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2009 - 2010 Technical Training - Attend and be successful!
 

The 2009 - 2010 Technical Training Calendar is now available for viewing. Check out the training opportunities waiting for you.

Click here for seat availability in your trade.

Technical Training - What is it and why enroll?
 

Funding for Apprentices and Employers

  
 

As an apprentice, or as an employer of apprentices, Federal Provincial Programs and Funding is a must read! Learn more about Employment Insurance Benefits, the Supplemental Unemployment Benefit, the Apprenticeship Job Creation Tax Credit, the Apprenticeship Incentive Grant, the Tradesperson's Tools Deduction, and the newest federal support program, the Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG).

   

Information for Foreign Trained Workers
 

Detailed instructions are now available for employers on the process for hiring Temporary Foreign Workers, and for non-Canadians seeking employment in Alberta's compulsory certification trades.

Click here for information on the Foreign Worker Program
 

Alberta students benefit from WorldSkills equipment

  
 

Thousands of Alberta trades and technology students will benefit from state-of-the-art equipment purchased by the Alberta government for WorldSkills Calgary 2009.

Click here to read more.
 
 

News & Announcements

  

 

What's New in the Trades?

  

  • There is a CD available for special needs apprentices for the fourth period Millwright exam. See Millwright. (November 3, 2009)
  • Three new exams are released for the interprovincial and qualification programs in the Plumber trade. See Plumber. (October 5, 2009)
  • The second period theory exam in the Hairstylist trade now includes a CD for special needs apprentices. See Hairstylist. (October 5, 2009)
  • A revised first period exam is now active in the Painter and Decorator trade. See Painter and Decorator. (September 29, 2009)
  • A revised first period exam is activated in the Lather - Interior Systems Mechanic trade. See Lather - Interior Systems Mechanic. (September 28, 2009)
  • A revised first periood exam is now active in the Floorcovering Installer trade. See Floorcovering Installer. (September 28, 2009)
  • A revised third period practical exam has been activated in the Lather-Interior Systems Mechanic trade. See Lather-Interior Systems Mechanic. (September 24, 2009)
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Did You Know?

  
 

For apprentices who have logged more than the required number of work experience hours in a given period, the extra hours are carried over to the next period to a maximum of 480 hours. The exception is the final period where no hours may be carried over.

  
     
 

Quick Quiz

 
 

In the recent past, the Federal Government has announced three apprenticeship-related grants. Select the fictitious one.

Tradespersons' Tools Deduction

Federal Technical Training Grant

Apprenticeship Incentive Grant

Apprenticeship Completion Grant

 
     

 



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