apprenticeship and industry training board 2005-2006 annual report

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Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board

2005-2006 Annual Report

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Board Support and Business IntegrationApprenticeship and Industry Training

Alberta Advanced Education

10thFloor,CommercePlace10155–102StreetEdmonton,AlbertaT5J4L5

September2006

HonourableDenisHerardMinisterAlbertaAdvancedEducation#107LegislatureBuilding10800-97AvenueEdmonton,AlbertaT5K2B6

DearMinisterHerard:

IampleasedtoprovideyouwiththefourteenthannualreportoftheAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoard.Thisreportcoverstheboard’soperationsandachievementsfortheperiodApril1,2005toMarch31,2006.ItalsopresentsastatisticaloverviewoftheAlbertaapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystem.

Respectfullysubmitted,

BrianBickleyChair

Message from the Board Chair 4

Apprenticeship at a Glance 6

Statistics at a Glance – 2005 7

Vision, Mission, Principles 8

Responding to the Demand 9 IncreasingAccesstoTechnicalTraining 9

RecognizingPriorSkillsandKnowledge 11

ReviewingRatioRequirements 11

StudyingApprenticeCompletionRates 13

FacilitatingInterprovincialMobility 13

ConsideringForeignWorkers 14

ContributingFinancialSupport 14

Promoting Apprenticeship 15 ImplementingtheBoard’sCommunicationPlan 15

ContinuingHelping High School Students Find

Their Place in the Trades Project 16

SupportingPan-CanadianCampaign 16

TappingintoNon-TraditionalSourcesofWorkers 17

AlbertaAboriginalApprenticeshipProject 17

AboriginalCommunicationStrategy 18

WomenintheTrades 18

YouthApprenticeshipProject 19

RegisteredApprenticeshipProgram 20

CareerandTechnologyStudies 20

Contents

Sustaining the System 21 BringingIndustryNetworkTogetherThroughWorkshop 21

ProvidingSupportThroughWorksiteVisits 22

NotingChangestoTradesandOccupations 22

CraneandHoistingEquipmentOperator 22

ElectronicTechnician 23

RigTechnician 23

Celebrating Excellence 24 RecognizingRecipientsofChairman’s Award of Excellence 24

PresentingtheAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustry

TrainingBoardAwards 24

TopApprentice 25

EmployerAwardofExcellence 25

TopInstructor 25

AwardingtheApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoard

FamilyofScholarships 26

RegisteredApprenticeshipProgramScholarships 26

AlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingScholarships 26

EncouragingSkillsCompetitions 26

ProvincialSkillsCompetition 27

CanadianSkillsCompetition 27

WorldSkillsCompetition 27

Looking Forward 27

Appendices 29 AbouttheBoard 30

AbouttheSystem 31

BoardMemberProfiles 33

CommonlyUsedTerms 40

Statistical Profiles 45

Award and Scholarship Recipients 73

MessAge fRoM the BoARd ChAiR

Albertaisenjoyingprosperoustimes,andallindicationsarethatthiswill

continuewellintothefuture.In2005,Alberta’seconomyledthecountry

withthelowestunemploymentrateat3.9percent.Atthesametime,Alberta

isfacingconsiderablelabourforcepressures,includinganagingworkforce,

changingeducationrequirements,greatercompetitionandanincreasing

demandforskilledworkers.

Thisyear,theAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoard’sactivities

focusedonaddressingthedemandforskilledtradespeople.Oureffortshave

beendirectedtowardsintroducingmeasuresthatwillhavelong-termbenefits,

aswellashelptoalleviateimmediateneeds.

Followingextensiveconsultationwithindustry,changesweremadeto

journeyperson-to-apprenticeratiorequirementsinsometradesfacilitatingthe

trainingofmoreapprentices.Aswell,theboardworkedwithgovernmentto

increaseaccesstotechnicaltrainingforapprentices.

Acareerinthetradesisrewarding,challengingandoffersroomforgrowth–

afactwellknownbythosewithatradecertificate.Oneoftheboard’spriorities

againthisyearwastoconveythatmessagetoAlbertans.Wecontinuedto

reachouttoAboriginalpeople,women,youth,theirparentsandeducators

usingnewapproachestoenhancetheimageofthetradesasacareeroption.

EarlyindicationssuggestthattheAboriginalandyouthprogramsarehaving

apositiveimpact.

Scholarshipshavebeeneffectiveinrecognizingapprenticesandattractingnew

participantstothesystem.In2005,theAlbertagovernmentmadeavailable

anadditional450RegisteredApprenticeshipProgram(RAP)scholarshipsto

registeredapprenticeswhograduatefromhighschoolandcontinuetheir

apprenticeshiptraining.

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Theboardcontinuedtosupportandstrengthenitsnetworkofindustry

committees–thecommitteesthatprovidetheboardwithinformationand

perspectivesofindustryonthefrontlineallacrossAlberta.InOctober2005,

nearly300participantsattendedthefourth,province-wideIndustryNetwork

Workshop.Thisyear’sworkshopinEdmontonwasagainsuccessfulinproviding

committeemembersanopportunitytoshareideasanddevelopstrategiesfor

thefuture.

Inthemonthsahead,theboardwillcontinuetolistentoandaddressthe

needsofindustry.Itwillcontinuetoassistindustrytomeetthegrowing

demandforjourneypeopleandapprentices,anditwillfocusonitspriorities

assetoutinits2006-09BusinessPlan.Thoseprioritiesinclude:

encouragingmoreemployerstohireandtrainapprentices, facilitatingaccesstotrainingandcertification, continuingtoenhancetheimageofthetrades,and maintainingstandards.

Ibelievethat,throughthecombinedeffortsofitsmanypartners,Alberta’s

apprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystemwillcontinuetogrowandprosper.

Sincerely,

BrianBickley

Chair

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Albertahas51designatedtradesandsixdesignatedoccupations.

Apprenticeshipprogramsinmostofthedesignatedtradesarethreetofouryearsinlength.

Approximately80percentofanapprentice’stimeisspentonthejobundertheguidanceofacertifiedjourneypersonorqualifiedtradesperson.Theother20percentinvolvestechnicaltrainingprovidedat,orthrough,apost-secondaryestablishment–usuallyacollegeortechnicalinstitute.

Apprenticeshipbeginswithfindinganemployer.Employershireapprentices,paytheirwagesandprovideon-the-jobtrainingsupervisedbyacertifiedorqualifiedtradesperson.

Mostapprenticesareeligibleforemploymentinsurancewhileattendingtechnicaltraining.Apprenticeswhodemonstratefinancialneedmayqualifyforagrantwhileattendingtechnicaltraining.

ThemostcommonageforAlbertaapprenticestoregisterintheirfirsttradeis19.

Whileinhighschool,studentscanbecomeapprenticesthroughtheRegisteredApprenticeshipProgram(RAP).InRAP,theyobtainhoursofon-the-jobtrainingandworkexperienceascredittowardbothanapprenticeshipprogramandahighschooldiplomawhileearninganincome.

Todate,morethan$1.1millionhasbeenawardedtoAlbertaapprenticesthroughtheAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoardFamilyofScholarships.

Alberta’sapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystemreliesonanetworkofover160committeesmadeupofapproximately750individualindustryrepresentatives.Alltradeandoccupationalcommitteesarecomposedofequalnumbersofemployersandemployees.

Technicaltrainingisoftendeliveredthroughwhatiscalled‘blockrelease’,wheretheapprenticespendsseveralweeksayearinclassroomtraining.Technicaltrainingisofferedinotherformatsinsometrades,includingcompetency-basedapprenticeshiptraining(CBAT),distancedelivery,weeklyapprenticeshiptrainingsystem(WATS)andmobiledelivery.Morerecently,deliveryviavideoconferencingovertheAlbertaSuperNetandon-siteclassesatworkplaceshavebeenaddedasdeliveryoptions.(See Commonly Used Terms in the Appendices for definitions.)

AlthoughAlbertahasonly10percentofCanada’slabourforce,ittrainsmorethan20percentofthecountry’sapprentices.

Albertarecognizesapprenticesfromotherjurisdictionsatthesamelevelastheirhomejurisdiction.

AlbertawelcomestradespeoplefromotherjurisdictionswhoholdanInterprovincialStandardsRedSeal.

AlbertahasproducedmoretradespeoplewithanInterprovincialStandardsRedSealthananyotherjurisdictioninCanada.

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AsofDecember31,2005,therewere46,472registeredapprenticesinAlberta.

Apprenticeshipregistrationshaveincreasedby98percentsince1995,and43percentsince2000.

In2005,17,896newapprenticesregistered.Between2000and2005,theaveragenumberofnewapprenticesregisteredwas13,458.

AsofDecember31,2005,morethan1,100AboriginalpeoplewereregisteredinAlbertaasapprentices–asignificantincreasesince2002whentherewere238registeredAboriginalapprentices.

Morethan1,400highschoolstudentswereregisteredinRAPin2005.

HighschoolRAPstudentsareemployedatapproximately1,000employersites.

Over1,800apprenticeswhostartedRAPinhighschoolarecurrentlycontinuinginaregularapprenticeshipprogram.

In2005,apprenticeswerebeingtrainedatmorethan11,600employersitesaroundAlberta.

Inthe2005-06schoolyear,thereweremorethan1,100apprenticeshiptechnicaltrainingclassesoffered.

In2005,6,823individualswerecertifiedinAlberta’s57designatedtradesandoccupations.

Accordingtoa2006surveyofemployers,overallsatisfactionwithAlberta’sapprenticeshipandtradecertificationsystemremainshighwith87percentofrespondentsexpressingsatisfactionwiththesystem.

Themajorityofemployerswhoparticipatedinthe2006employersurveyexpressedsatisfactionwith:

theskillsofcertifiedjourneypersons(95%) apprenticeshiptechnicaltraining(86%) theeffectivenessofon-the-jobtraining(96%)

Themajorityofgraduateswhoparticipatedinthe2005apprenticeshipgraduatesurveyexpressedsatisfactionwith:

theoverallqualityofon-the-jobtraining(91%); theoverallqualityoftheirtechnicaltraining(93%);and theirexperiencewiththeapprenticeshipprogram–96percentwouldstillhavechosentobecomeanapprentice.

AdvancedEducationstaffcompletedmorethan14,000shopregistrationsthroughsitevisitsin2005.Thesesitevisitsprovideanopportunitytopromoteapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingprograms,toworkwithemployersandapprenticestoensurethesuccessfulcompletionofapprenticeshiptraining,andtoensurecompliancewiththeApprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

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Vision

Highlyskilledandtrainedpeopleindesignatedtradesandoccupationsmeetingtheneedsofindustry.

Mission

Toestablishandmaintainhighqualitytrainingandcertificationstandardsintheapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystem.

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Accessible –Individualswishingtopursueacareerinthedesignatedtradesandoccupationshaveaccesstoapprenticeshipandindustrytraining.

Funded by all –Apprentices,trainees,employersandgovernmentcontributetothefinancialcostoftraining.

Industry-driven –Industryisresponsibleforsettingtrainingandcertificationcriteriaandstandards,andforprovidingon-the-jobtrainingandworkexperience.

Supported by government –TheAlbertagovernment,withadvicefromindustry,hasaroleinregulatingapprenticeshiptrainingandhelpingindividualsacquiretheskillsneededtoworkindesignatedtradesandoccupations.

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“Developingalternativeformsofdeliveringtechnicaltraining,suchason-sitedelivery,improvesaccesstoapprenticeshiptechnicaltrainingandhelpsaddressskillshortages.”

BrianBickley,Chair,AlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoardExcerptfromAdvancedEducationNewsReleaseJanuary25,2006

Over the past year, many of the board’s activities and projects focused on responding to industry’s need for skilled workers, promoting apprenticeship, sustaining the system and celebrating excellence.

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increasing Access to technical training

Alberta’sapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystemiscontinuallyevolvingandrespondingtomeetthetechnicaltrainingneedsofAlbertaindustry.Overthepastyear,theboard,togetherwithgovernment,hasincreasedaccesstotraininginthetrades.

Over1,100apprenticeshiptechnicaltrainingclasseswereofferedby12post-secondaryinstitutions:DelmarCollegeofHairDesign,KeyanoCollege,LakelandCollege,LethbridgeCommunityCollege,MarvelCollege,MedicineHatCollege,theNorthernAlbertaInstituteofTechnology(NAIT),NorthernLakesCollege,OldsCollege,PortageCollege,RedDeerCollegeandtheSouthernAlbertaInstituteofTechnology(SAIT).

Inadditiontothemoretraditional‘blockrelease’methodofdeliveringtechnicaltraining,thereareanumberofalternatemeansofdeliveryavailabletoAlbertaapprentices.Examplesincluded:

ElectricianandweldertechnicaltrainingwasdeliveredviavideoconferencingontheAlbertaSuperNettoapprenticesinEdson,DraytonValley,grandeCache,HintonandJasper.Fifteenwelderandsixelectricianapprenticesparticipatedinthisinitialoffering.NAITprovidedtheinstruction,andtheprogramwasdeliveredthroughthePembinaEducationalConsortiumandtheYellowheadRegionEducationalConsortium.Apprenticescompletedindependentreadingandattendedclassesbyvideoconferencetwoeveningsperweekforeachtradeatalocalfacility.

AcollaborativeinitiativebetweentheAlbertagovernment,employers,KeyanoCollegeandRedDeerCollegeusedanalternateapproachtohelpapprenticesintheFortMcMurrayregioncompletetheirtraining.ApprenticesattheSuncorEnergyandOPTI-NexenLongLakeProjectsitestooktheirin-classtrainingonthejobsite,ratherthanhavingtoleaveworkforeightweekstoattendschool.Morethan40electricianandsteamfitter-pipefitterapprenticesparticipatedinthisproject,thefirstofitskindinAlberta.

Electricianapprenticesfrom43communitiesacrosstheprovinceincludingplacessuchasHillspring,Lundbreck,Oyen,SwanHills,BoyleandWhitecourtcompletedtechnicaltrainingthroughdistancedeliverywhilemaintainingfull-timeemploymentandlivingintheirhomecommunities.Welder,millwrightandlocksmithtechnicaltrainingisalsoavailablebydistancedelivery.

PortageCollegeinLacLaBicheofferedallthreeperiodsofcooktechnicaltrainingoversuccessiveyears,allowingAboriginalwomenandotherapprenticestosuccessfullycompletetheirapprenticeshipprogramandreceivetheirJourneymanCertificateswhilelivinginacommunitysetting.


CraneandhoistingequipmentoperatortechnicaltraininghasbeenofferedbymobiledeliveryinnumerouscommunitiesincludingBonnyville,SlaveLake,grandePrairieandBrooks.

Mobiledeliveryhasbeenusedtooffermanydifferenttrainingopportunitiesincommunitiesacrosstheprovince.Forexample:rooferinLethbridgeandCalgary;bricklayer,concretefinisherandtilesetterinEdmonton;millwrightatALPAC(Athabasca);painteranddecoratorinSiksika;andcarpenterinWabasca,gardenRiver,SaddleLake,SiksikaandStandoff.

Weeklyapprenticeshiptraining,popularinthecookandpartstechniciantrades,allowsapprenticestheopportunitytoapplywhattheyhavelearnedintheclassroomonedayeachweekandtoprogressthroughtheirapprenticeshipprogramatasteadypace.Employersbenefitfromhavingtheapprenticeonthejobformostofthetime.Forexample,tomeettheneedofapprenticesandemployers,SAITofferspartstechniciantrainingonedayperweekfrom1:00–8:00p.m.

Competency-basedapprenticeshiptraininghasbeenofferedintheelectrician,welder,carpenter,powersystemselectricianandlocksmithtrades,allowingapprenticestocompletetheperiodoftechnicaltrainingandreturntoworksoonerthanusual.

Alsowithinthetraditional‘blockrelease’methodofdelivery,accesstotechnicaltrainingwasincreased.Examplesincluded:

Innovativeclassofferingshavemaximizedtheuseofspecializedlabfacilitiesandincreasedthenumberofapprenticesthatattendtechnicaltraining.Anumberofcollegesstaggerclassesinsomehighenrolmenttrades.Forexample,someinstitutionshavethefirstclassrunningfrom8:00a.m.to3:30p.m.andasecondclassfrom10:00a.m.to5:30p.m.

Moreinstitutionsareofferingapprenticeshiptechnicaltraining.Forexample,PortageCollegeisnowofferingthesteamfitter-pipefitterprogram,andplansarebeingmadeforNorthernLakesCollege-SlaveLaketoofferthecarpenter,electricianandwelderprogramsinthefallof2006.

MoreseatsarebeingofferedinhighdemandtradesatKeyanoCollege,LakelandCollege,LethbridgeCommunityCollege,MedicineHatCollege,NAIT,OldsCollege,RedDeerCollegeandSAIT.

TheAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoard,AdvancedEducationandtechnicaltrainingprovidershaveworkedhardtomeettheneedsofapprenticeswhohaveavarietyofdifferentpersonalcircumstancesandworksituations.Theavailabilityofavarietyofdeliveryoptionsbenefitsbothemployersandapprentices.


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Recognizing prior skills and Knowledge

Theboardprovidesadvancedstandinginanapprenticeshipprogramtoindividualswithpriorlearningandworkexperience.Theboardrecognizes:

oneandtwo-yeartechnicianandtechnologyprograms.Forexample,morethan25two-yeartechnologyprogramsofferedatanumberofpublicpost-secondarytechnicaltraininginstitutionsareaccreditedtowardanapprenticeshipprogram.

pre-employmentprogramsthatcoverallfirst-periodrequirementsatallinstitutionsthatofferapprenticeshiptraining,someofwhichareinruralcommunities.

highschoolCareerandTechnologyStudiescoursestowardtheautomotiveservicetechnician,cabinetmaker,carpenter,cook,electrician,hairstylistandweldertrades.

apprenticesfromotherpartsofCanadaattheleveloftheirapprenticeshipprogramintheirhomeprovinceorterritory.

Theboardrecognizestheskillsandknowledgeofindividualswhohavepreviousexperienceandlearninginadesignatedtradeoroccupation.

TheQualificationCertificateProgramprovidesanopportunityforindividualstodemonstrate,throughanassessmentoftheirpriorworkexperience,knowledgeandskillsinadesignatedtradeoroccupation,theymeettheboard’sstandardsforachievementsetforcertification.Between1998and2005,morethan4,300individualshavebeenissuedatradecertificatethroughthisprogram.

TheboardcontinuestorecognizeandwelcomecertifiedtradespeoplefromotherprovincesandterritoriesthroughtheInterprovincialStandards(RedSeal)Program.

Reviewing Ratio Requirements

TheindustrialactivityinAlberta’soilsandsishavinganeffectonallemployerswhoemploytradespeople.Theshortageofskilledtradespeopleexperiencedbylargecompaniesishavinga“dominoeffect”onmediumandsmallemployersincludingthoseinthenon-constructiontrades.Manyskilledtradespeoplearemovingtothehigherpayingjobsintheindustrialconstructionindustryleavingmediumandsmallemployerschallengedtofindskilledtradespeopletofilltheirplace.

Whileemployersarehiringapprentices,somearehavingdifficultyfindingenoughjourneypeopletotrainandsupervisethem.Industryhasexpressedconcernsaboutthenumberofapprenticesthatanemployerisallowedtoemploy(commonlycalledtheratioprovision).Mosttradesallowemployerstoemployoneapprenticeforeachjourneypersontheyemploy.Industryindicatedtheyneedadditionalflexibility.

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Journeyman CertificatesaregrantedtoapprenticeswhosuccessfullycompleteanAlbertaapprenticeshipprogram.

Occupational Certificatesaregrantedtoindividualswhodemonstratetheyhaveachievedthespecifiedcompetenciesofadesignatedoccupation.

Qualification Certificates aregrantedtoindividualswho,throughanassessmentoftheirpriorworkexperience,knowledgeandskillsinadesignatedtradeoroccupation,demonstratetheymeetthestandardssetforcertificationinAlberta.

Equivalency documentsaregrantedtoindividualswhoholdcredentialsthatarerecognizedasequivalenttoanAlbertatradeoroccupationalcertificate.



TheAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoardrespondedtotheseconcerns.

Tohelpemployerstrainmoreapprentices,theAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoardrecommendedchangestothewayratioswerecalculated.ThesechangeswereapprovedbytheMinisterofAdvancedEducationandcameintoeffectinspring2006.Forthepurposeofcalculatingratio,thefollowingindividualsarenolongercountedasanapprentice:

individualswhoarenotapprentices,andhaveappliedforcertificationorrecognitionoftheircredentialsandhadtheirpriorworkexperienceintheapplicabletradeverified,and

apprenticesinthefinalperiodofthreeandfour-yearapprenticeshipprograms.

PriortoMay1,2006,employerswererequiredtocountasapprenticesindividualswhohadappliedforcertificationorrecognitionoftheircredentialsaswellasallapprentices.

Aswell,overthelastyear,theratiosinanumberoftradeswerechanged.

Inthesteamfitter-pipefitter,ironworkerandboilermakertrades,theratiowaschangedfromthreejourneypersonstooneapprenticetoonejourneypersontooneapprentice(exceptforshutdownsintheboilermakertrade),

Inthehairstylisttrade,theratiowaschangedfromonejourneypersontooneapprenticetoonejourneypersontotwoapprentices.Therearenoweighttradeswithratiosofonejourneypersontotwoapprentices.

Historically,ratioshavebeenusedasawaytoensurequalityon-the-jobtraining.Theboarddoesnotbelievethesechangescompromisethequalityoftrainingthatapprenticesreceive.Employersareexpectedtocontinuetoprovidequalityon-the-jobtrainingastheyalwayshave.Employersareresponsible,undertheOccupationalHealthandSafetyAct,toensurethesafetyoftheirworkersandtoensurethatworkersareappropriatelysupervised.



studying Apprentice Completion Rates

Inresponsetothehighdemandforskilledjourneypeople,employersacrossAlbertahaveregisteredapprenticesinrecordnumbers.Consequently,theboardanticipatesacorrespondingincreaseinthenumberofjourneypeopleintheyearsaheadasthesenewlyregisteredapprenticescompletetheirprograms.Currently,76percentofapprenticeswhocompletethefirstyearoftheirprogramgoontocompletetheirapprenticeshipwithintwoyearsoftheearliestpossiblecompletiondate.

Inordertobetterunderstandwhysomeapprenticesleavetheirprogram,theboardhasinitiatedresearchintoapprenticeshipcompletionandcancellationrates.Thisisacomplexissuewhichinvolvesthreeparties:apprentices,governmentand,mostimportantly,employerswhere80percentofapprenticeshiptrainingtakesplace.Thestudywillprovideindustrywithinformationandtoolstohelpretainmoreapprenticesandtoseethemthroughtothecompletionoftheirapprenticeship.

facilitating interprovincial Mobility

TheAssistantDeputyMinisterofApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingwithintheministryofAlbertaAdvancedEducationservesontheCanadianCouncilofDirectorsofApprenticeship(CCDA).TheobjectivesoftheCCDAincludeenablingtheinterprovincialmobilityofjourneypersonsandfosteringuniformityintrainingbetweenprovinces.TheCCDAprovidesdirectiontotheInterprovincialStandardsandExaminationsCommittee(ISEC),thecommitteeresponsibleforworkingwithindustryacrossCanadainthedevelopmentandvalidationofNationalOccupationalAnalyses,interprovincialexaminationsanditembanks,andcommoncorecurriculumstandards.ISECalsodevelopsandimplementsadministrativeandsecurityproceduresforexaminations.TradespeopleholdingtheInterprovincialStandards(RedSeal)endorsementcanworkinanyCanadianprovinceorterritorythatrecognizesthattradewithoutfurtherexamination.

AlbertarecognizesandwelcomescertifiedtradespeoplewiththeRedSealendorsementfromotherprovincesorterritories.Albertaalsorecognizesapprenticesfromotherjurisdictionsatthesamelevelastheirhomejurisdiction.


gaining insight through surveys, ensuring Accountability

TheboardisaccountabletoAlbertansfor

theperformanceoftheapprenticeshipand

industrytrainingsystemandiscommittedto

pursuingthehighestlevelofperformance.

Onemeasureoftheeffectivenessofthe

systemisthesurveyofapprenticegraduate

satisfactionconductedinalternateyears.

Thegraduatesatisfactionsurveyseeks

tounderstand:

graduatesatisfactionwiththeirexperience

intheirapprenticeshiptrainingprogram

andwiththeirtechnicaltraining;and responsivenessoftheapprenticeship

andindustrytrainingsystemtotheskill

requirementsoftheAlbertaeconomy–

measuredbytheextenttowhichtheir

employmentisrelatedtotheirtraining.

Lastyear,theboardconductedacomparison

ofthe1998-2004surveydata.Overall,the

researchresultsindicateanoverwhelmingly

highlevelofsatisfactionamonggraduateswith

Alberta’sapprenticeshipsystem.Someofthe

resultsofthemostrecentgraduatesurveyare

foundwithinthisannualreport.Contact

AdvancedEducationformoredetailedresults.

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Considering foreign Workers

TheboardandtheAlbertagovernmenthaveworkedwiththefederalgovernmenttoaddresstheshortageofskilledtradespeople.TheForeignWorkerprogramisavailabletoemployerswhoareabletodemonstratethattheyhavebeenunabletorecruitskilledtradespeoplefromAlbertaorotherpartsofCanada.

Wherejourneypersoncertificationisrequired,theAlbertagovernmentassessestheskills,knowledgeandexperienceofpotentialforeignworkersagainstAlbertastandards,andissuesaQualificationCertificatewhenthosestandardsaremet.Employershiringforeignworkersmustofferwagesandworkingconditionsconsistentwiththelocalmarket.

Contributing financial support

Asin2005-06,theAlbertagovernmentagainindicatedthatitwillpaythescheduledapprenticetuitionfeeincreasesfortheupcomingacademicyear2006-07.Tuitionfeeswillremainatthe2004-05rateof$650(foreightweeks)or$81.25perweek.

Apprenticeswhoareabletodemonstratefinancialneedhaveaccesstofinancialassistanceintheformofagranttohelppayfortuition,books,suppliesandlivingexpenses.In2005-06,4,104apprenticesreceivedgrants.

Theboardwillcontinuetomonitortuitionfeesandensureapprenticesandemployersareawareofthefinancialassistanceavailable.



AsAlberta’sthrivingeconomyandtheneedforskilledandtrainedtradespeoplecontinues,theboard’schallengeistoincreaseparticipationinthetrades.Onewaytodothisistopromotethetrades.Overthepastyear,theboardhasimplementedinitiativeswithinitscommunicationplan–initiativesthatareultimatelyaimedathelpingtoincreasethenumberofcertifiedtradespeople.SomeofthoseinitiativesincludecontinuingtheHelping High School Students Find Their Place in the Tradesproject,supportingapan-Canadianadvertisingcampaignaimedatchangingperceptionsofthetrades,andtappingintonon-traditionalsourcesofworkers.

implementing the Board’s Communication plan

Theoverallgoaloftheboard’scommunicationplanistoimproveperceptionsofapprenticeshipandcareersinthetradesinawaythatencouragesgreaterparticipationatalllevelsofAlberta’sapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystem.Theplandefineswaysofsupportingthepromotionalworkwithapprenticesandemployersofapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingstaff,andtheCanadianApprenticeshipForumandSkills/CompétencesCanadapromotioninitiative.

In2005,theboardapprovedanewvisualdesignforuseonallpublications,displaysandhardwarepromotingAlberta’sapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystem.Severalbrochures,postersandotherpromotionalmaterialswererefreshedandupdatedtoincorporatethenewdesign.

Apriorityofthecommunicationplanistoimprovethequalityandaccessibilityofinformationforstudentsandparents.Withthisinmind,theTradesecretswebsitewasenhancedandspecialsectionswereaddedentitled,Getting Started in Apprenticeship, Parents and Educators, Financing your Education and Information for Aboriginal People.Inaddition,theAboriginalstudentandcounsellorguidesandparentinformationsheet,Step into the Trades,wererevisedtobemoreinclusive.

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Continuing Helping High School Students Find Their Place in the Trades project

Nowinitsfifthyear,theboard-sponsoredHelping High School Students Find Their Place in the Tradesprojectprovideshighschoolstaffandparentswithinformationonapprenticeshiptraining,careersinthetradesandresourcesavailableforadvisingstudents.

InformationsessionswereheldinVermilion,Lethbridge,SlaveLakeandEdmontonin2005-06.Topromotethesessions,advertisementswereplacedinlocalweeklyanddailynewspapers,andposterswereputuparoundthecommunities.Attendanceatthesesessionscontinuestoincrease.

Theboardprovideshighschoolcounsellorswiththeelectronicnewsletter,Apprenticeship Update,aninitiativethatbeganin2003.In2005,counsellorsreceivedaspringandfallissue.Additionally,apprenticeshipandindustrytrainingstaffparticipatedintheEducationalLiaisonAssociationofAlbertatradeshowandCanadaCareerWeekinfall2005.

supporting pan-Canadian Campaign

Albertacontinuestoparticipateinapan-CanadianpromotionalcampaigncalledSkilled Trades: A Career You Can Build On jointlydevelopedbytheCanadianApprenticeshipForumandSkills/CompétencesCanada.Thecampaign’sprimaryobjectiveistochangetheperceptionofcareersinskilledtradesamongyouth,parentsandeducators.Asecondandequallyimportantobjectiveofthecampaignistoencourageemployerstohireandtrainmoreapprentices.

Thecampaign,initiatedin2004,includestelevision,radio,Internet,movieandmagazineadvertisementsaboutcareersinthetrades.Followinganinitialroundofadvertising,theSkilled Trades and Apprenticeship Awareness and Perception Studywascompletedcomparingawarenessandattitudeswithrespecttothetradespriortoandfollowingtheadvertising.Twokeyfindingsemergedfromthestudy:

1.Therearestillsignificantstereotypesandbarrierstoovercometoshifttheattitudesandbehavioursofyouthandtheirinfluencerstoperceiveskilledtradesasafirst-choicecareeroption.

2.Theadvertisementshavealreadyhadapositiveimpact,despitetheirrecentlaunch.Theyhavebeensuccessfulinmakingviewersmoreinterestedinskilledtradesandteachingyouthsomethingnewaboutskilledtrades.

2005 InDuSTRy nETwORk wORkShOPguestSpeaker:JanetBrown,JanetBrownConsultingLtd.

“Today’syoutharecomplex.Differenttradeswillattractdifferentgroups.Asanemployer,youneedtoaskhowanapprenticeshipcanmeettheirvaluesandfitintotheirlives.”

JanetBrown,JanetBrownConsultingLtd.

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Thelastroundofadvertisingtookplaceinfall2005,andthenextroundwillbegininMay2006.Inbetween,Albertatookadvantageoftheopportunitytocontinuetoplaytheradioadvertisementsacrosstheprovince.

Aspartofthepan-Canadiancampaign,theboardparticipatedinaregionalconsultationtoidentifynewwaystopromotecareersinskilledtradesandapprenticeship.ResultingfromtheconsultationswhichtookplaceCanada-wide,threeprojectswerechosenforfurtherdevelopment.AGuide to Apprenticeship for youth,anEducators’ Guide,andaRegional Champions Program GuidewithideasfordevelopingalocalSpeakers’Bureauwillbeproducedanddistributednationally.

tapping into non-traditional sources of Workers

Toensurethesustainabilityoftheapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystem,theboardisresponsivetoindustryneedsformoreapprenticesandtradespeople.Developinginitiativesthattapintonon-traditionalsourcesofworkerstomeettheneedformoretradespeoplewillhelpAlbertaremaincompetitiveintheglobalenvironment.

ALBERTAABORIgINALAPPRENTICESHIPPROJECT

TheboardcontinuestosupporttheAlbertaAboriginalApprenticeshipProject(AAAP),ajointventurebetweenindustry,Aboriginalrepresentatives,thefederalgovernmentandtheAlbertagovernment.TheAAAPisdesignedtoincreaseparticipationin,andcompletionof,AlbertaapprenticeshipprogramsbyAboriginalpeople.ItlinksemployerswithpotentialAboriginalapprenticesandprovidessupporttohelpbuildsuccessfulworkingandlearningrelationships.

TheprojectisoperationalinCalgary,Edmonton,FortMcMurrayandLethbridgeandhasasatelliteofficeinHighLevel.Itsoriginalgoalwastoregister180Aboriginalapprenticesby2006,butwiththerecentexpansiontosouthernAlberta,thegoalwasadjustedto255apprenticesby2007.Currently,thereareover250apprenticesregisteredthroughtheAAAP,bringingthetotalnumberofAboriginalregisteredapprenticesinAlbertatomorethan1,100.The250AAAPapprenticesareparticipatingin24tradesinthefivecommunities,threeofthemhavesuccessfullycompletedtheirapprenticeshipprograms(cook,welderandheavyequipmenttechnician)andhavebeencertified.

Basedonanemploymentsupportmodel,theprojectteamreferspeoplefromAboriginalemploymentandtrainingcentrestotheproject.Theteamworkswithemployers,introducingthemtoqualifiedapplicantsandencouragingthemtowelcomeAboriginalapprentices.Thisapproachiskeytoassistingapprenticesinsuccessfullycompletingtheirprograms.

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ByworkingwithinterprovincialorganizationssuchastheCanadianApprenticeshipForum(CAF),theboardcontributestointer-provincialactivitiesthatbuildalargercertifiedworkforcetomeetthechallengesoftoday’sworkenvironment.ThechairoftheAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoardisamemberoftheCAFboard.CAFisanot-for-profitorganizationthatpromotesandsupportstheapprenticeshiptrainingandeducationsystemsinCanada.

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ThetotalnumberofAboriginalapprenticesregisteredinAlberta–includingthosewhoregisteredthroughtheAlbertaAboriginalApprenticeshipProject–ismorethan1,100.


ABORIgINALCOMMUNICATIONSTRATEgY

Buildingontheboard’ssupportfortheAAAP,acommunicationstrategywasdevelopedtoincreaseawarenessofcareersinthetradesamongAboriginalpeople,youth,parents,educatorsandemployers.TheAboriginalStrategicCommunicationPlanisnowinitsfourthyear.

In2004,thefocusofthestrategywasondevelopingtoolstoencourageyoungchildrentoexplorecareersinthetrades.TheStep into the Trades Colouring and Activity Bookwasdevelopedanddeliveredtoalmost220,000childreninKindergartentograde4.Approximately6,000setsofStep into the Trades Playing Cardsweredistributedtogrades2-4,and140,000Step into the Trades – Finding Your Career Pathcomicbookswenttogrades7-9students.

Basedonthepositivereceptiontothesematerials,thestrategywasexpandedin2005toincludeTheStep Into the Trades Web Resourceforgrades5-8.Plansareunderwaytodevelopabrochureandarticles.

TwoAboriginalYouthAmbassadors,oneinnorthernAlbertaandoneinsouthernAlberta,givepresentationstoschoolsaroundtheprovince,spreadingthewordaboutcareersinthetradesandthebenefitsofapprenticeshiptraining.

WOMENINTHETRADES

Womencurrentlyaccountfor8.5percentofallapprenticesregistered.AsofDecember31,2005,3,972womenwereregisteredasapprentices.Althoughthemajoritycontinuestoenrollinthetradesofbaker,cook,hairstylistandlandscapegardener–wheresixoutoftenwomenapprenticesareregistered–thenumberofwomentakingupothertradeshasincreased.

TheSpring/Summer2005issueoftheboard’snewsletter,Apprenticeship Update,includedaspecialinsertfocusingonwomeninthetrades.Theinsertcontainedarticlesaboutsuccessfulwomentradespeople,businessownersandapprentices,aswellasorganizationsthatarehelpingtoencouragewomentoenterthetrades.Encouragingwomentopursueacareerinthetradesisincreasinglybeingseenasalogicalwaytohelpalleviatetheshortageofskilledworkers.

Tothatend,theboardcontinuestofosterrelationshipswithorganizationsthatpromotewomeninthetrades.TheboardispleasedtocontinueitssupportoftheConstructionOwnersAssociationofAlberta’sOpportunities for Women in Constructioninitiative.Theinitiativeisdesignedtopromotetheconstructionindustrytowomenasachallengingandrewardingcareeroption.Currentlybeingdevelopedunderthisinitiativeisaresourcethatcanbeusedbywomenandemployersintheworkplace.


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TheboardalsosupportsWomen Building Futures.WomenBuildingFutures(WBF)isaregisteredcharityheadquarteredinEdmontonthatworkstohelpwomenbuildbetterlivesandachieveeconomicprosperitythroughpre-tradestrainingandmentorship.Itsmandateisto:

attractmorewomenintotheconstructiontrades, providetrainingthatmeetstheneedsofwomenandtheiremployers, providementorshipandlong-termsupportforwomenenteringandalreadyinthetrades,

addresssystemicbarrierstotherecruitment,trainingandretentionofwomenentering,andalreadyinthetrades,and

increasethenumberoftradeswomeninstructorsandmentors.Todate,178womenhavegraduatedfromWBF.Overthepastfewyearstheorganization’sflagshipJourneywomanStartprogramhasexpandedfromthreetosixteenweeksandthegraduatesarenow,morethaneverbefore,becomingregisteredasapprentices.Therearemorethan50WBFgraduatescurrentlyregisteredasapprentices.WBFcreditsindustrywithgettingonsideandexcitedaboutthisnewsourceofapprenticeship-readyworkers.WBF’snewlyacquiredtrainingandstudenthousingfacilitywillallowtheorganizationtoincreaseitsgraduatesevenfurther.

YOUTHAPPRENTICESHIPPROJECT

TheYouthApprenticeshipProject(YAP)isinitssecondyearofathree-yearpilotinthreenorthernAlbertacommunities:HighPrairie,LacLaBicheandWabasca/Desmarais.Fiveschoolswithmorethan240grade7studentsbeganintheYAPinSeptember2004.InSeptember2005,manyofthesestudentsprogressedintograde8YAPclasses.Onehundredofthestudentsparticipatedinthe2005SkillsCanadaAlbertaCompetitionintheYAPJobsiteSafetyCompetition.

TheYAPisdesignedtoassistgrade7and8studentsrecognizethevalueofstayinginschoolandearningahighschoolcredential.Theprojectallowsthemtoexplorecareeroptionsthroughactivitiessuchasworksitevisitsanddemonstrationsofskillsbycertifiedtradespeople.Ingrade9,studentsmaybeginapprenticinginthetradesortraininginagriculturaloccupations.

Anevaluationofthefirstyearfoundthat:

integratingacademicwithhands-onopportunitiescontributedtoenhancedattendanceandoverallachievementbystudents,andreducedtardiness.

YAPstudents,theirparentsandeducatorsdescribelearningasmoreinterestingandmeaningfulforstudentswhenrelatedtotheworldofwork.

students’interestinYAPincreasedaftertheirsuccessattheYAPJobsiteSafetyCompetitionattheSkillsCanadaAlbertaCompetitionsin2005.

“Moreandmoreconstructionownersandemployersarerecognizingthatincreasingthenumberofwomeninthetradeswillbeanimportantfactorinaddressingthedemandforskilledtradespeople.”

HughTackaberry,Chair,WorkforceDevelopmentSubcommitteeontheinitiativeOpportunities for Women in Construction,ConstructionOwnersAssociationofAlberta(COAA)ExcerptfromApprenticeship Update,Spring/Summer2005SpecialEdition

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ParticipationintheYouthApprenticeshipProject(YAP)allowsstudentsto:

getaheadstartandearncreditstowardtheirhighschooldiploma;

traintoworkinalocallyneededtradeoroccupation;

gainhourstowardanapprenticeshipprogram;

earnmoneywhileapprenticing;and earnsafetyandothercareer-related

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REgISTEREDAPPRENTICESHIPPROgRAM

UndertheRegisteredApprenticeshipProgram(RAP),Albertahighschoolstudentsbeginanapprenticeshipwhileattendinghighschool.Startingingrade10,studentscanearncredittowardbothahighschooldiplomaandatradecertificatewhileearningwagesasanapprentice.

