EDMONTON – A partnership that taps into Alberta’s aboriginal workforce is helping young people get the training they need to find and keep steady employment in the trades.

At age 27, Mike McNarland is embarking on a second exciting career. Following nearly five years as an armoured crewman in the Canadian Forces operating and maintaining armoured

In nearly two decades in the trades, Mark Peters’ career has taken him many places. He has two tickets — electrician and power system electrician — and is

Tyler Handy took the first tentative steps down his career path at the tender age of 14, working at a Burger King in Ontario to support himself while

The shop class at Calmar Secondary School has changed dramatically in the 17 years Darren Roth has been teaching at the school. When Roth started there as an

Saud Siddiqui talks about making the most of his opportunity to work for PCL in the Edmonton Arena District on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. Graduating from the Boyle

Hunter Leonard is a soft-spoken, hard-working Grade 12 student in Calgary who is honing his skills in the trades while helping Habitat for Humanity.Since last September, he has

Trades Alberta: Apprentice Brandon Liang explains why he loves being an auto service technician. When Brandon Liang entered high school, he thought he might pursue engineering after graduation.

Question: If you’re young, or have very little education, where’s the best place in the country to find a job, make a decent income and prosper? Answer: Alberta,

More than two-thirds of Alberta business owners are finding it hard to hire skilled labour these days, according to a new survey by BMO. The survey found that