Industry Pathways

Engagement & Events

• Through the Industry Pathways initiative, Advanced Education (AE) is accepting inquiries from Alberta industries that wish to explore options to train and certify professionals under the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act (STAEA).

Pathways

• Apprenticeship Education Programs(with or without trade designation)
• Industry Training Programswith less complexity or a shorter duration than full Apprenticeship Education Programs (with or without trade designation)
• Trade designation (with or without an associated education/training program under STAEA)

Considerations

• Various considerations will be taken into account to determine which option is suitable for industries that wish to establish new apprenticeship education programs, industry training programs, and/or designated trades. Considerations may include, but are not limited to:

• Size of the industry
• Support from the industry
• Length of program
• Need for activities to be completed by qualified individuals
• Regulation of wages and apprentice-to-mentor ratios
• Type of education delivery
• Desire for Red Seal endorsement

Fact Sheets and Templates

• Five Pathways Fact Sheet
  • Learn about how programs and designation can be combined into five pathways that industries can explore adopting to develop and/or certify professionals in their field.
• Industry Pathways Process Fact Sheet
  • Learnabout the process AE can help you navigate through if you or your organization represents an Alberta industry interested in exploring options to train and/or certify professionals under STAEA.
• Sample Proposal Template
  • AE will provide you with a fillable form of this template to complete as part of the Stage One consultation process.
  • Inquire with [email protected] to start the process.

Policies

• Establishing Apprenticeship Education Programs
• Establishing Industry Training Programs
• Designating Trades

Credentials and Certification

• Adopting an Industry Pathway allows professionals in an occupation to achieve a government-issued education credential and/or journeyperson certificate.

• An education credentialis awarded upon completion of: education credential
  • an apprenticeship education program, or
  • an industry training program.
• A Journeyperson Certificateis awarded to individuals who meet certification requirements in a designated trade. Journeyperson Certificate
• Both aJourneyperson Certificate and an education credential are awarded upon completion of:
  • an apprenticeship education program in a designated trade, or
  • an industry training program in a designated trade.

Apprentice Education Programs

• Apprenticeship Education Programs are post-secondary programs consisting of:
• Learn more about apprenticeship.

• paid on-the-job instruction at a worksite, supported by a sponsor and a mentor (~80%), and
• interspersed classroom instruction at a publicly funded post-secondary institution (~20%).
• job-ready skills, knowledge, and competencies in the full scope of an occupation.
• a credential (e.g. a diploma) to acknowledge completion of a post-secondary program.

Industry Training Programs

• ITPs provide graduates with a government-issued Certificate of Achievement to recognize completion of training.

• provide a flexible education option for occupations that are better suited to industry training rather than a full apprenticeship education program.
• have less complexity and/or a shorter duration than a full apprenticeship education program,
• establish standardized industry-provided training for workers across the province and
• are completed mainly on-the-job, but may also include industry-provided lab or classroom training or other recognized training.

Trade Designation

• Trade designation allows the establishment of industry-driven requirements for journeyperson certification, which shows someone is:

• highly skilled and competent in their trade, and
• authorized to work anywhere in Alberta.

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