Studentschooseatrade,findanemployer,andreceiveon-the-jobtrainingandworkexperiencewhiletheycontinuetoattendhighschool.

TheboardandAlbertaAdvancedEducationcontinuetoprovidesupportandfundingtoCAREERS:TheNextgenerationtopromoteandexpandRAP.CAREERS:TheNextgenerationisanindustrydriven,private/publicpartnershipworkingtodeveloptheskillsofAlbertayouthtomeetindustry’slabourneeds.

CAREERANDTECHNOLOgYSTUDIES

TheboardcontinuestoparticipateintheupdatingofAlbertaEducation’sCareerandTechnologyStudies(CTS)Program.TheprogramisdesignedforAlberta’ssecondaryschoolstudents.Ithelpsjuniorandseniorhighschoolstudents:

investigatecareeroptionsandmakeeffectivecareerchoices, usetechnology(tools,processes)effectivelyandefficiently, applyandreinforcelearningsdevelopedinothersubjectareas,and prepareforentryintotheworkplaceorfurtherlearning.

ArticulationagreementshavebeenestablishedbetweenCTSstrandsandanumberofAlberta’sdesignatedtradesandoccupations.Throughtheseagreements,studentswhocompleterequiredCTScoursesandsuccessfullychallengeappropriatetheoryandpracticalexaminationsmayqualifyforaportionofthein-schooltrainingprogramforatradeoroccupation,and/oron-the-jobtimecreditwithinthetradeoroccupation.

“The[RAP]programgavemeareasontostayfocusedandcompletehighschool.Iwasabletoleavehighschoolwithadiplomaandafullyearofapprenticeshiptraininghours.”

AnitaVisscher,RAPWelderApprenticeExcerptfromApprenticeship Update,Spring/Summer2005SpecialEdition


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AlbertaestablishedtheRegisteredApprenticeshipProgram(RAP)tohelpstudentsbegintolearnatradewhileinhighschool.AsofDecember31,2005:

Morethan1,400highschoolstudentswereparticipatinginRAP.

Morethan1,800apprenticeswhostartedRAPinhighschoolarecurrentlycontinuinginaregularapprenticeshipprogram.

Over870studentswhowereinRAPhavegoneontobecomecertifiedintheirtrade.


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Alberta’swell-recognizedapprenticeshipandindustrysystem–asystemmadeupofover160localandprovincialapprenticeshipandoccupationalcommitteesinvolvingapproximately750industryrepresentativesandcovering51designatedtradesandsixdesignatedoccupations–isstrongandhealthy.Beyondthespecialinitiativesengagedinbytheboardoverthepastyear,theday-to-daybusinessofthesystemcarrieson.

Industrycommitteesmeetandbringtotheforefrontissuesoftheday. Theboardcontinuesitseffortstosupportandenhancethenetworkofindustrycommittees.

Theregulationsthatgovernthedesignatedtradesandoccupationsareregularlyreviewedandrevisedinresponsetorecommendationsfromindustry.

Technicalinstitutesandcollegesdeliverthetechnicaltrainingcomponentofapprenticeshipprograms.

StafffromAdvancedEducationprovideadviceandsupporttoapprenticesandemployers.

Bringing industry network together through Workshop

ThefourthIndustryNetworkWorkshopwasheldinEdmontonOctober23-24,2005.Theprovince-wideworkshopbroughttogetherarangeofstakeholdersintheapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystem–employers,employees,apprentices,instructorsfromtechnicaltraininginstitutions,Kindergartentograde12educators,pastandpresentmembersoftheboard,andgovernmentstaff–toshareideasanddevelopstrategiesforthefuture.

TheMinisterofAdvancedEducationmadetheopeningaddress.Hecommendedtheindustrynetworkforitscommitmenttotheapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystem.TheMinisterpointedoutthatthenetworkhasavitalroleinensuringthesystemmeetstheneedsofemployersandapprenticesnowandinthefuture.Thatrolewillbeparticularlyimportantastheneedforskilledtradespeoplegrowsandmorepeoplepursueacareerinthetradestofillthosejobsindemand.Heemphasizedthatadvancededucationisvitaltotheprovince’scurrentandfutureeconomicviability,andthatstrengtheningtheapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystemwillensurethatAlbertaisabletopursuetheopportunitiesthatlieahead,remaincompetitiveinaglobalmarketandsustainprosperitythroughoutthenextcentury.

Thethemeofthe2005workshopwasThe Industry Network: It’s up to you.Thepurposewastodiscussprogressmadesincetheworkshopin2003andtoexplorenewwaystostrengthenindustry,communityandgovernmentpartnerships.Nearly300participantsattended.Thekeynotespeaker,JanetBrownofJanetBrownConsultingLtd.,addressedthetopicofUnderstanding Canadian Youth: Social Values and the Appeal of Apprenticeships.

2005 Industry network workshop

2005 Industry network workshop

“[Theworkshop]wasagoodwaytolearnwhatthecommitteesandsubcommitteesdo,andhowinformationispassedfromthosecommitteestotheboardandtotheMinister.”

FredPearson,Member,grandePrairieHeavyEquipmentTechnicianLocalApprenticeshipCommitteeExcerptfromApprenticeship Update,Fall/Winter2005SpecialEdition



providing support through Worksite Visits

Adviceandsupportrelatedtoon-the-jobtrainingisofferedtoemployersthroughworksitevisitsandotherclientcontactbyAdvancedEducationstaff.In2005,morethan14,000shopswerevisitedbystaff.Updatingshopregistrationsinvolvesavisitto,orcontactwith,anemployertoupdateinformationabouttheapprenticesandjourneypeopleonstaff.Inadditiontoshopregistrations,manyotherworksitevisitsareconductedthroughouttheyear.

Someofthemanyimportantactivitiesthattakeplaceduringshopregistrationsandworksitevisitsinclude:

sharinginformationaboutrelevantapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingprogramsandservices;

assistingemployers,apprenticesandothertradespeopleatthejobsitewithanytrainingorcertification-relatedquestions;

consultingemployersandemployeesaboutexistingandfuturetrainingneedsandspecialrequirements;and

discussinglabourmarketactivitytodeterminetheskillsandlaboursupplyrequiredtomeetindustrydemand.

noting Changes to trades and occupations

ThemanylocalandprovincialapprenticeshipcommitteesandoccupationalcommitteeswithinAlberta’sapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystemmeetregularlytodiscussissuesoftheirtradeoroccupation.Asapartofthosemeetings,thecourseoutlinesandthetrainingstandards,aswellastheregulationsthatgoverneachdesignatedtradeandoccupation,arereviewedandupdated.

Incollaborationwithprovincialapprenticeshipcommittees(PACs),theboardimplementedchangestotheregulationsofanumberoftradesoverthepastyear.Somechangesthatwarrantspecialnotearedescribedbelow.

CRANEANDHOISTINgEQUIPMENTOPERATOR

Changes Themediumandheavyboomtruckcraftsoftheboomtruckbranchofthetradewereconsolidatedtocreateanewboomtruckcraft.EffectiveJuly2005,formermediumandheavyboomtruckapprenticeswillbetrainedandcertifiedinanew,combinedboomtruckcraft.TechnicaltrainingforthiscraftbeganinSeptember2005.

Impact Thechangeeliminatedtheoverlapintrainingandpracticalapplicationbetweentheheavyandmediumboomtruckcrafts.Thismakesattendingtechnicaltrainingeasierandreducesexpensesforbothapprenticesandemployers.Boomtruckapprenticesandjourneypersonsarenowbeabletooperateallsizesandconfigurationsofboomtruckequipmentunder40tons(40.8tonnes),creatinggreaterflexibilityforoperators.

“Employerswhopromoteandsupportapprenticeshiparecreatingourfuturesupplyofskilledworkers.Thisisparticularlyimportantwithtoday’sagingworkforce.Weneedtoproactivelyattractmoreyouth.Wesometimesconcentratetoomuchofourattentiononinvestinginthehardmachineryassetstoincreaseproductivitywhileforgettingthataskilledworkforceisthemostimportantcontributortosuccess.”

JackStrause,President/Owner,AlpineHeatingLtd.(currentlyemploys22apprenticesinthesheetmetalworkertrade)ExcerptfromApprenticeship Update,Fall/Winter2005

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Themajorityofemployerswhoparticipatedinthe2006employersatisfactionwithapprenticeshiptrainingsurveywereeitherverysatisfiedorsatisfiedwiththeproficiencyofcertifiedtradespeopleinthefollowingareas:

handskills(96%) communicationwith

co-workers(94%) knowledgeoftradetheory(93%) abilitytoteachtoapprentices(87%) supervisoryskills(81%) abilitytousesafepractices(96%)



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Changes Thedesignationofthetradehasbeenrescindedeffectivein2007asaresultofreducedparticipationanddemandforrepairstoelectronicequipment.

Impact Provisionshavebeenmadetoensurethatexistingapprenticeswillbeabletocompletetheirtrainingprogramandobtaincertification.

RIgTECHNICIAN

Changes AttherequestoftheCanadianAssociationofOilwellDrillingContractors,rigtechnicianwasdesignatedasacompulsorycertificationtradeeffectiveJune1,2005.TheRig Technician Transition Regulationsetsoutathree-yeartransitionperiod.ByMay31,2008,everyoneworkinginthetradewillhavetobeeitheraregisteredapprenticeoracertifiedjourneypersoninthetrade.

Impact Withthisdesignation,approximately10,000oilandgaswelldrillerswillseemoreconsistentindustrystandards,betterqualitytraining,andimprovedworkplacesafetyandproductivity.ThetransitionregulationenablesexperiencedworkersintheoilandgassectortoobtaintheircertificationthroughtheQualificationCertificateProgram.

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CeleBRAting exCellenCe

Recognizing Recipients of Chairman’s Award of Excellence TheChairman’sAwardofExcellenceispresentedeverytwoyearstorecognizeindividualswhohavedemonstratedextraordinarycommitmenttotheirtradeandtotheprinciplesofapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingthroughtheirserviceintheindustrynetwork.Duringthe2005IndustryNetworkWorkshop,BoardChair,BrianBickley,presentedtheprestigiousawardtofourpeople:MarshaCowley(hairstylist),CraigEvans(partstechnicianandwarehousing-intermediate),WilliamKeen(automotiveservicetechnician)andJackStrause(sheetmetalworker).

presenting Alberta Apprenticeship and industry training Board AwardsTheninthannualAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoardAwardswasheldinEdmonton,February17,2006.Theceremonyhonourstheyear’stopapprentices,employersandinstructors,inrecognitionoftheiroutstandingachievementsandtheircontributionstomakingAlberta’sapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystemoneofthebestintheworld.

Morethan300guestsattendedthecelebration,includingfamily,friendsandemployersoftheawardrecipients.TheMinisterofAdvancedEducationpresentedtheawards.MembersoftheAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoardweretheretooffertheircongratulations,alongwithpresidingofficersandmembersoftheindustrycommitteenetwork,representativesofemployerandemployeeassociations,andpublicinstitutionsofferingapprenticeshiptechnicaltraining.

Chairman’s Award of Excellence – 2005 Recipients From left:WilliamKeen;BrianBickley,Chair,AlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoard;MarshaCowley;JackStrause;CraigEvans.

Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board AwardsGuest Speaker:BonnieCardinal,Winnerofthe1999TopApprenticeAwardforCraneandHoistingEquipmentOperator–MobileCrane.



Severalawardswerepresented:

TOPAPPRENTICE

TheTopApprenticeAwardispresentedtoAlbertaapprenticesintheirfinalperiodofapprenticeshipineachtradeorbranchofatradewhohavethehighestcombinedmark(institutiontheory,institutionpractical,industrytheoryandindustrypractical)andastrongrecommendationfromtheiremployer.Fifty-twoindividualsreceivedaTopApprenticeAwardforthe2005-06schoolyear1.Severalalsoreceivedanadditionalhonourfromanemployeroremployeeassociation.

EMPLOYERAWARDOFExCELLENCE

TheEmployerAwardofExcellencecelebratestheoutstandingcontributionsthatemployersmaketoapprenticesandtoapprenticeshiptraininginAlberta.Employersprovidethehands-onexperiencethatiscriticaltodevelopingthenextgenerationoftradespeople.Theawardrecognizesemployerswhodemonstrateastrongsupportofapprenticeshiptraining,worktoincreasetheprobabilityofanapprentice’ssuccess,andcreateanenvironmentofexcellence.The2005-06recipientswere:

northern Alberta: RobertsonPlumbing&gasfittingLtd.ofFortSaskatchewan

Southern Alberta:AlbertaglassCompanyInc.ofCalgary

TOPINSTRUCTOR

TwoTopInstructorAwardsarepresentedeachyear,oneforthenorthregionandoneforthesouthregionofAlberta.ApprenticesattendingacollegeortechnicalinstituteareeligibletonominatetheirinstructorswhoprovideapprenticeshiptechnicaltrainingfundedbyAlbertaAdvancedEducation.Theawardsrecognizeinstructors’excellenceinteaching,dedicationtostudentsandcommitmenttoapprenticeship.

TheTopInstructorAwardsfor2005-06wentto:

northern Alberta:RodDuggan,AutomotiveServiceTechnicianInstructor NorthernAlbertaInstituteofTechnology

Southern Alberta:ShaunLovell,LocksmithInstructor RedDeerCollege

Top Apprentice Awards From left:DaveHancock,Minister,AlbertaAdvancedEducation;JacquelineWerenka,TopApprentice,Welder;BrianBickley,Chair,AlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoard.

1 See Appendices for list of recipients.


Awarding Apprenticeship and industry training Board family of scholarships

REgISTEREDAPPRENTICESHIPPROgRAM(RAP)SCHOLARSHIPS

RegisteredApprenticeProgram(RAP)scholarshipsareawardedtostudentsonthebasisofrecommendationsbyemployers,teachersorcounsellorsaswellascommentsfromthestudentsabouttheirinterestinacareerinthetrades.Recipientsareawarded$1,000,with$700beingpaidintheirfirstyearoftechnicaltrainingand$300intheirsecondyear.Thescholarshipswerecreatedthroughapartnershipbetweenindustry,theAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoard,andtheAlbertagovernment.

In2005-06,thenumberofscholarshipsavailableincreasedfrom50to500asonewaytoencouragestudentstoconsiderthetradesasacareerchoice.Ceremoniesco-hostedbyCAREERS:theNextgenerationandtheAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoardtohonourRAPscholarshiprecipients2wereheldinCalgaryandEdmontoninNovember2005.ThescholarshipsrecognizetheaccomplishmentsofRAPapprenticesandencouragethemtocontinuetheirapprenticeshiptraining.

ALBERTAAPPRENTICESHIPANDINDUSTRYTRAININgSCHOLARSHIPS

Apprenticesmayalsobeeligiblefora$1,000AlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingScholarshipdesignedtorecognizeexcellenceandtoencouragerecipientstocompletetheirapprenticeshiporoccupationaltrainingprograms.Someofthescholarshipshaveafinancialneedcomponent.Othersaredesignatedforaspecifictradeoroccupation,applicantsofAboriginaldescent,orwomeninnon-traditionaltrades.

Thesescholarshipsweremadepossiblethroughthesupportofmorethan300organizations,associations,andindividualsfromindustryandtheAlbertagovernment.Thescholarshipsareawardedannually3.

encouraging skills Competitions

TheboardispleasedtocontinueencouragingtheinvolvementofAlbertaapprenticesinskillscompetitions.Studentsinthecompetitionscompeteinpractical,Olympic-stylechallengesthatdemonstratetheirtechnicalandleadershipabilitiesincommunications,constructiontrades,employment,manufacturing,transportationandavarietyofservices.

TheboardsupportsSkillsCanadaAlbertatoshowcasethetalentsofAlbertaapprenticesincompetitionsheldprovincially,nationallyandaroundtheworld,andtoraisetheprofileofthetradesamongstudents,parentsandeducators.Thecompetitionsteachyoungpeopleleadership,teamworkandproblem-solvingskills,allofwhichhelptopreparethemfortheworkforce.


2,3 See Appendices for list of recipients.

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Todate,morethan$1.1millionhasbeenawardedtoAlbertaapprenticesthroughtheAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingFamilyofScholarships.Thescholarshipsareajointinitiativebetweenindustry,theAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoard,andtheAlbertagovernment.


PROVINCIALSKILLSCOMPETITION

Approximately600youngAlbertansdemonstratedtheirtalentsincompetitionsrangingfromautobodytoweldinginthe2005ProvincialSkillsCompetitionheldinEdmontonJune1-2.Thephilosophyoftheseskillscompetitionsistorewardstudentsforexcellence,todirectlyinvolveindustryinevaluatingstudentperformance,andtokeeptrainingrelevanttoemployers’needs.

CANADIANSKILLSCOMPETITION

The2005CanadianSkillsCompetitionwasheldinEdmontonJune4-5.RegisteredapprenticesfromAlbertareceivedatotalof14medals:fivegold,sixsilverandthreebronze.

Hostedannuallysince1993,theCanadianSkillsCompetitionisCanada’slargestnationalmulti-tradeandtechnologycompetitionforCanadianstudentsandapprentices.Ithelpsraiseawarenessofthetradesandtechnologiesamongstudents,parentsandeducators.The2005eventattractedmorethan400secondaryandpost-secondarystudentsfromacrossCanada.

WORLDSKILLSCOMPETITION

TheWorldSkillsCompetitionpromotesawarenessworldwideoftheimportanceofskilledtradestotheprosperityofanation.Heldeverytwoyears,thecompetitionsdrawhundredsofpeopleunder23yearsofagefromnearly40countriestocompeteinmorethan40tradeandtechnologyareas.RegisteredapprenticesfromAlbertawonthreeinternationalstandardsMedallionsofExcellenceatthe38thWorldSkillsCompetitionsheldinHelsinki,Finland,May26-29,2005.

WorldSkillsCompetitionswilltakeplaceinJapanin2007.In2009,Albertawillwelcometheworldtothe40thWorldSkillsCompetitionsinCalgary.HostingWorldSkillsinAlbertaprovidesanexcellentopportunitytoincreaseawarenessofcareersintradesandtechnology.


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Intheyearahead,Albertaisexpectedtocontinuetoenjoyprosperoustimes.Albertaanticipatescontinuedstrongeconomicgrowthandatighteninglabourmarket.Theboardwillcontinuetolistentoandaddresstheneedsofindustry.Theboardwillfocusontheprioritiessetinits2006-09BusinessPlantodevelopthelongertermgrowthofAlberta’sapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystem.Theseprioritiesinclude:

encouragingmoreemployerstohireandtrainapprentices, facilitatingaccesstotrainingandcertification, continuingtoenhancetheimageofthetrades,and maintainingstandards.

AppendiCes

TheappendicesthatfollowcontainfurtherinformationabouttheboardandAlberta’sapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystem.

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Board Membership

Theboardconsistsof:

achair fourmembersrepresentingemployersindesignatedtrades fourmembersrepresentingemployeesindesignatedtrades twomembersrepresentingemployersinnon-tradeoccupations twomembersrepresentingemployeesinnon-tradeoccupations

standing Committees of the Board

Theboardhasfivestandingcommitteesthroughwhichitworks:

LABOURMARKETISSUESANDBOARDOPERATIONSCOMMITTEEMonitorslabourmarketactivity,identifiesindustry-relatedtrainingneedsandopportunities,andaddressespromotionalandoperationalactivitiesoftheboard.

INDUSTRYSTANDARDSCOMMITTEEFormulatestrainingandcertificationpolicyandstandardstomeetemergingrequirementsoftheapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystem.

INDUSTRYNETWORKCOMMITTEEMonitorstheoperationsoftheindustrycommitteenetworkandreviewsnominationsformembershipintheprovincialapprenticeshipcommittees(PACs),localapprenticeshipcommittees(LACs)andoccupationalcommittees.

NOMINATIONSREVIEWCOMMITTEEReviewsapplicationsandprovidesrecommendationstotheMinisterofAdvancedEducationregardingtheappointmentofboardmembers,alongwithAlbertaAdvancedEducationstaff.

