Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act
Amended
- Companies Act, RSA 2000, cC-21
- Conflicts of Interest Act, RSA 2000, cC-23
- Consumer Protection Act, RSA 2000, cC-26.3
- Fair Registration Practices Act, SA 2019, cF-1.5
- Professional and Occupational Associations Registration Act, RSA 2000, cP-26
- Workers’ Compensation Act, RSA 2000, cW-15
Repealed
Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act, RSA 2000, cA-42
Summary
The Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act repeals the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act and allows the Minister to establish programs with classroom instruction and on-the-job instruction in particular occupational fields, engage post-secondary institutions to provide the classroom instruction components of apprenticeship education programs, and establish credentials that may be issued to individuals who successfully complete an apprenticeship education program.
The Minister may establish programs to provide individuals with training in particular occupational fields, engage or approve persons or entities to provide training to trainees in industry training programs, and establish credentials that may be issued to individuals who successfully complete an industry training program.
The Minister also has the power to disestablish apprenticeship education and industry training programs at any time.
The Minister may appoint a Registrar whose powers and functions are outlined in the Act. The Minister may also make regulations designating trades in respect of which a trade certificate may be issued.
The Minister must appoint the Alberta Board of Skilled Trades (“The Board”) which will consist of up to 15 individuals knowledgeable with respect to the contribution of skilled trades professions to Alberta’s economic sectors and the needs of the Alberta labour market for skilled and trained individuals.
In Force: On proclamation