What Education and Training Is Best for Your Client?

Helping your client choose the right school or training program can be exciting but challenging. The resources here can guide you and your client as you find the right fit.

Your clients may so many questions when they first approach you for information. What should they choose: a certificate, diploma, degree, or apprenticeship program? How will the program they choose affect employment opportunities and earning abilities? Which options should they choose?

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Plan Your Career

Make Choices About Work and Life

Life is full of choices and decisions to be made. Whether you're considering planning your career, changing jobs, upgrading your skills, or trying to balance work with the needs of your family, these articles will help you see your options, make a decision, set goals, and complete the tasks that will lead you closer to your vision for your life.

To begin, it may be useful to ask your clients why they want to take an education or training program. If they know where they want the training to take them, it's much easier to decide which program will get them there.

Learning and training resources

If your clients are still planning their careers, these resources will help you investigate and compare Alberta’s many education and training options:

• Resources for Mature Students
  Learn everything an adult needs to know about going back to school.
• Apprenticeship in Alberta
  The apprenticeship trades let you earn while you learn.
• Post-secondary programs and credentials
  The differences in the types of credentials can affect your learning options.
• Explore School and Program Options
  Many different institutions offer similar education and training programs.
• Education and Training Planner
  Know what your education and training options are in Alberta.
• Many Training Paths Develop Skills and Knowledge
  Find many ways to acquire the skills and knowledge you need to make your next career move.
• Time to Choose Your Post-Secondary Education
  Get all the information needed to find an Alberta post-secondary program that meets your client’s career goals.

Workplace training

If your client is already working but wants better employment choices, these programs support workplace training:

Work Foundations provides full– and part–time basic skills training so clients can find better jobs.

Academic upgrading provides classroom training to unemployed or marginally employed adult Albertans. Students can obtain Grade  10 to 12 through the Work Foundations program. The program allows your clients to:

• Find employment
• Pursue further training in apprenticeship, technical, business, college, or university programs