AWARDSANDSCHOLARSHIPSCOMMITTEESelectsandrecognizesawardandscholarshiprecipients,andpromotesvalueandavailabilityofawardsandscholarships.

Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board Strategic Planning SessionStanding:JeffreyNorris,Member,AlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoard.Sitting, facing forward:IvanFurber,PresidingOfficer,WelderProvincialApprenticeshipCommittee.


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industry-driven

Alberta’sapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystemisanindustry-drivensystemthatensuresahighlyskilled,internationallycompetitiveworkforceinmorethan50designatedtradesandoccupations.ThisworkforcesupportstheeconomicprogressofAlbertaanditscompetitiveroleintheglobalmarket.Industry(employersandemployees)establishestrainingandcertificationstandardsandprovidesdirectiontothesystemthroughanindustrycommitteenetworkandtheAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoard.TheAlbertagovernmentprovidesthelegislativeframeworkandadministrativesupportfortheapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystem.

industry Committee network

Alberta’sapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystemreliesonanetworkofindustrycommittees.Theseincludelocalandprovincialapprenticeshipcommitteesinthedesignatedtrades,occupationalcommitteesinthedesignatedoccupations,andothers.Alltradecommitteesarecomposedofequalnumbersofemployersandemployees.TheindustrycommitteenetworkisthefoundationofAlberta’sapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystem.Theroleoftheindustrycommitteesincludes:

recommendingtotheboardthestandardsfortheskillsandcompetenciesrequiredforcertification;

establishingtechnicaltrainingcourseoutlines; monitoringchangesandidentifyingtheneedforimprovementsintraining; recognizingrelatedtrainingandcertification;and makingrecommendationstotheboardaboutthedesignationorredesignationoftradesandoccupations.

Inadditiontosittingoncommittees,individualemployerssupporttheapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystembyemployingandtrainingapprentices,providingthemwithanopportunitytodeveloptheirskillsonthejob.Theyalsosupportthesystembycontributingequipmentandotherresourcesfortechnicaltraining.

Alberta Apprenticeship and industry training Board

TheAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoard’sprimaryresponsibilityistoestablishthestandardsandrequirementsfortrainingandcertificationinprogramsundertheApprenticeship and Industry Training Act.TheboardalsomakesrecommendationstotheMinisterofAdvancedEducationabouttheneedsofAlberta’slabourmarketforskilledandtrainedworkers,andthedesignationoftradesandoccupations.


Alberta government

AlbertaAdvancedEducationworkswithindustry,employerandemployeeorganizationsandtechnicaltrainingprovidersto:

facilitatethedevelopmentandmaintenanceofindustrytrainingandcertificationstandards;

provideregistrationandcounsellingservicestoapprenticesandemployers; coordinatetechnicaltrainingincollaborationwithtrainingproviders;and certifyapprenticesandotherswhomeetindustrystandards.

technical institutes and Colleges

ThetechnicalinstitutesandcollegesarekeyparticipantsinAlberta’sapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystem.Theyworkwiththeboard,industrycommitteesandAlbertaAdvancedEducationtoenhanceaccessandresponsivenesstoindustryneedsthroughthedeliveryofthetechnicaltrainingcomponentofapprenticeshipprograms.Theydeveloplessonplansfromthecourseoutlinesestablishedbyindustryandprovidetechnicaltrainingtoapprentices.

Combined efforts

Throughthecombinedeffortsofindustry,governmentandthetrainingproviders,Alberta’sapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystemisabletorespondtothelabourmarketandcontributetodevelopingahighlyskilledworkforcethatiscompetitivenationallyandinternationally.Thiscollaborationhelpstoensurethattheapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystemistimely,uptodateandresponsivetotheneedsofindustryandtheeconomy.

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g.BRIANBICKLEY

BrianBickleyhasservedaschairoftheboardsinceJanuary2004.Heholdscertificatesinelectronics,industrialinstrumentation,watchmakingandadultcontinuingeducation.Hehasover40yearsexperienceinindustryandiscurrentlyemployedbySyncrudeCanadaLtd.asIndustrialRelationsManager.

DuringhistimewithSyncrude,BrianhasbeenInstrumentSupervisor,ShutdownManagerandMaintenanceManager.BeforejoiningSyncrude,heworkedwiththeSteelCompanyofCanadaandTexacoCanadaLtd.BrianpreviouslyservedasamemberontheAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoardfromSeptember1995toNovember2001.


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Representing employers in designated trades

MICHAELATKIN

MichaelAtkinhasservedasamemberoftheboardsinceFebruary2005.HeisarecentgraduateoftheNationalAutomotiveDealersAcademy(2004).Michaelbeganhiscareerin1967withthestartupoftheAngloCanadianRacingCompany,acompanydealinginracingcarsandparts.Thecompanyevolved,andheisnowDealerPrincipalofAngloCanadianMotorsinEdmontonrepresentingJaguarandVolvo.

Michaelisastrongsupporteroftheapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystem,employingmorethan50partsandserviceapprenticessince1990.AngloCanadianMotors,underMichael’sleadership,istherecipientofseveralPresident’sChallengeAwardsandnumerousothercustomersatisfactionawards.

MichaelhasheldpositionswiththeMotorDealers’AssociationandtheEdmontonMotorDealers’Association.HehasalsobeeninvolvedwiththeElvesSpecialNeedsSociety,ElvesHousingSociety,goodwillSocietyandvariousotherorganizationsdevotedtoseverelydisabledchildrenandyoungadults.

DONBUNCH

DonBunchhasservedasamemberoftheboardsinceJanuary2004.HeholdsatradecertificatewithanInterprovincialStandards(RedSeal)endorsementintheweldertrade.HeobtainedhisapprenticeshiptrainingwithWel-CanWeldingLtd.inRedDeer.In1981,heformedBunchWeldingLimitedandhasbeenownerandpresidentofthecompanyformorethan25years,regularlyemployingmorethan300certifiedtradespeopleandapprentices.

DonparticipatedinAlbertaapprenticeshipcommittees,bothlocalandprovincial,andservedaspresidingofficeroftheweldertrade.HewasalsoanactivememberoftheApprenticeshipScholarshipFundraisingCommittee,andisveryactiveinhighschoolcareerdaysandinformationsessions.




Representing employers in designated trades

JIMHILL

JimHillhasservedasamemberoftheboardsinceJanuary2002.Heholdstradecertificatesinthesheetmetalworkerandroofertrades,andaBachelorofEducationdegreefromtheUniversityofAlberta.HeispresidentoftheCharlton&Hillgroup–anorganizationhehasbeenemployedwithinvariouscapacitiesforover35years.Thecompanyprovidesroofing;metalfabrication;welding;andheating,ventilationandair-conditioningservicesintheLethbridgearea.

JimispastpresidentoftheAlbertaRoofingContractorsAssociation.Hehasbeeninvolvedinprovincialandlocalapprenticeshipcommitteesforthesheetmetalworkertrade.HeisanactivesupporterofLethbridgeCommunityCollegeandtheUniversityofLethbridge,andisamemberoftheLethbridgeRotaryClub.

RAYMONDE.MASSEY

RayMasseyhasservedasamemberoftheboardsinceJanuary2002.HeholdsatradecertificatewithanInterprovincialStandards(RedSeal)endorsementinthepainteranddecoratortrade.HeobtainedhispaintingexperiencewithTaylorDecoratingandtheCalgaryHousingAuthority.In1978,heformedRay-NorPainting&DecoratingLtd.Hehasbeenpresidentofthecompanyfor27years,regularlyemployingbetween20and30certifiedpaintersandapprentices.

RayparticipatedinAlbertaapprenticeshipcommittees,bothlocalandprovincial,for11years,servingaspresidingofficeroneachforsixyears.Hehasalsoparticipatedinindustrytrainingworkshopsandlabourstudiessince1990.RaywasinstrumentalinthestartupoftheAlbertaPaintingContractor’sAssociation,servingastreasurerfortwoyearsandchairoftheapprenticeshipcommitteeforseveralyears.HewasrecentlyelectedtoserveafourthtermaspresidentoftheAlbertaPaintersandDecoratorsAssociation.

Rayhasbeenavolunteerwithminorhockeyforeightyearsandcontinuestoparticipateinothercommunityactivities.




Representing employees in designated trades

JOHNg.BOND

JohnBondhasservedasamemberoftheboardsinceJanuary2004.HeholdsatradecertificatewithanInterprovincialStandards(RedSeal)endorsementinthecooktrade.HehasalsoobtainedthedesignateofCertifiedChefdeCuisine(C.C.C.),throughaprogramoftheCanadianCulinaryFederation.Johnhasworkedinthecooktradeformorethan30years.HeiscurrentlythechefatKing’sUniversityCollegeinEdmonton,workingfortheCompassgroupCompany,ChartwellDivision.

JohniscurrentlythewesternVicePresidentfortheCanadianCulinaryFederation,ChairoftheBoardoftheCanadianCulinaryFederation-EdmontonBranch,andTreasurerfortheAlbertaCulinaryArtsFoundation.

SILVANAPOPLAWSKI

SilvanaPoplawskihasservedasamemberoftheboardsinceFebruary2005.SheholdsatradecertificatewithanInterprovincialStandards(RedSeal)endorsementinthehairstylisttrade.

Silvanahasbeenworkinginthehairstylisttradefor20years,andiscurrentlyemployedwithBellAvantiHairinEdmonton.Beforebecomingaboardmember,Silvanawasactiveinapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingfor16years.Shewasamemberonboththelocalandprovincialapprenticeshipcommitteesforthehairstylisttradeandthepresidingofficerfortheprovincialapprenticeshipcommittee.SilvanawasatradeexaminerandwasinvolvedindevelopmentoftheprovincialcourseoutlineandtheNationalOccupationalAnalysisforthehairstylisttrade.




Representing employees in designated trades

RODD.MOORE

RodMoorehasservedasamemberoftheboardsinceJanuary2002.HeholdsatradecertificateinthepowersystemselectriciantradeandtheAlbertaAchievementinBusinessCompetencies(BlueSeal)certificate.HehascompletedacertificateintheManagementEssentialsProgram“MiniMBA”throughtheUniversityofAlberta,aswellasseveralothermanagementandsupervisorycertificateprograms.Rodhasalsocompletednumerouscoursesinhisfieldandhasover30yearsexperienceintheelectricalindustry.HeisemployedastheDirectorofEPCORTransportationServices.

JEFFREYT.NORRIS

JeffreyNorrishasservedasamemberoftheboardsinceJanuary2004.HeholdstradecertificateswithanInterprovincialStandards(RedSeal)endorsementinthewelderandironworkertrades.Hehasbeeninvolvedwiththeprovincialapprenticeshipcommitteefortheironworkertradeandisanactivesupporterofapprenticeshipandindustrytraininginitiatives.

JeffreyhasbeenamemberoftheInternationalAssociationofBridge,Structural,OrnamentalandReinforcingIronworkers,LocalUnion720formorethan19yearsworkingasawelder,ironworkerandsupervisoronconstructionandmaintenanceprojectsinthecommercialandindustrialsectorsinAlberta.Heiscurrentlyemployedasthecoordinator/traininginstructorfortheAlbertaIronworkersApprenticeshipandTrainingPlan.




Representing employers in non-trades occupations

LESLAROCQUE

LesLaRocquehasservedasamemberoftheboardsinceJanuary2002.Heholdsadiplomainmechanicalengineeringtechnology.Hehas27yearsexperienceinthemechanicalcontractingbusinessasanestimatorandprojectmanagerandisPresidentofBotting&AssociatesAlbertaLtd.,amechanicalcontractingfirminCalgary.

Lesiscurrentlyadirector-at-largeontheboardoftheCanadianConstructionAssociationandChairofitsHumanResourcesCommittee.LesisapastChairoftheMeritContractorsAssociationofAlbertaandapastPresidentoftheAmericanSocietyofHeating,RefrigeratingandAirConditioningEngineers-SouthernAlbertaChapter.

HALWILLIAMS

HalWilliamshasservedasamemberoftheboardsinceJanuary2004.HeholdsabachelorofsciencedegreeinmechanicalengineeringfromtheUniversityofAlbertaandisaregisteredprofessionalengineerinAlberta.

HaliscurrentlythegeneralManager–ProjectswithJacobsCatalyticLtd.,oneofthelargestindustrialengineering,maintenanceandconstructioncontractorsinCanada.PriortojoiningJacobsCatalyticin2006,HalspentfouryearswithLockerbieandHoleInc.and21yearswithKelloggBrownandRoot.

Halhasbeeninvolvedwithmanyindustrialandcommunityorganizations.HeispastChairoftheFabricatorsCounciloftheTubeandPipeAssociation,currentChairoftheOperatingCommitteefortheWoodvaleFacilities,andVicePresidentoftheMillwoodsCulturalRecreationalFacilitiesAssociation.




Representing employees in non-trades occupations

gERALDCLARK

geraldClarkhasservedasamemberoftheboardsinceFebruary2005.HeholdsatradecertificatewithanInterprovincialStandards(RedSeal)endorsementintheelectriciantrade.EmployedbyClarkBuilders,geraldhasworkedintheelectricalconstructionsectorthroughoutwesternandnorthernCanada,RussiaandChinafor15years.HehasbeenManagerofHumanResourcesforClarkBuilders’fieldstaffforsevenyears.

geraldhasalsobeenacertifiedConstructionSafetyOfficerwiththeAlbertaConstructionSafetyAssociation,andemployedasaSafetyManagerwithClarkBuilderspriortohiscurrentposition.

RAYJEFFERY

RayJefferyhasservedasamemberoftheboardsinceFebruary2005.Heholdstradecertificatesintheheavyequipmenttechnician,automotiveservicetechnicianandpartstechniciantrades.HeisemployedatFinning(Canada)wherehecurrentlyhasresponsibilityforlearninganddevelopment.

Rayhasservedaspresidingofficerandmemberofboththeprovincialapprenticeshipandlocalapprenticeshipcommittees,andhasbeenactiveforthelast30yearsonvariousrelatedindustryandinstitutecommittees.

In2001,RaywasawardedtheChairman’sAwardofExcellencebytheAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoardinrecognitionofhisoutstandingcommitmenttohistradesandtotheprinciplesofapprenticeshipthroughmanyyearsofserviceintheindustrynetwork.


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Achievement in Business Competencies (Blue Seal) ProgramAprogramestablishedtoencourageandrecognizethestudyofbusinessbypersonscertifiedinadesignatedtradeordesignatedoccupation.

Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board (the board)OverseestheAlbertaapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystem.Togetherwithindustry,theboardsetsAlberta’strainingandcertificationstandards.Theboardiscomprisedofachairandanequalnumberofemployersandemployeeswhoworktogetheronbehalfofthedesignatedtradesandoccupations.MembersoftheboardareappointedbytheLieutenantgovernorinCouncil.

Apprentice ApersonwhoisparticipatinginanapprenticeshipprogramunderacontractofapprenticeshipthatisregisteredwithAdvancedEducation.

Apprenticeship updateAnewsletterwhichisaprimaryvehiclefortheAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoardtoprovideinformationaboutAlberta’sapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystemandtoinformemployers,tradespeople,apprenticesandtraineesofchangesintheirtradeoroccupation.Thenewsletterispublishedtwoorthreetimesayearwithacirculationofmorethan80,000.Itisalsoavailableonlineatwww.tradesecrets.gov.ab.ca.

Block ReleaseThetraditionalmethodofdeliveringtechnicaltrainingtoapprenticesinAlberta.Traininghasfixedstartandcompletiondates,theinstructorisexpectedtoteachasetcurriculumtotheapprenticeshipclassoverafixedtimeperiod,andapprenticesleaveworkandgotoschoolforablockoftime.

On-site DeliveryAninnovativeformofmobiledeliveryinwhichapprenticesattendtechnicaltraininginaclassroomlocatedinaworkcampforanumberofdaysper10dayworkrotation.

Certified Tradesperson/Certified JourneypersonAnindividualwhoholdsatradecertificateinadesignatedtrade.Becomingacertifiedtradespersoncanbeachievedbysuccessfullycompletinganapprenticeshipprogramorbymeetingindustrystandardsthroughdemonstratedworkexperienceinatradeandsuccessfullycompletingrequiredexaminations.

Competency Based Apprenticeship Training (CBAT)Anapproachtothetechnicaltrainingofapprenticesthatallowseachindividualtoprogressthroughtechnicaltrainingataratedeterminedbyhis/herowncapabilities.Apprenticesareabletoexittechnicaltrainingwhentheyhavecompletedtherequirements.

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Designated OccupationAnoccupationdesignatedundertheApprenticeship and Industry Training ActbytheMinisterofAdvancedEducationontherecommendationofindustryandtheAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoard.Designatedoccupationshaveclearlyidentifiedcompetencies.Whenanindividualhasachievedtheoccupation’sidentifiedcompetencies,theMinistergrantsanOccupationalCertificate.Participationinadesignatedoccupationisvoluntaryandacertificateisnotrequiredbylawforanindividualtoworkintheoccupation.TherearesixdesignatedoccupationsinAlberta.

Designated TradeAnoccupationdesignatedundertheApprenticeship and Industry Training ActbytheLieutenantgovernorinCouncilontherecommendationofindustry,theAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoard,andtheMinisterofAdvancedEducation.Thelegislationprovidesforapprenticeshipprogramsandcertificationoftradespeopleasevidencethattheirqualificationsmeettheindustry-establishedstandardsforthetrade.Thereare51designatedtradesinAlberta.

Distance DeliveryMeansapprenticescancompletethetheoryportionoftheprogramintheirhomelocationusingtelecommunicationtechnologyandscheduletheirlabactivitiesatatrainingprovider’slocationatatimethatfitstheirpersonalschedules.

Equivalency DocumentAdocumentthatverifiesapersonhascredentialsthatarerecognizedasequivalenttoanAlbertatradeoroccupationalcertificate.AnequivalencydocumentmaybegrantedtoapersonwhoholdsacredentialandwhoseskillsandknowledgehavebeenassessedasequivalenttoAlbertastandards.

Individual Learning Modules (ILMs)ILMsareself-containedlearningmaterialsspecificallywrittenforselectedapprenticeshipprograms.Eachmodulecoversapproximatelyfourtoeighthoursofinstructionandaddressesonelearningoutcomeinanapprenticeshiptechnicaltrainingcourseoutline.

IndustryIndustrymeansbothemployersandemployees.

Interprovincial Standards (Red Seal) ProgramAprogramthatprovidesgreatermobilityforskilledworkerstomovefromonepartofCanadatoanother.Itencouragesthestandardizationofprovincial/territorialtrainingandcertificationprograms.Inthe47RedSealtrades,certifiedtradespeopleandcompletingapprenticesmaywriteanindustry-developedinterprovincialexamand,ifsuccessful,receiveaRedSealendorsement.

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Journeyman CertificateAtradecertificategrantedtoapprenticeswhosuccessfullycompleteanAlbertaapprenticeshipprogram.

Local Apprenticeship Committee (LAC)LACsarepartofthe‘grassroots’oftheapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystem.Theystayintouchwiththeirtradeinthelocalcommunity,providinglocalinformationtotheirtrade’sprovincialapprenticeshipcommittee(PAC).TheboardappointsLACsforaparticulartrade.Eachcommitteeconsistsofaminimumoffivepeople:apresidingofficer,twomembersrepresentingtheinterestsofemployersandtwomembersrepresentingtheinterestofemployees.

Mobile DeliveryMeansapprenticescanattendtechnicaltrainingdeliveredbyapost-secondarytrainingproviderintheemployers’andapprentices’communities.

Occupational CertificateAcertificategrantedtoindividualswhodemonstratetheyhaveachievedthespecifiedcompetenciesofadesignatedoccupation.

Occupational CommitteeOccupationalcommitteesmakerecommendationstotheboardonanymatterconcerningtrainingandcertificationintheiroccupation.Theboardestablishesorrecognizesanoccupationalcommitteeforeachdesignatedoccupation.Itnormallyconsistsofapresidingofficerandanequalnumberofmembersrepresentingtheinterestsofemployersandemployees.

