The Boilermakers Apprenticeship Administration Agency would like to congratulate Patryk Holowienko and Devon Tennison our top 146 graduate Apprentices.  Congratulations also goes out to all the top Apprentices from across Canada who were honoured at the Canadian Boilermaker Apprenticeship Awards Banquet on August 25th 2016 at the Fairmont McDonald Hotel in Edmonton. The Awards Banquet… Read more »

Registration for the 2016/2017 technical training will be open on: May 4th for Boilermakers May 24th for Welders.   Next years schedule is available on the tradesecrets website

ACTIMS The Women In Trades Awards/Bursaries Program was created to recognize women who are members of the Canadian Building Trades, and to bring awareness of employment opportunities for women in the skilled trades. This annual awards/bursaries program provides 3 recipients each with $1,500, for a total of $4,500 in awards: 1 award of $1,500 to… Read more »

Indspire has options to help you complete your education by providing Bursaries, Scholarships and Awards. Apprenticeships, Skilled Trades, and Technology Programs Post-Secondary Education Programs: (part-time or full-time certificate or diploma programs (1 month to 4 year programs) Deadline: November 2, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. PT Application form Apprenticeships: (i.e on-the-job training) No deadline: open all year Application form… Read more »

For important information about ensuring we have a skilled and qualified workforce, a letter from Dean Milton, Business Manager and j’Amey Holroyd, Director of Apprenticeship & Education. click here for letter

Boilermakers Local 146 in association with the Canadian Welding Association (CWA) Foundation and the Calgary Catholic School District has helped fund the first ever Calgary “Mind Over Metal Summer Camp”, which was held at St-Monica School from August 17-21, 2015. This summer camp followed the Try-A-Trade model, meaning it was completely hands-on in a safe… Read more »

The Skills Alberta/Canada 2015 event took place May 13th and 14th at Edmonton Expo Centre at Northlands. Two Lodge 146 3rd year Welding Apprentices competed in the event. John Felipe, a Lodge 146 3rd year Welding apprentice, won the Silver Medal in the Skills Alberta/Canada 2015 (post-secondary) Welding Skills Competition.  The picture shows John with the 2 projects he needed to… Read more »

Alberta Apprenticeship will be conducting staggered class registrations for Welding and Boilermaker apprentices for the 2015/2016 School term.  Boilermaker apprentices can register on May 26, 2015 and Welding apprentices can register on June 8, 2015.  Seats are limited, so make sure to register to secure your spot. Register

The Building Trade of Alberta represents 75,000 skilled building trades professionals.  Apprentices represent the future of our industry.  BTA encourages experienced journeypersons to mentor new apprentices to become safe, skilled, competent and effective professionals and leaders.  Please visit www.bta.ca for news updates and to help. The Building Trades of Alberta have launched the BUILDING TRADES… Read more »

Come to the next ARIS (Apprentice Recruitment Information Seminar) on June 15th With the busy shutdown season upon us we are in need of qualified apprentices to fill all the job requests. If you have a contract of apprenticeship or you’re new to the trade and want to get an apprenticeship contract the process is the… Read more »