News releases

November 2008

• Province introduces plan to better recognize immigrant qualifications
• Registered Apprenticeship Program awards 2008 scholarships
• Registered Apprenticeship Program awards 2008 scholarships

September 2008

• Province invests nearly $425 million for Campus Alberta

August 2008

• Province invests $8.1 million in Red Deer College

June 2008

• New scholarships recognize Alberta apprentices for excellence

May 2008

• Province hosts the world's top youth in trades and technology competition
• Province gears up for 2008-09 apprenticeship technical training registration

January 2008

• Alberta celebrates success in apprenticeship and industry training

November 2007

• Apprentices awarded $232,000 through industry and provincial support
• $23 million makeover boosts Medicine Hat College student spaces by almost 600

September 2007

• Province provides $6.1 million to Keyano College

August 2007

• More RV technicians being trained to fill gap in growing industry - New Edmonton facility gives apprentices additional access to training

April 2007

• Apprenticeship budget jumps to $43 million for Alberta
• Canada's New Government issues first $1,000 cheques for Apprenticeship Incentive Grant

March 2007

• Alberta awards honour top apprentices, employers and instructors
• Province funds training for additional 3,600 apprentices

February 2007

• Newly designated oil and gas occupation provides opportunities for recognition

November 2006

• Government Invests $162 Million in Post-secondary Capital Projects
• More students now eligible for Grade 12 Rutherford scholarship
• Mentoring pilot projects to inspire young learners to pursue higher education
• Record number of high school students awarded apprenticeship scholarships

August 2006

• Record number of apprentices cracks the 50,000 mark

February 2006

• Number of Aboriginal apprentices surpasses the 1,000 mark
• Provincial awards honour Alberta's top employers, apprentices and instructors
• Hancock and Quebec Minister discuss common strategies

January 2006

• Alberta developing strategy to build highly-skilled, educated workforce
• New on-site apprenticeship training program in Fort McMurray a proven winner

December 2005

• 5,500 more apprentices working in Alberta in 2005
• NAIT using SuperNet to train apprentices in their communities

November 2005

• Scholarships recognize high school apprentices

June 2005

• Apprenticeship learning products get youth excited about trades
• Access, affordability, quality focus of advanced education review

April 2005

• Half-million dollars in apprenticeship scholarships to enhance career options
• Government taking action to meet skilled-labour demand
• New occupations provide more options for Albertans

March 2005

• Proposed amendments to further strengthen Alberta's post-secondary system

February 2005

• Province recognizes excellence in Alberta’s apprenticeship and industry training system
• Alberta to lead the country in post-secondary opportunities

October 2004

• Scholarships recognize high school apprentices
• New rig technician trade created
• Youth Apprenticeship Project launched in Northern Alberta

September 2004

• New equipment gives crane and hoisting program a lift

April 2004

• 2004-07 Capital Plan means expanded apprenticeship training capacity at NAIT

March 2004

• Budget 2004: On Route, On Course - Leading in Learning
• Post-secondary institutions awarded $10 million for excellence
• Post-secondary Learning Act proclaimed

February 2004

• New Red Deer College board chair named
• Learning system given $20 million boost
• Apprentices, employers and instructors recognized for excellence
• Access Fund enhances apprenticeship and industry training

December 2003

• New Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board Chair Named
• Apprentices awarded $168,000 in scholarships

November 2003

• High school apprentices recognized with scholarships

June 2003

• Bermuda adopts Alberta's apprenticeship system
• Post-secondary institutions to receive $40 million to improve student access in priority areas

March 2003

• Oil and gas industry pumped about Alberta's apprenticeship training

February 2003

• Awards highlight Alberta’s first-class apprenticeship system

November 2002

• New scholarship program awards $165,000 to apprentices

October 2002

• Scholarships encourage students to pursue careers in the trades

September 2002

• Groundbreaking Aboriginal Apprenticeship Project Launched

April 2002

• Apprentices to be awarded $165,000 through new scholarship program

February 2002

• Alberta's top apprentices, employers and instructors recognized for excellence

2001

• New scholarships help high school apprentices take their training to the next level
• Creation of new trade opens door for certified journeyman status and even higher standards in Alberta
• At the top of their trades: Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board honours 55 of the province’s best apprentices and employers

2000

• Albertans’ input invited for final phase of consultation to strengthen Alberta’s apprenticeship and industry training system
• Fundraising for new scholarship wRAPs up
• Government and industry making joint investment in Alberta’s young apprentices
• Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board honours top apprentices, employers and world-class competitors

1999

• Provincial apprenticeship training spaces increased by over 2100 as part of Access Fund grants
• Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board honours top apprentices and employers

1998

• New scholarship created for Registered Alberta Apprentices
• Premier’s commitment to ‘people development’ boosts funding for students and institutions

1997

• Board announces 1997 Top Apprentice Award recipients
• New Chairman appointed Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board
• New actions in apprenticeship help Albertans prepare for a bright future

1996

• Board announces Top Apprentice Award recipients

1995

• Board announces Top Apprentice Award recipients