Prior Learning Assessment (PLA)Aprocessusedtoidentifythelearninganindividualhasacquiredthroughlife,workexperiencesandtechnicaltraining.Theindividual’slearningisassessedtodeterminewherethelearningmatchestheoutcomesofapprenticeshiporoccupationaltraining.BasedupontheresultsofthePLA,appropriatecreditisgiven.

Provincial Apprenticeship Committee (PAC)PACsarethelinkbetweentheLACsoftheirtradeandtheboard.Theyareresponsibleforrecommendingtrainingandcertificationrequirements,andstandardsfortheirtradetotheboard.TheboardappointsaPACforeachtrade.Itconsistsofaminimumofninepeople,apresidingofficer,fourmembersrepresentingtheinterestsofemployersandfourmembersrepresentingtheinterestofemployees.

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Qualification CertificateAcertificateissuedtoindividualswho,throughanassessmentoftheirpriorworkexperience,knowledgeandskillsinadesignatedtradeoroccupation,demonstratetheymeetthestandardssetforcertificationinAlberta.

Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP)Permitsahighschoolstudenttobecomeanapprenticewhileattendingschool,earningcredittowardbothahighschooldiploma/credentialandanapprenticeshipprogramatthesametime.

Record BookTheofficialrecordofanapprentice’sprogress.Itisusedtorecordandmonitoron-the-jobtraining.Italsoprovidesalistofthetasks,activitiesandfunctionsreflectingthescopeofthetradetoassistemployersandapprenticesindevelopingwork-placetrainingplans.

Supernet DeliveryAformofdistancedeliveryinwhichapprenticesconnectwithinstructorsfromtheirhomelocationbyavideo-conferencinglink.

Technical TrainingTheformalinstructionalcomponentofanapprenticeshipprogram,deliveredbyvarioustrainingprovidersthroughoutAlberta.

Trade CertificateTradecertificatesincludeJourneymanCertificatesandQualificationCertificatesindesignatedtrades,andcertificatesthathavebeenrecognizedasequivalenttoatradecertificate.

TraineeAtraineeisapersonparticipatinginatrainingprogramapprovedorrecognizedbytheboardinadesignatedoccupation.

weekly Apprenticeship Training System (wATS)Meansapprenticescancontinuetoworkwhileattendingtechnicaltrainingthatisprovidedinshortsegmentsoveranextendedperiodoftime(generallyonedayperweek).

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Asof2001,thestatisticaltablesandchartswerechangedtoreflecttheactualnumberofpeopleinvolvedintheAlbertaapprenticeshipandindustrytrainingsystem.Inpreviousyears,thedatareflectedthenumberofregistrations,graduationsandcertificatesissuedratherthanthenumberofapprenticesregisteredandthenumberofcertifiedindividuals.Thedistinctionisimportant.Thefirstreflectsthepaperprocessedinagivenperiodoftimeandtheotherreflectsthenumberofpeopleinvolved.

Inthepast,thesenumbersdifferedminimally.Withthecreationofvariousbranchesofindividualtrades,andwiththeavailabilityofmultiplecertificationswithinonetrade,thesenumbersareincreasinglydivergent.

Pleasenotethatin2003thetechnicaltraininginformationwasalsochangedtoreflecttheschool year.Priorto2003,technicaltrainingattendancewasprovidedbasedonthecalendaryearforconsistencywithothercalendar yeardata(e.g.registrations).Theswitchtoschoolyeardataprovidesamoreaccuratereadingofthetechnicaltrainingdata.

Asaresultofthesechanges,thedataprovidedinthetablesandchartsthatfollowwillnotcorrespondtothedataprovidedinAlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingAnnualReportspriorto2001.

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AlbertaApprenticeshipandProvincialLabourForceStatistics,2000-2005(Table1) 49

TotalNumberofApprenticesRegistered(Totals,AveragesandPercentageChanges)byTrade,2000-2005(Table2) 50

TotalandNewApprenticesRegisteredbyBranch,2005(Table3) 52

NewApprenticesRegistered(Totals,AveragesandPercentageChanges)byTrade,2000-2005(Table4) 53

TotalNumberofApprenticesRegisteredbyYear,1985-2005(Chart1) 55

AgeofAlbertaApprenticesonDateofRegistrationinFirstTrade,2005(Chart2) 56

TotalNumberofIndividualsCertified,2005(Table5) 57

TotalNumberofCompletedApprentices,TraineesCertified,andIndividualsIssuedQualificationCertificates,2000-2005(Table6) 59

TechnicalTrainingAttendancebyInstitutionandSchoolYear,2000-01–2005-06(Table7) 61

TotalNumberofApprenticesbyTradeandPeriod(orYear)ofTraining,2005(Table8) 62

NumberofApprenticesRegistered,CertifiedandAttendingTechnicalTrainingbyApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingOfficeLocations,2005(Table9) 64

IndustryCommitteeMeetingsbyTrade/Occupation,2005(Table10) 65

NumberofParticipantsintheRegisteredApprenticeshipProgram(RAP)byTradeasofDecember31,2005(Table11) 67

NumberofNewRegistrantsintheRegisteredApprenticeshipProgram(RAP)byYear,1992-2005(Chart4) 69

NumberofApprenticesRegistered–Total,ApprenticesandWomen–2005(Table12) 70

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2000-2005 Change

TotalApprenticesRegistered(alltrades) 32,536 38,089 40,501 39,294 40,483 46,472 42.8%

NewApprenticesRegistered(alltrades) 11,312 13,994 13,038 11,758 12,746 17,896 58.2%

LabourForce(thousands) 1,666.8 1,710.4 1,764.2 1,808.8 1,842.40 1,857.50 11.4%

Employed(thousands) 1,584.0 1,630.9 1,670.8 1,716.7 1,757.50 1,784.40 12.7%

Unemployed(thousands) 82.9 79.4 93.4 92.2 85.0 73.1 -11.8%

UnemploymentRate(%) 5.0% 4.6% 5.3% 5.1% 4.6% 3.9% -22.0%

Alberta Apprenticeship and provincial labour force statistics, 2000 - 2005

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Source:Alberta Advanced Education and Alberta Human Resources and Employment

Total Apprentices Registered:TotalnumberregisteredasofDecember31,2005.Apprenticesmayberegisteredinmorethanonetradeorbranchofatradewithinthesameyear,butarecountedhereonlyonce.

new Apprentices Registered:Allapprenticesregisteringduringasinglecalendaryear.Thenumberincludesthosewhoarereturningtodoanadditionalapprenticeshipaftercompletingoneormoreapprenticeshipsinpreviousyears,orcontinuinganapprenticeshipinanothertradeforwhichtheyregisteredinapreviousyear.Apprenticeswhoregisteredinmorethanonetradeorbranchofatradewithinaspecificyeararecountedonlyonce.Thenumberdoesnotincludere-instatedapprentices(unlessre-instatedinthesameyear).

notes: LabourForceSurveyestimatesfrom1976forwardhavebeenadjustedtoreflect2001Censuspopulationcounts. Inearly2006,StatisticsCanadamaderevisionstothelabourforcestatisticsforthefollowingreasons: improvedpopulationbenchmarks changedthedefinitionofthepublicandprivatesectors updatedthegeographiccodingofseveralsomesmallCensusAgglomerations(CA) from1996urbancentreboundariesto2001CAboundaries.

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total number of Apprentices Registered (totals, Averages and percentage Changes) by trade, 2000 - 2005*

tABle 2

TRADE 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2000-05 Average

2000-05 % Change

AgriculturalEquipmentTechnician 89 87 91 114 154 167 117 88%

ApplicanceServiceTechnician 72 74 71 92 84 79 79 10%

AutoBodyTechnician 499 567 612 630 690 691 615 39%

AutomotiveServiceTechnician 2,278 2,392 2,659 2,761 2,929 3,003 2,670 32%

Baker 223 204 192 183 195 217 202 -3%

Boilermaker 126 180 185 201 189 197 180 56%

Bricklayer 139 152 173 179 212 222 180 60%

Cabinetmaker 435 452 449 405 399 429 428 -1%

Carpenter 2,447 2,720 2,898 2,877 3,091 3,432 2,911 40%

CommunicationTechnician 301 423 380 284 257 273 320 -9%

ConcreteFinisher 59 74 61 52 86 93 71 58%

Cook 932 1,028 1,032 1,059 990 999 1,007 7%

CraneandHoistingEquipmentOperator

819 1,215 1,330 1,408 1,679 2,009 1,410 145%

ElectricalMotorSystemsTechnician 46 51 56 52 56 46 51 0%

Electrician 5,000 5,947 6,617 6,494 6,422 7,295 6,296 46%

ElectronicTechnician 53 58 48 33 26 12 38 -77%

ElevatorConstructor 121 127 114 86 88 90 104 -26%

FloorcoveringInstaller 51 53 49 36 55 70 52 37%

gasfitter 165 166 176 246 278 302 222 83%

glazier 125 136 159 156 156 166 150 33%

Hairstylist 1,491 1,776 1,902 1,883 1,984 2,082 1,853 40%

HeavyEquipmentTechnician 2,442 2,597 2,634 2,571 2,833 3,494 2,762 43%

InstrumentTechnician 1,049 1,401 1,550 1,346 1,289 1,444 1,347 38%

Insulator 426 531 694 558 461 521 532 22%

Ironworker 236 373 373 341 294 484 350 105%

Ironworker-MetalBuildingSystemsErector

70 89 85 60 74 90 78 29%

Landscapegardener 202 198 183 185 182 200 192 -1%

Lather-InteriorSystemsMechanic 66 106 92 87 91 91 89 38%

Locksmith 58 61 63 58 60 62 60 7%

Machinist 765 896 892 867 886 935 874 22%

Millwright 1,203 1,365 1,405 1,321 1,357 1,541 1,365 28%

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*TotalnumberofapprenticesregisteredasofDecember31eachyear.Apprenticesmayberegisteredinmorethanonetradeorbranchofatradewithinthesameyear,butarecountedhereonlyonce.

n/A=NotApplicable.Datadoesnotexistinoneormoreofthespecifiedyears. note 1:Outdoorpowerequipmenttechnicianbecameadesignatedtradein2001. note 2:RigtechnicianbecameadesignatedtradeonJune1,2005,andisbeingphasedinoverthreeyears. note 3:Apprenticeshipprogramsbecameavailableforthetoolanddiemakertradein2003.

TRADE 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2000-05 Average

2000-05 % Change

MotorcycleMechanic 114 125 134 138 174 214 150 88%

OutdoorPowerEquipmentTechnician(Note 1)

N/A 22 52 64 84 81 N/A N/A

PainterandDecorator 140 155 170 150 154 150 153 7%

PartsTechnician 622 662 641 613 651 697 648 12%

Plumber 1,893 2,168 2,463 2,606 2,722 3,040 2,482 61%

PowerLineman 156 199 254 278 289 343 253 120%

PowerSystemElectrician 65 78 86 107 119 140 99 115%

RecreationVehicleServiceTechnician 105 94 101 111 127 139 113 32%

RefrigerationandAirConditioningMechanic

406 436 476 495 533 547 482 35%

RigTechnician(Note 2) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 446 N/A N/A

Roofer 113 118 129 152 160 166 140 47%

Sawfiler 28 23 20 20 16 15 20 -46%

SheetMetalWorker 730 829 887 971 944 1,026 898 41%

SprinklerSystemsInstaller 195 233 247 244 239 238 233 22%

Steamfitter-Pipefitter 1,359 1,711 1,863 1,801 1,746 2,427 1,818 79%

StructuralSteelandPlateFitter 130 172 152 137 131 146 145 12%

Tilesetter 62 62 54 49 57 35 53 -44%

ToolandDieMaker (Note 3) N/A N/A N/A 10 10 7 N/A N/A

TransportRefrigerationTechnician 41 47 49 48 48 46 47 12%

WaterWellDriller 30 35 37 34 32 37 34 23%

Welder 4,359 5,421 5,461 4,641 4,700 5,796 5,063 33%

TOTAL 32,536 38,089 40,501 39,294 40,483 46,472 39,563 43%

total number of Apprentices Registered (totals, Averages and percentage Changes) by trade, 2000 - 2005*

tABle 2 (continued)


total and new Apprentices Registered by Branch, 2005

tABle 3

Source:Alberta Advanced Education note 1:Apprenticesregisteredinasinglebranchoftheautobodytechniciantradearecountedunderthebranchinwhichtheyareregistered.Apprenticesregisteredintwoorthreebranchesofthetradearecountedunderthe‘Technician’heading. note 2:AsofJuly15,2005,theheavyboomtruckcraftandmediumboomtruckcraftwerecombinedintoonecraftoftheboomtruckbranchofthecraneandhoistingequipmentoperatortradecalled‘boomtruck’.

AuTO BODy TEChnICIAn Total Registered Apprentices new Apprentices Registered

Prepper 22 7

Refinisher 93 24

Repairer 108 32

Technician (Note 1) 468 163

Total 691 226

CRAnE AnD hOISTInG EQuIPMEnT OPERATOR Total Registered Apprentices new Apprentices Registered

BoomTruck

BoomTruck (Note 2) 739 394

WellheadBoomTruck 760 483

MobileCrane 463 246

TowerCrane 47 23

Total 2,009 1,146

hEAVy EQuIPMEnT TEChnICIAn Total Registered Apprentices new Apprentices Registered

HeavyEquipmentTechnician 2,806 1,027

HeavyDutyEquipmentMechanic(OffRoad) 141 64

TransportTrailerMechanic 133 63

TruckandTransportMechanic 414 163

Total 3,494 1,317

OuTDOOR POwER EQuIPMEnT TEChnICIAn Total Registered Apprentices new Apprentices Registered

Power 25 7

Turf 3 2

Marine 23 8

Recreational 30 11

Total 81 28


new Apprentices Registered (totals, Averages and percentage Changes) by trade, 2000 - 2005*

tABle �

TRADE 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2000-05 Average

2000-05 % Change

AgriculturalEquipmentTechnician 34 53 57 45 62 67 53 97%

ApplianceServiceTechnician 25 29 26 37 18 21 26 -16%

AutoBodyTechnician 168 205 197 215 221 226 205 35%

AutomotiveServiceTechnician 614 766 846 758 795 799 763 30%

Baker 88 57 54 72 81 83 73 -6%

Boilermaker 39 81 40 46 41 61 51 56%

Bricklayer 53 41 67 49 69 83 60 57%

Cabinetmaker 115 129 119 114 115 138 122 20%

Carpenter 827 916 1,009 1,099 1,093 1,243 1,031 50%

CommunicationTechnician 167 183 66 30 57 105 101 -37%

ConcreteFinisher 17 38 23 19 46 37 30 118%

Cook 349 404 381 391 355 417 383 20%


451 705 641 686 885 1,146 752 154%

ElectricalMotorSystemsTechnician 13 18 16 15 17 14 16 8%

Electrician 1,560 1,899 1,807 1,480 1,442 2,277 1,744 46%

ElectronicTechnician 17 19 8 8 3 1 9 -94%

ElevatorConstructor 44 13 11 11 25 30 22 -32%

FloorcoveringInstaller 21 21 16 7 32 33 22 57%

gasfitter 71 58 77 121 86 112 88 58%

glazier 50 45 62 43 45 64 52 28%

Hairstylist 739 806 847 893 921 958 861 30%

HeavyEquipmentTechnician 703 851 891 776 963 1,317 917 87%

InstrumentTechnician 396 559 580 302 341 530 451 34%

Insulator 248 161 316 110 96 209 190 -16%

Ironworker 109 171 103 78 100 286 141 162%


29 40 38 22 46 48 37 66%

Landscapegardener 68 61 55 58 58 65 61 -4%

Lather-InteriorSystemsMechanic 23 60 25 39 33 41 37 78%

Locksmith 14 16 18 13 14 15 15 7%

Machinist 198 334 224 210 243 307 253 55%

Millwright 335 484 408 319 366 553 411 65%

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TRADE 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2000-05 Average

2000-05 % Change

MotorcycleMechanic 48 40 49 52 77 82 58 71%

OutdoorPowerEquipmentTechnician(Note 1)

N/A 24 38 31 35 28 N/A N/A

PainterandDecorator 59 58 66 56 63 56 60 -5%

PartsTechnician 190 229 204 216 236 265 223 40%

Plumber 584 686 819 797 720 964 762 65%

PowerLineman 68 87 96 75 97 137 93 102%

PowerSystemElectrician 23 36 43 41 32 59 39 157%

RecreationVehicleServiceTechnician 26 32 44 46 46 45 40 73%


109 122 146 162 150 164 142 51%

RigTechnician (Note 2) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 449 N/A N/A

Roofer 35 41 39 59 63 53 48 51%

Sawfiler 11 3 5 7 3 3 5 -73%

SheetMetalWorker 248 260 284 299 242 324 276 31%

SprinklerSystemsInstaller 82 70 69 61 62 77 70 -6%

Steamfitter-Pipefitter 501 662 528 501 529 1,241 660 148%

StructuralSteelandPlateFitter 46 69 41 40 39 60 49 30%

Tilesetter 22 22 18 18 22 5 18 -77%

ToolandDieMaker(Note 3) N/A N/A N/A 15 0 1 N/A N/A

TransportRefrigerationTechnician 20 18 9 9 13 22 15 10%

WaterWellDriller 18 19 15 10 17 10 15 -44%

Welder 1,637 2,293 1,497 1,197 1,632 2,565 1,804 57%

TOTAL 11,312 13,994 13,038 11,758 12,747 17,896 13,458 58%

Source:Alberta Advanced Education

n/A=NotApplicable.Datadoesnotexistinoneormoreofthespecifiedyears. * Newapprenticesincludeallapprenticesregisteringduringasinglecalendaryear.Thenumberincludesthosewhoarereturningtodoan

additionalapprenticeshipaftercompletingoneormoreapprenticeshipprogramsinpreviousyears,orcontinuinganapprenticeshipinanothertradeforwhichtheyregisteredinapreviousyear.Apprenticeswhoregisteredinmorethanonetradeorbranchofatradewithin2005arecountedhereonlyonce.Thenumberdoesnotincludere-instatedapprentices(unlessre-instatedinthesameyear).

note 1:Outdoorpowerequipmenttechnicianbecameadesignatedtradein2001. note 2:RigtechnicianbecameadesignatedtradeonJune1,2005,andisbeingphasedinoverthreeyears. note 3:Apprenticeshipprogramsbecameavailableforthetoolanddiemakertradein2003.

tABle � (continued)

new Apprentices Registered (totals, Averages and percentage Changes) by trade, 2000 - 2005*


Source:Alberta Advanced Education * Thisgraphrepresentsstatisticscoveringaseriesofcalendaryears(JanuarytoDecember).

ChARt 1

total number of Apprentices Registered by year, 1��5 - 2005*

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Source:Alberta Advanced Education * Ageatdateofregistration.**The15,764totalinthechartaboveincludesonlyindividualsregisteringintheirfirsttradeinAlbertain2005.Thisnumberdiffersfromthetotal

numberofnewapprenticesregistered(17,896)aspresentedinTable3.Thenumberofnewapprenticesregisteredincludesthosewhoarereturningtodoanadditionalapprenticeshipaftercompletingoneormoreapprenticeshipprogramsinpreviousyears.

Mean -definedasthesumoftheagesofallapprenticesdividedbythetotalnumberofapprenticesinvolved,i.e.,average age.Median -definedasthemiddle agecategorywithanequalnumberofapprenticesyoungerandolderthanthisgroup.Mode -definedasthelargestagecategoryormost frequent ageofapprentices.

