Programs
Certified Industrial Personnel Apprenticeship – CIP(A)
Trade based employers want you!
There are outstanding wages and proven shortages in Trade based industries. Our Certified Industrial Personnel Apprenticeship – CIP(A) program can help you start a stimulating and well-paid career in the trades.
CIP(A) will:
Expand your ability to find and retain work
Help you market yourself to employers.
Provide you with the safety training required in today’s trade based industries.
Provide instruction to help you obtain the academic requirements for your chosen Trade.
Provide opportunities for work experience in a variety of trades.
Help you find full time employment in the trade of your choice.
Provide ongoing employment support and counselling for six (6) months after you graduate.
CIP(A) has been developed to prepare unemployed and underemployed Albertans to enter and retain employment in the trades. If you:
Require improved academic qualifications or skills to meet the demands of industrial employment.
Want to learn new career skills.
Want to work in heavy industry.
Have job search and/or job retention difficulties.
Have expired or no safety training certificates.
…then CIP(A) is the right program for you.
Program Overview
CIP(A) is a unique twenty (20 week) training program that includes:
AUTP - Academic Upgrading: 210 Hours*
General Education Diploma Exam preparation
GED-1a Language Arts
GED-1b Writing Skills
GED-2 Interpreting Literature and the Arts
GED-3 Social Studies
GED-4 Science
GED-5 Mathematics
Alberta Trade Entrance Exam Preparation
AUTP-01 Mathematics
AUTP-02 Science
AUTP-03 Reading Comprehension
CPM - Career Path Management: 60 Hours
CPM-1 Money and Budgeting
CPM-2 Group Dynamics
CPM-3 Occupational Health & Wellness / Addictions
CPM-4 Conflict Resolution
CPM-5 Communications
CPM-6 Intrapersonal Management
CPM-7 Interpersonal Management
CPM-8 Managing Change
CPM-9 Risk Management
CPM-10 Anger Management
CPM-11 Stress Management
CPM-12 Time Management
CD - Career Development: 30 Hours
CD-5: Introduction to Career Planning
CD-6: Resumé
CD-7: Cover Letter
CD-8: Work Search Techniques
CD-9: What Employers Want
CD-10: Interviewing Skills
JR - Job Retention: 30 Hours
Job Retention develops the skills needed to maintain employment and take advantage of opportunities for career advancement that arise from employment. After completing JR, you will to:
o demonstrate the ability to meet employers’ expectations
o make positive changes in employment
o contributing to a positive workplace
o meet your expectations as an employee
o describe your rights and responsibilities in the Alberta workplace
CT - Basic Computer Skills: 25 Hours
CT-1 Computer Basics
CT-2 Web Browsers
CT-3 Documents
CT-4 Spreadsheets
CT-5 Email
ST - Occupational Safety Skills: 30 Hours
ST-1 Standard First Aid
ST-2 Level A CPR
ST-3 WHMS
ST-5 BEST
ST-7 Confined Space Entry and Awareness
ST-8 H2S Alive
ST-9 Transportation of Dangerous Goods
ESLA - English as a Second Language Assistance**:Hours to be Individually Designed
ESLA-1 Speech
ESLA-2 Comprehension
ESLA-3 Reading
ESLA-4 Writing
IO - Integrated Occupational Skills Orientations: 80 Hours***
IO-01 Week 1
IO-02 Week 2
IW - Integrated Work Experience: 120 Hours***
IW-1 Week 1
IW-2 Week 2
IW-3 Week 3
FW - Follow Up
FW-1 Three (3) months after graduation
FW-1 Six (6) months after graduation
* Hours for all courses are estimated and may vary depending on your learning style and progress.
** This course is available as an option.
*** Hours are approximate and dependant on individual progress and/or placement employers’ needs.
After you graduate, you will have relevant work internship and the connections to start your new trades career.
Register for an info session in by email:
Whitecourt
Athabasca
Or by phone at 1.888.LOKKEN6 (1.888.565.5366)
Contact us now to take the first step toward your new trades career.
(Financial assistance may be available for those who qualify)