body Technician – Refinishing
- Trades de-designated:
- Projectionist
- Occupations designated:
- Construction Craft Labourer
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- Apprentices registered – 27,179
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 13,427
- Apprentices completed – 4,441
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 4,759
- Certificates issued to trainees and occupation qualifiers – 439
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1998 |
- Individual Learning Module (ILM) project is introduced
- Thygesen Scholarship is established to recognize excellence in apprenticeship training as demonstrated by a registered apprentice
- Rutherford Scholarships are opened to registered apprentices (1998-99 school year)
- Employer Award of Excellence is introduced
- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Electrical Motor Systems Technician
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- Apprentices registered – 30,555
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 14,675
- Apprentices completed – 4,321
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 4,590
- Certificates issued to trainees and occupation qualifiers – 273
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1999 |
- Apprentices registered – 31,390
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 15,238
- Apprentices completed – 4,370
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 4,879
- Certificates issued to trainees and occupation qualifiers – 1,117
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2000
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- Trades approved for Red Seal status:
- Recreational Vehicle Service Technician
- Trades designated:
- Crane & Hoisting Equipment Operator – Wellhead Boom Truck
- Crane & Hoisting Equipment Operator – Medium Boom Truck
- Crane & Hoisting Equipment Operator – Hydraulic Mobile Crane
- Crane & Hoisting Equipment Operator – Conventional Mobile Crane
- Heavy Equipment Technician – Heavy Duty Mechanic (Off Road)
- Heavy Equipment Technician – Truck and Transport Mechanic
- Heavy Equipment Technician – Truck-Trailer Mechanic
- Glazier – Auto Glass Technician
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- Apprentices registered – 32,733
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 15,883
- Apprentices completed – 4,567
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 5,098
- Certificates issued to trainees and occupation qualifiers – 417
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2001
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- Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) Scholarships are awarded for the first time
- Industry raises nearly $290,000 and Alberta Advanced Education matches it for
a total endowment of nearly $600,000
- 50 scholarships of $1,000 each to be awarded annually
- 50 RAP scholarships awarded
- Instructor Award of Excellence is introduced to reward excellence in training delivery and communication to apprentices
- Chairman’s Award of Excellence is introduced
- Trades designated:
- Outdoor Power Equipment Technician – Marine Equipment
- Outdoor Power Equipment Technician – Power Equipment
- Outdoor Power Equipment Technician – Recreational Equipment
- Outdoor Power Equipment Technician – Turf Equipment
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- Apprentices registered – 38,090
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 16,962
- Apprentices completed – 4,361
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 4,936
- Certificates issued to trainees and occupation qualifiers – 163
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2002 |
- Apprenticeship and Industry Training Scholarships are introduced
-Industry raises nearly $1.5 million and Alberta Advanced Education matches it
with $2 million for a total endowment of nearly $3.5 million
- 165 scholarships of $1,000 each to be awarded annually
- 215 $1,000 scholarships awarded
- 50 Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) scholarships
- 165 Apprenticeship and Industry Training scholarships
- Trades de-designated :
- Printing and Graphic Arts Craftsman
- Occupations designated:
- Steel Detailer
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- Apprentices registered – 40,437
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 17,389
- Apprentices completed – 4,618
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 5,240
- Certificates issued to trainees and occupation qualifiers – 51
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2003 |
- 218 $1,000 scholarships awarded through the Alberta
Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board Family of Scholarships
- 50 Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) scholarships
- 168 Apprenticeship and Industry Training scholarships
- Program Changes:
- Auto Body Technician (4 journeyman certificates now available)
- Heavy Equipment Technician – Transport Trailer Mechanic (apprenticeship program increased from 1 period to 2 periods)
- Steamfitter-Pipefitter (gasfitter component replaced with welder component)
- Occupation Certification for each of the 4 designated occupations now available
through the Alberta Qualification Certificate program
- Plasterer occupation de-designated
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- Apprentices registered – 39,294
- New Apprentices registered – 11,758
- Apprentice technical training attendance – 20,295
- Apprentices completed – 5,100
- Certificates issued to apprentices and trade qualifiers – 5,651
- Certificates issued to trainees and occupation qualifiers – 73
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