EDMONTON – The federal government is investing more than $1.1 million in funding for three Alberta training initiatives under the Canadian Apprenticeship Strategy’s Investments in Training Equipment stream.
The projects resulted in a call for proposals launched in 2023 and will bolster training through the purchase of equipment and materials, an Employment and Social Development Canada release said.
“Today’s announced funding allowed us to purchase equipment that will be used across the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology’s (NAIT) apprenticeship programs in construction, machining, automotive and transportation, including a new 70 metric ton all-terrain crane,” NAIT president and CEO Laura Jo Gunter stated.
NAIT will receive $886,683 to purchase equipment for apprentices in the construction, manufacturing and transportation sectors while Portage College is receiving $131,979 to acquire equipment for the welding trade, such as components for different booths and units.
Additionally, One Beauty Grande Prairie Inc. is receiving $149,980 to upgrade its training curriculum with equipment for the hairstylist trade.
Since the start of the Union Training and Innovation Program in 2017, the federal government has invested nearly $305 million in grants and contributions funding under the program, the release said.
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