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The AIT Board’s work was guided by the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act, which was repealed by the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act (STAE Act) in July 2022.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.

AIT Board

 The AIT Board was also responsible for:

  • making recommendations to the Minister about the designation of trades and occupations,
  • establishing or recognizing trade and occupation-specific committees and appointing members,
  • promoting careers in trades and occupations and their training and certification,
  • developing policies about the recognition of training, and
  • recommending standards and requirements for training and certification in designated trades and for certification in designated occupations; and the criteria or requirements for granting and recognizing certificates under the Act.

The AIT Board also authoured regulations regarding:

  • the description of a designated trade or occupation,
  • the standards and requirements of apprenticeship programs and the training of apprentices,
  • the resolution of disagreements between employers and their employees arising out of matters under the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act, and
  • exceptions from, and optional undertakings in, compulsory certification trades.

Board Orders

Board Orders made by the former Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board:

  1. Apprenticeship Program Order (Board Order 1/2009)
  2. Apprenticeship Program Order Amendment Order (Board Order 3/2020)
  3. Agricultural Equipment Technician Trade Transition Order (Board Order 7/2017) 
  4. Appliance Service Technician Trade Certificate and Credits Order (Board Order 1/2007)
  5. Auto Body Technician Trade Certificate Order (Board Order 11/2008)
  6. Auto Body Technician Trade Transition Order (Board Order 8/2017)
  7. Boilermaker Trade Certificate and Credits Order (Board Order 5/2009)
  8. Boilermaker Trade Transition Order (Board Order 1/2018)
  9. Carpenter Trade Transition Order (Board Order 4/2015)
  10. Certification and Certificate Recognition Order (Board Order 2/2009)
  11. Certification and Certificate Recognition Order Amendment Order (Board Order 4/2020)
  12. Electric Motor Systems Technician Trade Transition Order (Board Order 10/2017) 
  13. Electrician Trade Transition Order (Board Order 9/2017)
  14. Floorcovering Installer Trade Certificate and Credits Order (Board Order 4/2009)
  15. Gasfitter Trade Transition Order (Board Order 6/2017)
  16. Glazier Trade Certificate and Credits Order (Board Order 14/2014)
  17. Hairstylist Trade Transition Order (Board Order 1/2020)
  18. Heavy Equipment Technician Trade Amendment Repeal Regulation (Board Order 68/2020)
  19. Insulator Trade Certificate and Credits Order (Board Order 8/2013)
  20. Ironworker Trade Certificate and Credits Order (Board Order 3/2006) 
  21. Ironworker Trade Transition Order (Board Order 5/2017)  
  22. Landscape Horticulturist Trade Transition Order (Board Order 2/2018)
  23. Locksmith Trade Certificate and Credits Order (Board Order 1/2016)
  24. Plumber Trade Transition Order (Board Order 3/2018)
  25. Power System Electrician Trade Transition Order (Board Order 11/2017)
  26. Recreation Vehicle Service Technician Trade Certificate and Credits Order (Board Order 2/2015)  
  27. Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic Trade Transition Order (Board Order 4/2018)
  28. Rig Technician Trade Transition Repeal Order (Board Order 70/2020)
  29. Sheet Metal Worker Trade Transition Order (Board Order 12/2017)
  30. Steamfitter-Pipefitter Trade Certificate and Credits Order (Board Order 6/2008)
  31. Steamfitter-Pipefitter Trade Transition Order (Board Order 15/2017)
  32. Structural Steel and Plate Fitter Trade Transition Order (Board Order 3/2016)
  33. Tilesetter Trade Repeal Regulation (Board Order 69/2020)
  34. Water Well Driller Trade Certificate and Credits Order (Board Order 11/2014)
  35. Welder Trade Certificate and Credits Order (Board Order 7/2006)
  36. Welder Trade Transition Order (Board Order 3/2015)

Board Minutes

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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