Apprentice Services
Alternative Training Providers
These providers deliver recognized training programs that can help you start or advance in your apprenticeship education program.
About Recognized Programs
Recognized programs are considered equivalent to classroom instruction for apprenticeship education programs.
- Pre-apprentice programs
- Designed for those who haven’t registered as an apprentice yet.
- May also be referred to as pre-employment or trade technician programs.
- Prepares you for both apprenticeship and employment.
- May allow you to write a Prior Learning Assessment exam for advanced standing in your apprenticeship program.
- Apprenticeship training programs
- Available to registered apprentices as an alternative to classroom instruction at a public college or polytechnic institution.
- May qualify you to challenge the exam for your period of apprenticeship (often arranged by the training provider).
Alternative Training Provider List
The following alternative training providers offer recognized training.
This is not a complete list. Contact us to check if a program from an unlisted provider is recognized.
- Bricklayer
- International Masonry Institute - Edmonton Training Centre
(Bricklayers & Allied Craftworkers Local 1)
- International Masonry Institute - Edmonton Training Centre
- Carpenter
- Alberta Carpenters Training Centre
(Alberta Regional Council of Carpenters and Allied Workers Local 1325 and 2103)
- Alberta Carpenters Training Centre
- Concrete Finisher
- Prairie Trowel Trades Institute
(Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 222)
- Prairie Trowel Trades Institute
- Crane and Hoisting Equipment Operator
- Budd Coutts Apprenticeship and Education Centre
(International Union of Operating Engineers Local 955)
- Budd Coutts Apprenticeship and Education Centre
- Electrician
- Electrical Industry Training Centres of Alberta (IBEW)
(International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 424)
- Electrical Industry Training Centres of Alberta (IBEW)
- Elevator Constructor
- International Union of Elevator Constructors
(Local 122 and 130)
- International Union of Elevator Constructors
- Gasfitter
- Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)
- Insulator (Heat and Frost)
- Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Worker Training Centre
(Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers Local 110)
- Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Worker Training Centre
- Painter and Decorator
- Prairie Finishing Trades Institute
(International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 17)
- Prairie Finishing Trades Institute
- Plumber
- Alberta Pipe Trades College
(United Association Local 488)
- Alberta Pipe Trades College
- Sprinkler Systems Installer
- Alberta Pipe Trades College
(United Association Local 488)
- Alberta Pipe Trades College
- Steamfitter-Pipefitter
- Alberta Pipe Trades College
(United Association Local 488)
- Alberta Pipe Trades College
- Welder
- Alberta Pipe Trades College
(United Association Local 488) - Christian Labour Association of Canada (CLAC) Career Development College
- Alberta Pipe Trades College
More information
- Contact the training provider directly for details like availability, costs, and schedules.
- AIT recognizes these programs—we don’t manage them, guarantee frequency of offerings, set fees, or control enrollments