ChARt 2

Age of Alberta Apprentices on date of Registration in first trade, 2005*

Mode = 19

Median = 22

Mean = 25

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total number of individuals Certified, 2005*

tABle 5

(continued)

TRADE/OCCuPATIOn Journeyman/Occupational

Certificates Issued to Completed

Apprentices and Trainees

Interprovincial Red Seals Issued to

Completed Apprentices

Qualification Certificates

(note 1)

Equivalency Documents

(note 2)

Other Red Seals Issued

(note 3)

AgriculturalEquipmentTechnician 16 15 3 0 3

ApplianceServiceTechnician 8 4 3 0 3

AutoBodyTechnician** 105 56 25 5 24

AutomotiveServiceTechnician 298 267 29 47 31

Baker 26 10 0 0 0

Boilermaker 20 17 4 3 4

Bricklayer 35 32 0 0 0

Cabinetmaker 33 19 0 0 0

Carpenter 245 174 7 4 9

CommunicationTechnician 58 N/A 2 0 N/A

ConcreteFinisher 16 10 0 0 0

Cook 174 152 19 1 19

CraneandHoistingEquipmentOperator**

370 66 89 43 2

ElectricalMotorSystemsTechnician 10 8 0 0 0

Electrician 923 755 84 18 96

ElectronicTechnician 7 2 0 0 0

ElevatorConstructor 15 N/A 1 0 N/A

FloorcoveringInstaller 4 3 0 0 0

gasfitter 54 N/A 16 15 N/A

glazier 23 18 0 0 0

Hairstylist 557 343 54 42 93

HeavyEquipmentTechnician** 366 303 51 22 52

InstrumentTechnician 189 151 5 3 5

Insulator 59 43 0 0 0

Ironworker 53 32 23 33 26


1 N/A 1 0 N/A

Landscapegardener 20 N/A 0 0 N/A

Lather-InteriorSystemsMechanic 12 7 5 2 7

Locksmith 5 N/A 0 0 N/A

Machinist 141 122 1 0 1

Millwright 211 182 24 3 26

MotorcycleMechanic 26 26 10 0 10

OutdoorPowerEquipmentTechnician 5 N/A 1 0 N/A

PainterandDecorator 14 9 4 0 4

PartsTechnician 94 88 12 0 11

Plumber 320 289 6 8 9

PowerLineman 49 40 3 0 3


TRADE/OCCuPATIOn Journeyman/Occupational

Certificates Issued to Completed

Apprentices and Trainees

Interprovincial Red Seals Issued to

Completed Apprentices

Qualification Certificates

(note 1)

Equivalency Documents

(note 2)

Other Red Seals Issued

(note 3)

PowerSystemElectrician 16 N/A 12 2 N/A

RecreationVehicleServiceTechnician 13 8 2 0 1


76 65 5 1 5

RigTechnician(Note 4) 0 N/A 0 0 N/A

Roofer 9 7 0 0 0

Sawfiler 4 N/A 0 0 N/A

SheetMetalWorker 95 53 1 0 1

SprinklerSystemsInstaller 30 24 1 0 1

Steamfitter-Pipefitter 192 170 285 14 296

StructuralSteelandPlateFitter 19 17 0 2 0

Tilesetter 6 0 0 0 0

ToolandDieMaker 0 0 0 0 0

TransportRefrigerationTechnician 13 N/A 0 0 N/A

WaterWellDriller 4 N/A 2 0 N/A

Welder 888 808 29 17 42

Total - Trades 5,927 4,395 819 285 784

ConstructionCraftLabourer 2 N/A 31 N/A N/A

gasUtilityOperator 7 N/A 1 N/A N/A

OilandgasTransportationServices 5 N/A 0 N/A N/A

SteelDetailer 1 N/A 0 N/A N/A

Warehousing 8 N/A 17 N/A N/A

WellTestingServicesSupervisor 5 N/A 0 N/A N/A

Total - Occupations 28 n/A 49 n/A n/A

TOTAL 5,955 4,395 868 285 784

total number of individuals Certified, 2005*

tABle 5 (continued)

Source:Alberta Advanced Education * Individualsissuedmorethanonecertificatein2005arecountedhereonlyonce.**Indicatesthatsome,notall,branchesofthistradehaveaRedSealdesignation.

n/A=NotApplicable.

note 1:AQualificationCertificateisacertificateissuedtoindividualswho,throughanassessmentoftheirpriorworkexperience,knowledgeandskillsinadesignatedtradeoroccupation,demonstratetheymeetthestandardssetforcertificationinAlberta.In2005,689oftheQualificationCertificateswereissuedwithanInterprovincialStandardsRedSeal.note 2:The285Equivalencydocumentswereissuedtorecognizeacertificateordocument(e.g.atradecertificateobtainedinanotherCanadianjurisdiction)asequivalenttoatradecertificategrantedundertheApprenticeship and Industry Training ActwhentheskillsandknowledgeonwhichthatcertificateordocumentisbasedhavebeendeemedtobeequivalenttothoseofanAlbertacertifiedtradespersoninthattrade.note 3:These784InterprovincialStandardsRedSealswereissuedtoindividualswhoachievedjourneypersonstatusthroughacertificationonlyprocesssuchastheQualificationorEquivlencyprograms(i.e.,withoutcompletinganapprenticeshipprogram)orwhosuccessfullycompletedtheinterprovincialexaminationinAlbertaratherthaninthejurisdictioninwhichtheywereoriginallycertified.note 4:RigtechnicianbecameadesignatedtradeonJune1,2005,andisbeingphasedinoverthreeyears.


total number of Completed Apprentices, trainees Certified, and individuals issued Qualification Certificates, 2000 - 2005*

tABle 6

TRADE/OCCuPATIOn 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

AgriculturalEquipmentTechnician 29 34 15 17 4 19

ApplicanceServiceTechnician 8 12 15 11 10 11

AutoBodyTechnician 90 57 64 85 89 130

AutomotiveServiceTechnician 308 346 314 312 316 327

Baker 41 43 37 48 28 26

Boilermaker 26 12 20 21 26 24

Bricklayer 9 16 24 14 21 35

Cabinetmaker 36 38 31 54 44 33

Carpenter 166 193 213 241 246 252

CommunicationTechnician 31 37 68 78 43 60

ConcreteFinishert 7 10 19 7 9 16

Cook 145 153 134 139 165 193

CraneandHoistingEquipmentOperator 177 248 255 284 326 459

ElectricalMotorSystemsTechnician 11 8 3 9 5 10

Electrician 409 567 684 700 825 1,007

ElectronicTechnician 4 9 5 8 7 7

ElevatorConstructor 4 6 8 4 19 16

FloorcoveringInstaller 1 4 5 3 1 4

gasfitter 53 50 43 34 41 70

glazier 10 11 4 14 16 23

Hairstylist 440 421 432 508 600 611

HeavyEquipmentTechnician 392 490 664 623 437 417

InstrumentTechnician 111 110 145 204 186 194

Insulator 18 29 34 31 53 59

Ironworker 15 23 52 64 88 76

Ironworker-MetalBuildingSystemsErector 19 11 23 18 15 2

Landscapegardener 24 22 21 20 23 20

Lather-InteriorSystemsMechanic 0 3 0 5 7 17

Locksmith 5 4 5 0 3 5

Machinist 112 96 153 97 104 142

Millwright 162 221 190 219 191 235

MotorcycleMechanic 15 14 26 24 19 36

OutdoorPowerEquipmentTechnician N/A 4 52 7 7 6

PainterandDecorator 21 29 16 16 21 18

PartsTechnician 98 106 110 124 116 106

Plumber 109 151 206 275 279 326

PowerLineman 25 33 22 23 43 52

PowerSystemElectrician 14 8 14 15 32 28

(continued)


TRADE/OCCuPATIOn 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

RecreationVehicleServiceTechnician 13 27 13 14 18 15

RefrigerationandAirConditioningMechanic 54 59 63 72 69 81

RigTechnician N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Roofer 12 10 3 6 15 9

Sawfiler 8 7 5 5 1 4

SheetMetalWorker 61 46 73 71 90 96

SprinklerSystemsInstaller 10 13 25 23 36 31

Steamfitter-Pipefitter 77 101 131 156 249 477

StructuralSteelandPlateFitter 19 22 23 25 29 19

Tilesetter 0 4 5 9 9 6

ToolandDieMaker 0 0 3 1 0 0

TransportRefrigerationTechnician 8 6 2 5 10 13

WaterWellDriller 4 9 7 6 7 6

Welder 888 855 743 902 980 917

Total - Trades 4,299 4,788 5,222 5,651 5,978 6,746

ConstructionCraftLabourer 257 141 35 43 53 33

gasUtilityOperator 10 10 7 11 6 8

OilandgasTransportationServices N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5

SteelDetailer N/A N/A N/A 0 0 1

Warehousing 150 11 9 19 30 25

WellTestingServicesSupervisor N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5

Total - Occupations 417 162 51 73 89 77

TOTAL 4,716 4,950 5,273 5,724 6,067 6,823

total number of Completed Apprentices, trainees Certified, and individuals issued Qualification Certificates, 2000 - 2005*

tABle 6 (continued)

Source:Alberta Advanced Education * Individualsissuedmorethanonecertificatein2005arecountedhereonlyonce.

n/A=NotApplicable.Datadoesnotexistinoneormoreofthespecifiedyears.



*ThesestatisticscovertheschoolyearfromAugust1toJuly31foreachyearrepresented. note 1:TheDelmarCollegeandMarvelCollegeprovidetechnicaltrainingforhairstylists.Thehairstylisttradehasatwo-yearapprenticeshipprogram.note 2:EffectiveJuly1,2004,NAITassumedresponsibilityforFairviewCollege.note 3:Enform(previouslyPetroleumIndustryTrainingService)trainsonlycraneandhoistingequipmentoperator-wellheadboomtruck,whichisaone-yearapprenticeshipprogram.note 4:Othertrainingprovidersinclude:ATCO Electric-isaccreditedtoprovidetechnicaltrainingforitspowerlinemanapprentices.British Columbia Institute of Technology-providessawfilertraining.Fortisalberta.inc-(previouslyAquilaNetworksCanada,UtilicorpNetworksCanadaandTransAltaUtilities)isaccreditedtoprovidetechnicaltrainingforitspowerlinemanapprentices.Grande Cache Institution-providestrainingtoinmates.Northern Lakes College-providescarpentertraining.

technical training Attendance by institution and school year, 2000-01 - 2005-06*

tABle �

2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06

DelmarCollegeofHairDesign(Note 1) 93 119 117 115 125 113

FairviewCollege(Note 2) 667 763 797 813 N/A N/A

KeyanoCollege 394 461 456 482 471 545

LakelandCollege 584 677 778 773 706 754

LethbridgeCommunityCollege 625 690 696 647 610 659

MarvelCollege(Note 1) 73 84 81 83 90 97

MedicineHatCollege 270 294 339 315 320 446

NorthernAlbertaInstituteofTechnology(Note 2)

7,114 8,005 8,897 9,208 9,384 10,439

OldsCollege 200 203 206 199 226 258

Enform(Note 3) 80 77 112 196 242 257

PortageCollege 0 47 45 43 64 78

RedDeerCollege 1,450 1,683 1,906 1,795 1,819 2,154

SouthernAlbertaInstituteofTechnology 4,706 5,075 5,559 5,710 5,762 6,402

OtherTrainingProviders(Note 4) 31 79 81 85 85 89

TOTAL 16,287 18,257 20,070 20,464 19,904 22,291


total number of Apprentices by trade and period (or year) of training, 2005*

tABle �

TRADE 1st Period 2nd Period 3rd Period 4th Period 9th Period(note 1)

Total Apprentices

AgriculturalEquipmentTechnician 78 25 28 18 18 167

ApplicanceServiceTechnician 39 12 20 N/A 8 79

AutoBodyTechnician 288 302 27 N/A 74 691

AutomotiveServiceTechnician 1,034 501 771 404 293 3,003

Baker 89 37 30 N/A 61 217

Boilermaker 50 21 76 27 23 197

Bricklayer 58 112 40 N/A 12 222

Cabinetmaker 185 88 64 67 25 429

Carpenter 1,845 603 457 399 128 3,432

CommunicationTechnician 91 29 30 57 66 273

ConcreteFinisher 61 7 N/A N/A 25 93

Cook 403 190 190 N/A 216 999


1,601 0 138 N/A 270 2,009

ElectricalMotorSystemsTechnician 14 9 4 8 11 46

Electrician 2,432 1,707 1,352 1,486 318 7,295

ElectronicTechnician 1 2 7 0 2 12

ElevatorConstructor 0 0 5 1 84 90

FloorcoveringInstaller 44 24 N/A N/A 2 70

gasfitter 119 63 67 N/A 53 302

glazier 69 40 33 20 4 166

Hairstylist 630 477 N/A N/A 975 2,082

HeavyEquipmentTechnician 1,608 581 658 401 246 3,494

InstrumentTechnician 550 193 233 208 260 1,444

Insulator 288 91 96 N/A 46 521

Ironworker 325 41 36 69 13 484


83 5 N/A N/A 2 90

Landscapegardener 66 51 19 39 25 200

Lather-InteriorSystemsMechanic 41 25 18 N/A 7 91

Locksmith 20 18 10 11 3 62

Machinist 300 229 184 158 64 935

Millwright 549 381 259 255 97 1,541

MotorcycleMechanic 96 62 19 31 6 214

OutdoorPowerEquipmentTechnician

23 30 10 4 14 81

(continued)


total number of Apprentices by trade and period (or year) of training, 2005*

tABle � (continued)

TRADE 1st Period 2nd Period 3rd Period 4th Period 9th Period(note 1)

Total Apprentices

PainterandDecorator 83 37 10 N/A 20 150

PartsTechnician 330 194 153 N/A 20 697

Plumber 1,158 728 611 420 123 3,040

PowerLineman 159 89 49 N/A 46 343

PowerSystemElectrician 19 13 41 55 12 140

RecreationVehicleServiceTechnician 60 52 6 N/A 21 139


161 127 136 98 25 547

RigTechnician(Note 2) 414 30 2 N/A 0 446

Roofer 78 41 34 N/A 13 166

Sawfiler 2 1 4 3 5 15

SheetMetalWorker 473 206 165 170 12 1,026

SprinklerSystemsInstaller 94 53 63 N/A 28 238

Steamfitter-Pipefitter 1,268 508 289 301 61 2,427

StructuralSteelandPlateFitter 62 45 33 N/A 6 146

Tilesetter 13 16 2 N/A 4 35

ToolandDieMaker 3 1 3 N/A 0 7

TransportRefrigerationTechnician 18 14 1 N/A 13 46

WaterWellDriller 15 21 N/A N/A 1 37

Welder 3,069 1,420 1,063 N/A 244 5,796

TOTAL 20,559 9,552 7,546 4,710 4,105 46,472


*ThesestatisticsareasofDecember31,2005.

n/A=Notalltradeshavefourperiods.TheN/Asindicatewherethereisnoperiodinthattrade.

note 1:9thPeriodApprenticesarethoseapprenticeswhohavecompletedorwhohavebeengrantedcreditforalltechnicaltrainingrequirementsintheirapprenticeshipprogram.Industryexaminationandworkexperience/on-the-jobtrainingrequirementsforthetradehaveyettobesuccessfullycompleted.note 2:RigtechnicianbecameadesignatedtradeonJune1,2005,andisbeingphasedinoverthreeyears.



* ThistablerepresentsstatisticscoveringtheJanuarytoDecember2005calendaryear.Technicaltrainingintheprevioustableisreportedasschoolyear.Forthistableonly,thetechnicaltrainingstatisticscoverthecalendaryearforcomparabilitywithinthistable.

**Attendancereflectsthenumberoftechnicaltrainingseatsoccupied. note 1:Albertaprovidestrainingforapprenticesfromotherprovincesandterritorieswherethetradeisdesignatedbutthejurisdictionsareunabletoprovidetechnicaltrainingduetosmallapprenticeregistrationnumbers.Albertadoesnotissuetheseindividualsacertificate.TheyarenotcountedinTable5underCompletedApprentices.note 2:Albertaregistersapprenticesandprovidestechnicaltrainingtopersonsfromjurisdictionswherenoprogramexists.Albertaissuesacertificateoncompletionoftheprogram.note 3:Notallapprenticesattendtechnicaltraininginanygivenyear.Approximately65percentto75percentofallregisteredapprenticesinanyyearareeligibletoattendaperiodoftechnicaltraining.Ofthisnumber,approximately80percentattendaperiodoftechnicaltraininginagivenyear.Thereasonsapprenticesdonotattendtechnicaltrainingvaryandinclude:somehavesuccessfullycompletedallofthetechnicaltrainingbutdonothavealloftherequiredon-the-jobtrainingtobecertified;somearestillattendinghighschoolandarenotabletoattendtechnicaltraining;somerequireupgradingbeforetheyareabletoattendtechnicaltraining; somehavebeenregisteredwithintheprevioussixmonthsandwouldnotnormallyattendtechnicaltraininguntiltheyhadatleast9-12monthsofon-the-jobtrainingwiththeiremployer;

somearegraduatesofaccreditedpost-secondarytechnicalprogramsandhavereceivedcreditfortheirtechnicaltraining;somearecertifiedtradespeopleinarelatedtradeandhavereceivedcreditforportionsofthetechnicaltraininginthetradeinwhichtheyareanapprentice.

number of Apprentices Registered, Certified and Attending technical trainingby Apprenticeship and industry training office locations, 2005*

tABle �

Total ApprenticesRegistered

new ApprenticesRegistered

ApprenticesCertified

Technical Training

Attendance**

Calgary 11,723 4,271 1,556 5,317

Lethbridge 1,440 565 216 704

MedicineHat 1,592 567 181 677

RedDeer 4,140 1,666 621 2,011

Total - South Region 18,895 7,069 2,574 8,709

Bonnyville 1,076 359 144 428

Edmonton 17,898 7,181 2,172 7,722

FortMcMurray 2,430 1,039 250 859

grandePrairie 2,117 877 273 835

Hinton 767 297 98 370

PeaceRiver 621 218 129 293

SlaveLake 823 273 93 378

Vermilion 964 386 173 534

Total - north Region 26,696 10,630 3,332 11,419

Total - Regions 45,591 17,699 5,906 20,128

Interprovincial-TrainingOnly(Note 1)

473 149 17 215

Interprovincial/International-TrainingandCertification(Note 2)

408 48 4 100

Total - Other 881 197 21 315

TOTAL 46,472 17,896 5,927 20,443

(Note 3)


industry Committee Meetings by trade/occupation, 2005

tABle 10

TRADE/OCCuPATIOn Provincial Apprenticeship

Committees/Occupational

Committees

Provincial Apprenticeship

Sub-Committees/ Ocuupational

Sub-Committees

Total Provincial

Apprenticeship/ Occupational

Committees

Total Local

Apprenticeship Committees

Total All

Committees

AgriculturalEquipmentTechnician

1 0 1 N/A 1

ApplianceServiceTechnician 1 3 4 0 4

AutoBodyTechnician 1 1 2 1 3

AutomotiveServiceTechnician 1 2 3 9 12

Baker 0 2 2 2 4

Boilermaker 2 3 5 N/A 5

Bricklayer 0 1 1 1 2

Cabinetmaker 0 6 6 3 9

Carpenter 0 3 3 6 9

CommunicationTechnician 0 0 0 1 1

ConcreteFinisher 0 2 2 N/A 2

Cook 0 2 2 3 5


0 9 9 3 12

ElectricalMotorSystemsTechnician

0 0 0 2 2

Electrician 1 3 4 3 7

ElectronicTechnician 0 2 2 0 2

ElevatorConstructor 1 0 1 N/A 1

FloorcoveringInstaller 0 5 5 N/A 5

gasfitter 0 1 1 0 1

glazier 1 8 9 1 10

Hairstylist 1 7 8 8 16

HeavyEquipmentTechnician 2 8 10 8 18

InstrumentTechnician 0 4 4 0 4

Insulator 0 2 2 N/A 2

Ironworker 1 3 4 N/A 4

Landscapegardener 0 0 0 0 0

Lather-InteriorSystemsMechanic

0 2 2 N/A 2

Locksmith 1 1 2 2 4

NaturalgasCompressionTechnician*

1 0 1 N/A 1

Machinist 2 3 5 1 6

Millwright 2 2 4 3 7

MotorcycleMechanic 1 2 3 1 4

OutdoorPowerEquipmentTechnician

0 0 0 0 0

PainterandDecorator 1 4 5 2 7

PartsTechnician 0 4 4 5 9

(continued)



n/A:Notapplicablereferstotradeswherelocalapprenticeshipcommitteesdonotexist.Designatedoccupationsdonothavelocalcommittees. * DenotesaProvisionalCommittee. note 1:Fourofthesub-committeemeetingswerejointmeetings,therefore,theyappearforeachtradeoroccupationbutareonlycountedonceinthefinaltotal.

