Regulations under the STAE Act

 Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education General Regulation

• This regulation:
  • outlines matters the Minister must consider before creating new apprenticeship programs or industry training programs
  • outlines matters the Minister must consider before designating new trades or prescribing restricted activities and who may perform them,
  • prescribes the remuneration for member of the Alberta Board of Skilled Trades, and
  • provides additional details regarding:
    • offences and penalties under the act
    • transitional matters between the former Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act and the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act.

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Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training Programs Regulation 

• This regulation:
  • outlines AIT’s role (as the Registrar) in delivering apprenticeship education programs and issuing educational credentials,
  • enables AIT to set eligibility criteria an individual must meet to register as an apprentice
  • outlines the requirements that an apprentice and sponsor must meet to enter into an apprenticeship education agreement
  • outlines the obligations of sponsors and mentors of registered apprentices,
  • outlines the obligations of apprentices and trainees,
  • prescribes the wage rates and apprentice-to-mentor ratios employers must follow when employing apprentices, and
  • outlines how to request a reconsideration or review of a decision made by AIT

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Designated Trades and Restricted Activities Regulation 

• This regulation:
  • identifies all designated trades (Schedule 1)
  • identifies any restricted activities within designated trades and who may perform them (Schedule 2),
  • provides governance details for the new Alberta Board of Skilled Trades, 
  • allows AIT (as the Administrator) to issue journeyperson certificates to individuals who meet the board's standards for certification,
  • enables AIT to issue Red Seals to individuals who meet the board’s standards for the Red Seal Endorsement,
  • outlines how the Administrator may authorize an individual or class or individuals to perform restricted activities,
  • outlines how and when the Administrator may suspend or revoke an individual’s trade certificates and, if applicable, endorsement, and
  • outlines how to request a reconsideration or review of a decision made by the Registrar.

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