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Archive: AIT Board
Between 1991 and 2022, the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board played a leadership role in developing Alberta’s highly skilled and trained workforce. The AIT Board advised the Minister of Advanced Education about the needs of the Alberta labour market for skilled and trained persons, and training and certification in trades and occupations.
The AIT Board’s work was guided by the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act, which was repealed by the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act (STAE Act) in July 2022. The AIT Board was decommissioned.
Board Minutes
- September 2019
- November 2019
- February 2020
- March 2020
- May 2020
- June 2020
- October 2020
- December 2020
- February 2021
- March 2021
- May 2021
- June 2021
- October 2021
- February 2022
If you are requesting AIT Board meeting minutes that are not available here, please contact Apprenticeship and Industry Training with the meeting date(s).
Industry Network
The AIT Board appointed a network of trade and occupation-specific industry committees that ensured employers and employees had equal input into our province’s apprenticeship and industry training system.
Provincial Apprenticeship Committees (PACs)
PACs were responsible for making recommendations to the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board about the training and certification requirements and standards for Alberta's designated trades. They also acted as a link between the Local Apprenticeship Committees and the board.
Employers and employees were equally represented, with members appointed by the board for terms of up to three years. Committee members were responsible for:
- making recommendations to the board regarding apprenticeship training and certification,
- monitoring the Local Apprenticeship Committees in their trade,
- identifying the training needs and content for their trade,
- determining if programs and courses provided outside apprenticeship are equivalent to an Alberta apprenticeship program, and
- helping to settle disputes between apprentices and their employers in matters relating to the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act.
Local Apprenticeship Committees (LACs)
Employers and employees were equally represented, with members appointed by the board for terms of up to three years. Committee members were responsible for:
- monitoring local activities and updating their trade’s PAC with local information,
- monitoring the apprenticeship system and the progress of apprentices in their trade at the local (regional) level,
- making recommendations to their trade’s PAC regarding apprenticeship training and certification, making recommendations to the board regarding appointment of members to their trade’s PAC, and helping to settle disputes between apprentices and their employers in matters relating to the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act.
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