TRADE/OCCuPATIOn Provincial Apprenticeship

Committees/Occupational

Committees

Provincial Apprenticeship

Sub-Committees/ Ocuupational

Sub-Committees

Total Provincial

Apprenticeship/ Occupational

Committees

Total Local

Apprenticeship Committees

Total All

Committees

Plumber 0 2 2 0 2

PowerLineman 1 1 2 2 4

PowerSystemElectrician 1 2 3 N/A 3

RecreationVehicleServiceTechnician

0 1 1 1 2


0 1 1 1 2

RigTechnician 2 4 6 N/A 6

Roofer 2 2 4 N/A 4

Sawfiler 0 0 0 N/A 0

SheetMetalWorker 1 6 7 2 9

SprinklerSystemsInstaller 1 1 2 0 2

Steamfitter-Pipefitter 2 2 4 0 4

StructuralSteelandPlateFitter 1 0 1 N/A 1

Tilesetter 0 0 0 0 0

ToolandDieMaker 2 1 3 N/A 3

TransportRefrigerationTechnician

1 0 1 N/A 1

WaterWellDriller 0 0 0 N/A 0

Welder 1 1 2 7 9

Total - All Trades 36 119 155 78 233

ConstructionCraftLabourer 0 0 0 N/A 0

gasUtilityOperator 0 0 0 N/A 0

OilandgasTransportationServices

0 0 0 N/A 0

SnubbingServices* 1 0 1 N/A 1

SteelDetailer 1 0 1 N/A 1

Warehousing 0 3 3 N/A 3

WellTestingServicesSupervisor 0 0 0 N/A 0

Total - All Occupations 2 3 5 n/A 5

Total - All Trades and Occupations

38 118 156 78 230

industry Committee Meetings by trade/occupation, 2005

tABle 10 (continued)

(Note 1)


number of participants in the Registered Apprenticeship program (RAp) by trade as of december 31, 2005

tABle 11

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TRADE DESCRIPTIOn high School Full Time Certified

AgriculturalEquipmentTechnician 26 9 9

ApplianceServiceTechnician 3 3 1

AutoBodyTechnician 43 64 24

AutomotiveServiceTechnician 154 220 101

Baker 9 9 3

Boilermaker 0 0 0

Bricklayer 5 8 3

Cabinetmaker 30 27 10

Carpenter 138 183 39

CommunicationTechnician 2 3 1

ConcreteFinisher 7 5 1

Cook 66 76 19

CraneandHoistingEquipmentOperator 4 0 4

ElectricalMotorSystemsTechnician 0 1 0

Electrician 127 246 73

ElectronicTechnician 0 0 0

ElevatorConstructor 0 0 0

FloorcoveringInstaller 7 4 1

gasfitter 0 5 1

glazier 2 7 3

Hairstylist 121 131 174

HeavyEquipmentTechnician 188 221 95

InstrumentTechnician 40 50 11

Insulator 0 1 0

Ironworker 2 2 0

Ironworker-MetalBuildingSystemsErector 0 0 0

Landscapegardener 5 7 0

Lather-InteriorSystemsMechanic 5 1 0

Locksmith 1 6 0

Machinist 20 34 19

Millwright 28 54 18

MotorcycleMechanic 21 19 5

OutdoorPowerEquipmentTechnician 9 6 0


Source:Alberta Advanced Education high School=RAPparticipantscurrentlyinhighschool. Full Time=RAPparticipantswhohavecompletedhighschoolandarenowfulltimeapprentices. Certified=RAPparticipantswhohavecompletedtheirapprenticeshipprogramandarenowcertifiedtradespeople. note 1:TotalnumberofRAPparticipantscertifiedsinceinceptionofprogram. note 2:RigtechnicianbecameadesignatedtradeonJune1,2005,andisbeingphasedinoverthreeyears.

TRADE DESCRIPTIOn high School Full Time Certified

PainterandDecorator 3 6 1

PartsTechnician 21 29 26

Plumber 39 83 19

PowerLineman 6 5 2

PowerSystemElectrician 0 0 0

RecreationalVehicleServiceTechnician 2 3 2

RefrigerationandAirConditioningMechanic 12 14 4

RigTechnician(Note 2) 0 0 0

Roofer 10 2 0

Sawfiler 0 0 0

SheetMetalWorker 23 16 5

SprinklerSystemsInstaller 1 6 4

Steamfitter-Pipefitter 21 40 6

StructuralSteelandPlateFitter 3 5 4

Tilesetter 4 0 1

ToolandDieMaker 0 0 0

TransportRefrigerationMechanic 1 1 1

WaterWellDriller 1 2 0

Welder 251 259 183

TOTAL 1,461 1,873 873

(Note 1)

number of participants in the Registered Apprenticeship program (RAp) by trade as of december 31, 2005



Source:Alberta Advanced Education * Thisgraphrepresentsstatisticscoveringaseriesofcalendaryears(JanuarytoDecember).

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number of Apprentices Registered - total, Aboriginal and Women - 2005*

tABle 12

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TRADE/OCCuPATIOn Total Apprentices Registered

Aboriginal Apprentices Registered

women Apprentices Registered

AgriculturalEquipmentTechnician 167 1 0

ApplianceServiceTechnician 79 0 1

AutoBodyTechnician 691 15 33

AutomotiveServiceTechnician 3,003 39 83

Baker 217 3 122

Boilermaker 197 3 0

Bricklayer 222 7 4

Cabinetmaker 429 10 58

Carpenter 3,432 213 148

CommunicationTechnician 273 4 23

ConcreteFinisher 93 2 1

Cook 999 27 301

CraneandHoistingEquipmentOperator 2,009 32 32

ElectricalMotorSystemsTechnician 46 0 0

Electrician 7,295 106 261

ElectronicTechnician 12 0 0

ElevatorConstructor 90 1 1

FloorcoveringInstaller 70 2 0

gasfitter 302 10 9

glazier 166 1 2

Hairstylist 2,082 24 1,847

HeavyEquipmentTechnician 3,494 90 33

InstrumentTechnician 1,444 15 44

Insulator 521 15 71

Ironworker 484 41 8

Ironworker-MetalBuildingSystemsErector 90 3 1

Landscapegardener 200 1 92

Lather-InteriorSystemsMechanic 91 2 2

Locksmith 62 1 10

Machinist 935 12 40

Millwright 1,541 41 27

MotorcycleMechanic 214 3 3

�1AlBeRtA AppRentiCeship And industRy tRAining BoARd 2005-2006 AnnuAl RepoRt www.tradesecrets.gov.ab.ca

Source: Alberta Advanced Education * TotalnumberofapprenticesregisteredasofDecember31.Apprenticesmayberegisteredinmorethanonetradeorbranchofatradewithin

thesameyear,butarecountedhereonlyonce.

TRADE/OCCuPATIOn Total Apprentices Registered

Aboriginal Apprentices Registered

women Apprentices Registered

OutdoorPowerEquipmentTechnician 81 2 2

PainterandDecorator 150 7 32

PartsTechnician 697 12 186

Plumber 3,040 73 81

PowerLineman 343 10 0

PowerSystemElectrician 140 0 3

RecreationVehicleServiceTechnician 139 1 4

RefrigerationandAirConditioningMechanic 547 9 4

RigTechnician 446 2 0

Roofer 166 10 2

Sawfiler 15 0 0

SheetMetalWorker 1,026 24 29

SprinklerSystemsInstaller 238 3 7

Steamfitter-Pipefitter 2,427 69 81

StructuralSteelandPlateFitter 146 1 5

Tilesetter 35 0 7

ToolandDieMaker 7 0 0

TransportRefrigerationTechnician 46 1 1

WaterWellDriller 37 0 1

Welder 5,796 189 270

Total - Trades 46,472 1,137 3,972

number of Apprentices Registered - total, Aboriginal and Women - 2005*


AWARd And sCholARship ReCipients

�3


top AppRentiCe AWARds 200�-2005

Recipient Trade City/Town Employer

1 LannyAguiar AutoBodyTechnician-AutoBodyPrepper

Calgary CalgaryCoachworks

2 TerrenceAldridge Insulator Edmonton SteeplejackServices(Edmonton)Ltd.

3 TerrenceAtherley HeavyEquipmentTechnician-TransportTrailerMechanic

SherwoodPark CascadeCarriersLtd.

4 DanielBaker RecreationVehicleServiceTechnician Calgary guaranteeRVInc.

5 RaffaeleBenincasa ConcreteFinisher Edmonton CityofEdmonton

6 YvesBerthiaum RefrigerationandAirConditioningMechanic

Calgary AlaskaRefrigerationLtd.

7 NoelBolso CraneandHoistingEquipmentOperator-BoomTruck

Calgary NorscanRigginsLtd.

8 TylerBoreland Bricklayer Barrhead WalterCookMasonry

9 NathanBos glazier St.Albert BeaconglassProductsLtd.

10 WanettaBriggs CommunicationTechnician FortMcMurray TelusCommunications

11 RaymondBurgess gasfitter-1stClass Edmonton CityofEdmonton

12 JustinByrne StructuralSteelandPlateFitter Edmonton MetalFabricatorsandWeldingLtd.

13 MichaelCarlson SheetMetalWorker Calgary Arpi’sIndustriesLtd.

14 KyleChristiansen ElectricalMotorSystemsTechnician Edmonton ContinentalElectricMotorServicesNorthernLtd.

15 AmberClay Cook Claresholm BridgesgolfCourse

16 JoshuaCruickshank SprinklerSystemsInstaller Calgary D.T.FireProtectionLtd.

17 RobertD’Mello ApplianceServiceTechnician Calgary ArrowApplianceService

18 DavidElia ElectronicTechnician Calgary EnmaxCalgary’sElectricSystem

19 DanielFlahr PartsTechnician Lethbridge VaneeMotors

20 MichaelFowlie HeavyEquipmentTechnician-HeavyDutyEquipmentMechanic(OffRoad)

Barrhead NeerlandiaCoOpAssociation

21 Andreagavinchuk Hairstylist FortSaskatchewan

Sylvia&Co.

22 Blairgiduk PowerLineman Edmonton Epcor

23 Williamgombik Electrician Calgary DirectElectric

24 BradleyHadden Landscapegardener Sprucegrove KiwiNurseriesLtd.

25 gregoryHataley HeavyEquipmentTechnician-TruckandTransportMechanic

Calgary Pepsi-ColaCanada(TruckShop)

26 LorenHenneigh HeavyEquipmentTechnician RedDeer SkocdopoleConstructionLtd.

27 BradHopkins AgriculturalEquipmentTechnician Budett greenPowerLtd.


top AppRentiCe AWARds 200�-2005 (continued)

Recipient Trade City/Town Employer

28 DarellJacobson PainterandDecorator Calgary PetroFieldIndustriesInc.

29 SeleneKasha Cabinetmaker Edmonton HughesInteriorMillworkLtd

30 DanielLanglois TransportRefrigerationTechnician Calgary ThermoKingWesternLtd.(Calgary)

31 ChristineMisseghers InstrumentTechnician Blairmore CobraMaintenanceLP

32 AndreMoffett Boilermaker Edmonton BoilermakerApprenticeshipAdministrationAgency

33 RandyMoisan Steamfitter-Pipefitter Edmonton BantrelConstructors

34 KristopherO’Connell Machinist Wetaskiwin ManlukIndustriesInc.

35 DerekOhlmann AutomotiveServiceTechnician MedicineHat BigM.LincolnMercurySale

36 EarlPhillips Locksmith Edmonton LangLocksmithsLtd

37 ChadReimer Roofer HayLakes BorderRoofingInc.

38 DerekRosychuk MotorcycleMechanic Redwater HondaExtreme

39 RichardRuigrok Ironworker Edmonton IronworkersApprenticeshipAdministrationAgency

40 WilliamSmethurst CraneandHoistingEquipmentOperator-MobileCrane

Edmonton NorthernCraneService

41 DallasStephens Sawfiler-Circular RockyMountainHouse

WestFraserLVL

42 georgeStrautman CraneandHoistingEquipmentOperator-WellheadBoomTruck

Didsbury TricanWellService

43 TrevorSuchy Lather-InteriorSystemsMechanic St.Albert g.R.Byer&AssociatesLtd

44 DeltonThiessen Carpenter Debolt DeltonThiessen

45 ScottThomson Millwright grandePrairie AinsworthEngineeredCanadaLtd.

46 KristinTonks Baker Banff TheFairmontBanffSprings

47 ClaudeVautour Plumber&gasfitter-2ndClass Calgary AlmyPlumbingInc.

48 JamesWalker PowerSystemElectrician Calgary HighTimeIndustriesLtd

49 JacquelineWerenka Welder Athabasca PatTarrantWeldingLtd.

50 RodneyWilson Sawfiler grandePrairie WeyerhaeuserCanadaLtd.

51 MitchellYuill AutoBodyTechnician-AutoBodyRepairer

Cardston CSLFordBodyShopLtd.

52 MitchellYuill AutoBodyTechnician-AutoBodyRefinisher

Cardston CSLFordBodyShopLtd.

Notopapprenticesforthefollowingtrades:floorcovering,tilesetter,ironworker-metalbuildingsystemserector,waterwelldriller,astherewerenotechnicaltrainingclasses.


200�-2005 RegisteRed AppRentiCeship pRogRAM (RAp) sCholARship ReCipients

Sponsor Recipient Trade

1 AlbertaBuildingTradesCouncil/ConstructionLabourRelations-AnAlbertaAssociationRAPScholarship

EricSmith Welder

2 Alberta-PacificForestIndustriesInc.RAPScholarship DonWallis HeavyEquipmentTechnician

3 AllanAskelandRAPScholarship Johnguliker HeavyEquipmentTechnician

4 BillandCatharineWatsonandFamilyRAPScholarship JustinTolsma Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

5 CalgaryFoundation-CadmusFundRAPScholarship DustinCampos Millwright

6 Robertgoldsmith Welder

7 ChristianLabourAssociationofCanadaRAPScholarship DominicDery HeavyEquipmentTechnician

8 ConstructionLabourRelations-AnAlbertaAssociation/AlbertaBuildingTradesCouncil

BrendanTwohey Electrician

9 ElectricalContractorsAssociationofAlbertaRAPScholarship

CraigJohnston Electrician

10 JosiahLawson Electrician

11 FlintEnergyServicesLtd.RAPScholarship MarshalDoyle Welder

12 FluorConstructorsCanadaLtd.RAPScholarship MichaelEll Welder

13 InternationalBrotherhoodofBoilermakersandtheBoilermakerTrainingTrustFundRAPScholarship

AlanThomasHaug Welder

14 IronworkersLocal720andLocal725RAPScholarship MatthewPolischuk Welder

15 JacobsCatalyticLtd.RAPScholarship Virginia-AnnPerry Millwright

16 Kellogg,Brown&Root(Canada)CompanyRAPScholarship

TrevorBromby Welder

17 MaxamContractingLtd.RAPScholarship ChristianBaker Carpenter

18 MechanicalContractorsAssociationofAlbertaRAPScholarship

ChristopherBroski Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

19 MeritContractorsAssociationRAPScholarship KaylinArgent Electrician

20 ModernBeautySuppliesInc.RAPScholarship CarlaRichardson Hairstylist

21 MotorDealers’AssociationofAlbertaRAPScholarship CalvinCoulombe AutomotiveServiceTechnician

22 NOVAChemicalsCorporationRAPScholarship MarshallKoza Machinist

23 PCLConstructiongroupInc.RAPScholarship KevinSuchy ConcreteFinisher

24 ShellCanadaLimitedRAPScholarship CodyWierenga Steamfitter-Pipefitter

25 SyncrudeCanadaLtd.RAPScholarship KristopherWolbeck Steamfitter-Pipefitter

26 TheOptimistClubofSherwoodParkRAPScholarship MichelleBiggs Hairstylist

27 TransCanadaPipelinesLimitedRAPScholarship ChristopherCook Machinist

28 AlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoardRAPScholarship

TylerAitken Cook

29 RebeccaAllard Hairstylist

30 JamesAnderson Electrician

31 MurrayAnderson Millwright

32 KristyAngers Hairstylist

33 TravisAppel Electrician

34 JohnArmitage AutomotiveServiceTechnician

35 ChadArmstrong Cook

36 CodyAxley HeavyEquipmentTechnician

37 KurtBadin MotorcycleMechanic

38 ChadBagan PowerLineman


200�-2005 RegisteRed AppRentiCeship pRogRAM (RAp) sCholARship ReCipients (continued)


