Stakeholder Engagement and Advice to the Board
Alberta’s apprenticeship system is a partnership between employers and industry, government, post-secondary institutions, and individual apprentices. A strength of the system is the extensive role of industry and practitioners in contributing to certification standards and the value of applying those standards consistently across the province.
Between June and October 2021, two rounds of engagement activities were conducted with a variety of system partners to support understanding of the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act and to inform development of the regulations. These activities consisted of online surveys, focus groups, in-depth interviews and workbook submissions.
One of the first tasks of the new Alberta Board of Skilled Trades (ABST) is to develop a strategy for industry involvement, including how it will engage with industry to gather input/feedback and leverage expertise. If you have any feedback or questions regarding the ABST or the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act, please email us.
April 2023 Minister Industry Roundtable
On April 18, 2023, the Honourable Kaycee Madu, Minister of Skilled Trades and Professions, held an industry roundtable discussion with industry stakeholders. The session was an opportunity examine and share perspectives on the transformation that has already occurred under the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act and to consider future strategy.
The event included presentations on how our province is modernizing our skilled trades system, workforce opportunities in the skilled trades, and strengthening apprenticeship education, including the role of Period Exams in apprenticeship education. Slides from these presentations can be found in the link below.
Stakeholder Sessions with AIT Leadership
AIT staff leading the implementation of the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act hold regular briefing sessions with industry stakeholders to provide updates about the progress of initiatives and activities related to the new act.
Email us to receive information about upcoming sessions.
Slides from past sessions:
- March 2023 Quarterly Session with AIT Leadership
- November 2022 briefing session
- July 2022 briefing session
- April/May 2022 briefing session
- March 2022 briefing session
- January 2022 briefing session
- September/October 2021 briefing session
Industry Education Series
This series is intended to educate individuals who regularly interact with apprenticeship programming. Sessions will provide a deep dive into the operational details of apprenticeship under the new act.
- Upcoming sessions (occurring via Microsoft Teams - email stae.act@gov.ab.ca for an invite)
- June 21 from 10 - 11 a.m. - Attracting Youth to Apprenticeship and Skilled Trades
