Alberta · Apprentice services
About Classroom Instruction
This page keeps the requirements and topics named on the public Tradesecrets page. It is not the official site, and it does not replace a form, an exam booking, or a decision by Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training.
Checked 4 October 2026. Tradesecrets and the Government of Alberta do not endorse TradesAtlas.
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- 4 October 2026
- Classroom instruction is often referred to as "Technical Training". It's the part of your apprenticeship spent in school.
Attendance Requirements
- As an apprentice, you’re required to attend a period of classroom instruction annually.
- Number of weeks: Visit the trade profile for your apprenticeship program for information on how many periods and weeks of classroom instruction are required. | Trade Profiles Trade Profiles
- Cancellation for non-attendance:If you have not attended classroom instruction in the past year, your apprenticeship registration may be cancelled. |Cancellation Policy Cancellation Policy
- Challenging a period: With recommendation from your sponsor, you may request to challenge the exam to advance in your apprenticeship program without attending classroom instruction. |Exam Challenges Exam Challenges
- Minimum term: You must attend at least one period of classroom instruction for your program without challenging the exam.
- Exception 1: This requirement is waived if you have received credit from AIT for attending a pre-apprenticeship training program. | Prior Learning Assessments Prior Learning Assessments
- Exemption 2: This requirement is waived if classroom instruction is currently suspended (not being offered) for your program. | Suspended Classroom Instruction Suspended Classroom Instruction
- Attendance: Apprentices missing more than 18 hours of classroom instruction may have their enrollment in classroom instruction terminated. | Attendance Policy Attendance Policy
Eligibility
- You’re eligible to enroll in a period of classroom instruction after you have completed your previous period.
- Notification: You’ll get an email when class schedules become available each spring if you are eligible to attend. class schedules
- Enrolling before completing previous period: You can apply for your next period of classes after the fourth day of class for the previous period.
- Acceptance is conditional upon passing your present period, and any deposits paid are subject to training provider refund policies.
Passing Marks
- To pass, you need at least 65% in both the theory and the practical component, and at least 50% in each section.
- Your instructor is responsible for grading your work and reporting it to AIT.
- We cannot overrule you’re the marks reported to us by your instructor.
Academic Conduct and Personal Behaviour
- You are required to follow the rules and policies of the school or training provider you attend.
- Your enrolment in a class may be terminated for disruptive, disrespectful, or abusive behaviour.