39 AlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoardRAPScholarshipcontinued

graemeBailey Electrician

40 DevonBangma Welder

41 MatthewBattenfelder ApplianceServiceTechnician

42 MichaelBeier Welder

43 JasonBelliveau Welder

44 DallasBendfeld HeavyEquipmentTechnician

45 DamienBerg Welder

46 DevonBlenkiron AgriculturalEquipmentTechnician

47 RichardBogath Welder

48 MarcusBoisson HeavyEquipmentTechnician

49 TerryBota HeavyEquipmentTechnician

50 WadeBraun Welder

51 MatthewBreitkreitz Electrician

52 AlainBrochu AutomotiveServiceTechnician

53 NicholeBroere Hairstylist

54 MatthewBrown Welder

55 KristenBujold Hairstylist

56 garrettBurchill Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

57 ChelseyBushore Hairstylist

58 KyleCampagnolo Welder

59 BrennenCampbell Welder

60 ShaneCampbell Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

61 LandonCampsall PartsTechnician

62 BennettCarrothers HeavyEquipmentTechnician

63 DustinChabot Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

64 CesarChapeton Carpenter

65 TylerChick Welder

66 gregChristensen Electrician

67 BarryClark Electrician

68 TrevorCobb Welder

69 CodyCollicutt Welder

70 MikeCowperthwaite RefrigerationandAirConditioningMechanic

71 MarkCrabb Electrician

72 JeffreyCrawford Cook

73 JordanDavis Welder

74 TrevorDean Carpenter

75 garnettDefoe Welder

76 LanceDeibert Electrician

77 RylanDenzler Machinist





ErichDittmann Carpenter

79 BrandonDobos Carpenter

80 DrewDoll HeavyEquipmentTechnician

81 TylerDoucette AutomotiveServiceTechnician

82 TravisDow HeavyEquipmentTechnician

83 AmandaDraper Hairstylist

84 JessyDrewes HeavyEquipmentTechnician

85 MichelDumont AutomotiveServiceTechnician

86 DavidDunkley HeavyEquipmentTechnician-HeavyDutyEquipment(OffRoad)

87 MeganElliott Hairstylist

88 MitchellEllis HeavyEquipmentTechnician

89 StaceyElser HeavyEquipmentTechnician

90 JennaEmke Hairstylist

91 MarkEwasiuk Carpenter

92 MichaelFenton AutomotiveServiceTechnician

93 CoryFerence Welder

94 DustinFolvik HeavyEquipmentTechnician

95 DarylFortier AutomotiveServiceTechnician

96 garrettFraser AutomotiveServiceTechnician

97 Nicolasgallipoli AutomotiveServiceTechnician

98 Seamusgates InstrumentTechnician

99 Lanegerwatoski Insulator

100 Johngettis Cabinetmaker

101 Derekgibson Welder

102 Jamesgilroy HeavyEquipmentTechnician

103 Kentgolley Welder

104 Kayleygoodine Hairstylist

105 Paulgorgichuk Electrician

106 Stuartgray HeavyEquipmentTechnician

107 Marcusgreenwood AutomotiveServiceTechnician

108 NicolasguiteTheriault

Carpenter

109 Scottgullekson Carpenter

110 Aureygutsch AgriculturalEquipmentTechnician

111 BrettHadden AutomotiveServiceTechnician

112 AndrewHaggard AutomotiveServiceTechnician

113 ThomasHand AutomotiveServiceTechnician

114 AlanHank AutomotiveServiceTechnician

115 JacilynHanna Hairstylist

116 JordanHansen AutoBodyTechnician-AutoBodyRepairer

117 ZacharyHantos Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

118 JustynHardstaff AutomotiveServiceTechnician





JeremyHarris Welder

120 VictoriaHaycock PartsTechnician

121 AlysonHaywood Hairstylist

122 garettHemstock Welder

123 AdamHeykants Welder

124 RodneyHilts Electrician

125 DannyHollingsworth Welder

126 MichaelHoughton PartsTechnician

127 garrettHulsman Welder

128 ColinHumphreys Welder

129 RachelleJacobs Hairstylist

130 DallenJacobsen AutomotiveServiceTechnician

131 ChaseJensen InstrumentTechnician

132 JoelJohannson HeavyEquipmentTechnician

133 ByronC.Johnson AutomotiveServiceTechnician

134 ChadJohnson InstrumentTechnician

135 KyleJones HeavyEquipmentTechnician

136 TravisJones Millwright

137 WardenKarastas AutomotiveServiceTechnician

138 ShawnKeenan TransportRefrigerationTechnician

139 JaredKeller MotorcycleMechanic

140 TylerKennedy AutomotiveServiceTechnician

141 JuliaKent Cook

142 MohamedKhaled Welder

143 DanaKing Cook

144 NathanKinniburgh AutomotiveServiceTechnician

145 ChadKlap Electrician

146 CurtisKlassen Welder

147 RichardKloiber AutomotiveServiceTechnician

148 DavidKoenig Electrician

149 JonahKondro AutomotiveServiceTechnician

150 TrevorKonynenbelt HeavyEquipmentTechnician

151 ChristopherKopriva Welder

152 JoshuaKorpan HeavyEquipmentTechnician

153 JeremyKoskewich AutomotiveServiceTechnician

154 KyleKrabbes Welder

155 JamesLabine HeavyEquipmentTechnician

156 AmandaLambert PartsTechnician

157 LewisLariviere Electrician

158 RobertLatreille Carpenter

159 AdamLauder HeavyEquipmentTechnician

160 AndreLeblanc Carpenter

161 CoryLeighton Welder




MasonLeuty HeavyEquipmentTechnician

163 KohlLloyd Electrician

164 KyleLysons SheetMetalWorker

165 JohnMacbeth Electrician

166 SamuelMacklem Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

167 CyleMadill HeavyEquipmentTechnician

168 JordanMahrer Machinist

169 TimothyMandaliti HeavyEquipmentTechnician

170 MichaelMarshall Electrician

171 DanielMay Welder

172 LukeMcclughan Millwright

173 LanceMcNamara Welder

174 MatthewMills Millwright

175 CodyMoir Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

176 MathewMonteith AutomotiveServiceTechnician

177 RobertMorgan Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

178 MitchellMorrish AutomotiveServiceTechnician

179 MathewMosicki Welder

180 KonradMoyer HeavyEquipmentTechnician

181 EdwardMurphylll RefrigerationandAirConditioningMechanic

182 RabeeaNaseem Hairstylist

183 SaidNasr RefrigerationandAirConditioningMechanic

184 ErikNeumeyer Electrician

185 KalonNill AutoBodyTechnician-AutoBodyRepairer

186 PeterNimco Millwright

187 RexNisbet MotorcycleMechanic

188 StephanieO’Brien Hairstylist

189 TrevorOlsen Carpenter

190 ColeO’Neill HeavyEquipmentTechnician

191 AlanOpdendries AutomotiveServiceTechnician

192 DylanOudshoorn Electrician

193 AndrewPaes Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

194 KarrimPankratz Welder

195 RyanPatzer Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

196 MatthewPauly AutomotiveServiceTechnician





StephanePedneault HeavyEquipmentTechnician

198 JacobPelletier Cook

199 gordonPhung AutomotiveServiceTechnician

200 ShawnPilgaard Electrician

201 LisaPoulsen Hairstylist

202 ColtanPovey AutomotiveServiceTechnician

203 JoelPowell AutomotiveServiceTechnician

204 LindsayQayutinnuaq InstrumentTechnician

205 DerekRamsay Welder

206 DavidRankin Carpenter

207 MarkRasmussen HeavyEquipmentTechnician

208 JordanRichard HeavyEquipmentTechnician

209 AshtonRiggs HeavyEquipmentTechnician

210 KurtRobak ElectronicTechnician

211 ChadRobinson Electrician

212 ChadRoskewich InstrumentTechnician

213 AdrianRzepkowski Welder

214 SolomonSands AutomotiveServiceTechnician

215 JamesSawatzky HeavyEquipmentTechnician

216 georgeSawchuk Welder

217 JeffreySchierman Welder

218 JesseSchinkel AutomotiveServiceTechnician

219 CareySchlitter Electrician

220 JohnathanSchrale glazier

221 ChadSeerey HeavyEquipmentTechnician

222 KevinSharman Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

223 MurraySimpson PainterandDecorator

224 KellySmith Electrician

225 CodySmith HeavyEquipmentTechnician

226 JesseSnider Welder

227 CraigSpady Electrician

228 JustinStanding HeavyEquipmentTechnician

229 ShaunStauffer AutoBodyTechnician-AutoBodyRefinisher

230 gregoryStrilchuk AutomotiveServiceTechnician

231 AddisonSurgenor AutoBodyTechnician-AutoBodyRepairer

232 gregoryTatro AutomotiveServiceTechnician

233 CraigTebbutt AutomotiveServiceTechnician

234 LindsayTemplar Hairstylist

235 AlexanderTheodore Cook





JaredThome Machinist

237 gillianThomson Hairstylist

238 Ekaterina(Kathy)Tsakalakis

Hairstylist

239 JustinTucker Carpenter

240 ErrickTveter HeavyEquipmentTechnician

241 JordanTweten Welder

242 NathanielTyler Cook

243 ChelseaTym Hairstylist

244 LaszloVarvizi Welder

245 DanielVasseur HeavyEquipmentTechnician

246 BlakeVickers Electrician

247 JonathanVisscher Carpenter

248 DerekVisser HeavyEquipmentTechnician

249 JustinVollrath Welder

250 JessieVoth Hairstylist

251 LeeWakefield HeavyEquipmentTechnician

252 JarrettWallace Welder

253 KyleWaterhouse Carpenter

254 ChristianWeinacker Bricklayer

255 TroyWells Welder

256 CodyWhan Welder

257 JosephWhitesell Carpenter

258 JohnWiebe HeavyEquipmentTechnician

259 RomanWik MotorcycleMechanic

260 CodyWild HeavyEquipmentTechnician

261 ScottA.(Drew)Wilkinson

Welder

262 SmokieWilliams Steamfitter-Pipefitter

263 CodyWirstiuk PartsTechnician

264 PatrickWozney Carpenter

265 ShaneYachimec Millwright

266 TylerZeiner HeavyEquipmentTechnician

267 JamesZemp Electrician

268 MichaelZijlstre Steamfitter-Pipefitter

269 JoelZylstra AutomotiveServiceTechnician



2005 AlBeRtA AppRentiCeship And industRy tRAining sCholARship ReCipients


1 AlbertaBuildingTradesCouncilandConstructionLabourRelations–AnAlbertaAssociationScholarship

KristinLussier InstrumentTechnician

2 AlbertaBuildingTradesCouncilScholarship MichaelRodwell Steamfitter-Pipefitter

3 AlbertaConstructionAssociation/ThygesenApprenticeScholarship

AntoineBoulet Machinist

4 ClarkHerschmiller Welder

5 MatthewKeller FloorcoveringInstaller

6 ShawnMcDermid Electrician

7 AndrewMontgomery Welder

8 DonaldNowak Electrician

9 KyleSayler Electrician

10 WayneSmith SheetMetalWorker

11 MaasjeVandekamp Hairstylist

12 TylerWarawa Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

13 RobertYpma RefrigerationandAirConditioningMechanic

14 AlbianSandsEnergyInc.ApprenticeshipScholarship BlairHladilo PartsTechnician

15 AlexMunroAboriginalApprenticeshipScholarship CarlaJones Carpenter

16 AlgginMetalIndustriesLtd.ginoBianchiniMemorialScholarship

VictorWatson SheetMetalWorker

17 Arpi’sScholarship KevinBrisky Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

18 ATCOPowerLtd.Scholarship LyleWeisgerber Steamfitter-Pipefitter&gasfitter-2ndClass

19 AthabascaOilSandsProjectExcellenceAward DarcyKnox HeavyEquipmentTechnician

20 AWMAC-NorthernAlbertaChapterScholarship RobertBurton Cabinetmaker

21 AWMAC-SouthernAlbertaChapterScholarship ChadKapler Cabinetmaker

22 Bill(Curly)WatsonMemorialScholarship ThomasA.Maultsby Electrician

23 BobStolleryApprenticeScholarship MathewCebuliak Crane&HoistingEquipmentOperator-BoomTruck

24 BlairChouinard Millwright

25 DarrenDolman Carpenter

26 PeterMorrison Millwright

27 SylvainVanier Carpenter


2005 AlBeRtA AppRentiCeship And industRy tRAining sCholARship ReCipients (continued)


28 BoilermakerApprenticeshipAdministrationAgencyScholarship

JasonVisser Welder

29 BunchWeldingScholarship ClintonArlidge Electrician

30 C.L.(Pat)Hill/Charlton&HillLtd.Scholarship Markgahn SheetMetalWorker

31 CalgaryConstructionAssociation-BobScrimgeourScholarship

WarrenFahlman SprinklerSystemsInstaller

32 CalgaryConstructionAssociation-gregDavidsonScholarship

DustinManchester HeavyEquipmentTechnician

33 CalgaryConstructionAssociation-KenKennedyScholarship

Davidgilmet HeavyEquipmentTechnician

34 CalgaryConstructionAssociation-KenTruemanScholarship

SeanFoster Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

35 CalgaryConstructionAssociation-PatBarryScholarship

JosephClark Electrician

36 CalgaryMotorDealersAssociationScholarship ChrisWhite AutomotiveServiceTechnician

37 CanadianInstituteofSteelConstruction-AlbertaRegionScholarship

MichelServant Welder

38 CanemSystemsLtd.Scholarship TravisDunne Electrician

39 CanyonPlumbing&HeatingLtd.Scholarship KennethParenteau Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

40 CentaurSubaruScholarship MistyDonofrio AutomotiveServiceTechnician

41 ChemcoElectricalContractorsLtd.Scholarship JianguangLiu Electrician

42 ChristianLabourAssociationofCanadaScholarship CalvinFehr Carpenter

43 ClearwaterWelding&FabricatingLtd.Scholarship KevinMarek Welder

44 CliffordJ.WilliamsScholarship MathewWolff Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

45 ComstockCanadaScholarship SheaStewart Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

46 ConstructionLabourRelations-AnAlbertaAssociation-R.NeilTidsburyScholarship

DwayneOpp Millwright

47 ConstructionLabourRelations-AnAlbertaAssociationandAlbertaBuildingTradesCouncilScholarship

ShaneFox Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

48 ConstructionLabourRelations-AnAlbertaAssociationScholarship

RichardEben-Ebenau InstrumentTechnician

49 DustinFranke Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

50 DarwinJohnson Millwright

51 DavidFaganMemorialScholarship MichaelStapley Welder

52 ECAA&NorthWestChapterAlbertaApprenticeshipScholarship

KeithTunke Electrician

53 EdmontonPipeTradesEducationalTrustFundLocal#488Scholarship

TrevorAllen Steamfitter-Pipefitter



54 EdwardR.RewuckiScholarship DustinLongman AutomotiveServiceTechnician

55 EdwardsgarageScholarship JosephVanStraten AutomotiveServiceTechnician

56 ElectricalContractorsAssociationofAlbertaApprenticeshipScholarship

Paulgermain Electrician

57 EnCanaCorporationAboriginalScholarship AlexRomeike Carpenter

58 EPCORAboriginalScholarship DeanDiesel Steamfitter-Pipefitter&gasfitter-2ndClass

59 ExxonMobilCanadaScholarship PaulCyr ElectricalMotorSystemsTechnician

60 FergusonglassScholarship DaleHagel glazier

61 FirstCanadianInsuranceCorporationScholarship JenniferMandick AutomotiveServiceTechnician

62 FirstNorthCateringScholarship JoleneDieterman Cook

63 FluorConstructorsCanadaLtd.Scholarship garyHenneigh HeavyEquipmentTechnician

64 SuzanneKroetsch Welder

65 NathanOfford HeavyEquipmentTechnician

66 g.PetersonScholarship ToniaRicalton Machinist

67 generalPresidents’MaintenanceCommitteeApprenticeScholarship

DanielWilson Electrician

68 grandePrairieAutoDealersAssociationScholarship JoelPeters AutomotiveServiceTechnician

69 HeningerToyotaScholarship JenniferDenby AutomotiveServiceTechnician

70 IBEWLocal#424/ECAAAlbertaApprenticeshipScholarship

AlainCharron Electrician

71 IndustrialContractorsAssociationofCanadaScholarship

CodyBexson Carpenter

72 TimothyDemler Carpenter

73 J.B.(Bernie)QuinnMemorialScholarship IanNicolay Steamfitter-Pipefitter&gasfitter-2ndClass

74 KelloggBrown&Root(Canada)CompanyScholarship

PeterSchubert Welder

75 LedcorScholarship AndreaOrom Machinist

76 LehighInlandCementLimitedgeorgeRitz&georgeStreetMemorialScholarship

NeilDoris Electrician

77 LennoxCanadaInc.Scholarship RayMcClocklin SheetMetalWorker

78 M&MDabrowskiScholarship JeffreyLang Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

79 MasonryContractorsAssociationofAlbertaScholarship

DebbieFarstad Bricklayer

80 MaxamContractingLtd.Scholarship Kennethgaschnitz Electrician

81 MDAEducationFoundationApprenticeScholarship AaronFauser AutomotiveServiceTechnician

82 ChrisMargetts AutomotiveServiceTechnician

83 NicholasPelly AutomotiveServiceTechnician

84 MechanicalContractorsAssociationofAlberta(Southern)-AndersonFamilyScholarship

DerekLukacs Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass





85 MechanicalContractorsAssociationofAlberta(Southern)-CameronA.WrightScholarship

JasonFisher Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

86 MechanicalContractorsAssociationofAlberta(Southern)-Frederick‘Jack’DeevesScholarship

FrankD.Herbig Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

87 MechanicalContractorsAssociationofAlberta(Southern)-garyL.EllentonScholarship

KevinLagore Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

88 MechanicalContractorsAssociationofAlberta(Southern)-georgeE.KienitzScholarship

ChrisDafoe Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

89 MechanicalContractorsAssociationofAlbertaScholarship

RyanInman Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

90 MatthewWentz Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

91 MedicineHatConstructionAssociationScholarship JayMetheral HeavyEquipmentTechnician

92 MeritContractorsAssociationScholarship CameronBraun HeavyEquipmentTechnician

93 RobertDunstall InstrumentTechnician

94 EricPettyjohn Electrician

95 PCLIndustrialConstructorsInc.Scholarship BobbiAuger Steamfitter-Pipefitter&gasfitter-2ndClass

96 JoshCrick Carpenter

97 TrievaMcBeth Welder

98 JustinStewart Carpenter

99 PatrickSweet Carpenter

100 Plante,Nelson&ComfortHeating(1981)Ltd.ScholarshipinSheetMetal

DwayneOliver SheetMetalWorker

101 RedDeerConstructionAssociationScholarship NathanRudolph Electrician

102 Refrigeration&AirConditioningContractorsAssociationofAlbertaScholarship

OrinD’Mello RefrigerationandAirConditioningMechanic

103 S.E.JohnsonLtd.-MechanicalContractorsApprenticeScholarship

EddyKeil Steamfitter-Pipefitter

104 SchendelMechanicalContractingLtd.Scholarship ZexuanLi Welder

105 ScotiabankDealerFinanceCentreScholarship AndrewVandenhoven AutomotiveServiceTechnician

106 SheetMetalContractorsAssociationofAlbertaScholarship

LanceTaylor SheetMetalWorker

107 SheetMetalWorkers’InternationalAssociationLocal#8Scholarship

RobertT.Hay SheetMetalWorker

108 SinclairSupplyLtd.Scholarship AaronEisses SheetMetalWorker

109 SouthlandTransportationLtd.Scholarship ChristopherHoetmer HeavyEquipmentTechnician



110 SpartanControlsApprenticeshipAward MinhTrac InstrumentTechnician

111 SuncorEnergyInc.,OilSandsScholarship WarrenAbbott Steamfitter-Pipefitter

112 JeanetteMadson Steamfitter-Pipefitter

113 AnthonyPannell HeavyEquipmentTechnician

114 KevinStoker Electrician

115 SupremeSteelScholarship DarcyActemichuk Welder

116 AlaynaDornbush Welder

117 AaronTarnasky Welder

118 SyncrudeAboriginalScholarship RodneyBonnertrouge Electrician

119 SyncrudeCanadaLtd.Scholarship DavidZabok HeavyEquipmentTechnician

120 TheBottinggroupofCompaniesScholarship garyBray SheetMetalWorker

121 ThompsonFamilyFoundationScholarship AshleyBrowatzke Carpenter

122 TIAAInsulatorScholarship DennisLiesch Insulator

123 TransCanadaScholarship BurlCunningham Welder

124 TrotterandMortonScholarship JasonPike RefrigerationandAirConditioningMechanic

125 U.A.Local#496/PipingIndustryTrainingSchoolScholarship

DaleIvey Steamfitter-Pipefitter&gasfitter-2ndClass

126 UnitedAssociationofPlumbers&PipefittersLocal#488Scholarship

JamesPhilip Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

127 UnitedAssociationofPlumbers&PipefittersLocal#488SupplementaryBenefitTrustFundScholarship

Jeffgibson Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

128 WaiwardSteelFabricatorsLtd.Scholarship TimothyFrancis Welder

129 RyanMcgonigal Welder

130 CaideRock Welder

131 WilfDukeMemorialScholarship MaureenT.Rosenfeldt Steamfitter-Pipefitter

132 AlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoardScholarship

NathanBirtles HeavyEquipmentTechnician

133 JordanBrown ElectronicTechnician

134 ClintonBuhler HeavyEquipmentTechnician

135 gennineCampbell PartsTechnician

136 JohnCapatos Electrician

137 BlakeCorey Baker

138 JenniferCossey PartsTechnician




139 AlbertaApprenticeshipandIndustryTrainingBoardScholarshipcontinued

JenniferDahlen Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

140 ColleenDeguire Cabinetmaker

141 DeanDeJong AutoBodyRepairer

142 ColinEbertz PartsTechnician

143 LarryEwanchuk AutomotiveServiceTechnician

144 SharonFarrington Cook

145 DavidFinnigan PowerSystemElectrician

146 Byrongagne ApplianceServiceTechnician

147 Kylegross AgriculturalEquipmentTechnician

148 KurtisHoogland MotorcycleMechanic

149 BrianLefever Machinist

150 LeahMcCarthy Electrician

151 MatthewMcginn AutomotiveServiceTechnician

152 TimothyMcLachlan Electrician

153 BenjaminMoon OutdoorPowerEquipmentTechnician-MarineEquipment

154 RogerMorey HeavyEquipmentTechnician

155 TysonNelson HeavyEquipmentTechnician

156 MatthewPerusini AutomotiveServiceTechnician

157 EarlPhillips Locksmith

158 SherryPhillips Electrician

159 PatriciaK.Piea CommunicationTechnician

160 MichaelPiggott PainterandDecorator

161 StephaniePuttick Machinist

162 NicholasRadke OutdoorPowerEquipmentTechnician-PowerEquipment

163 CodyRoy Electrician

164 JonRuether Plumberandgasfitter-2ndClass

165 DanielleSchwank Electrician

166 KarlSteiner Electrician

167 ElanaTurner Landscapegardener

168 JarredWegner AutomotiveServiceTechnician

169 JeffZiehr Crane&HoistingEquipmentOperator-MobileCrane


AlBeRtA AppRentiCeship And industRy tRAining BoARd2005-2006 AnnuAl RepoRt