The Province has started a pilot program to get more on-the-job learning opportunities for post-secondary students.
Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides says the Work-Integrated Learning Industry Voucher will help build job-ready skills and increase access to talent for employers.
“We’re working with three industry associations (Technology Alberta, Alberta Construction Association and BioAlberta) and we’re providing them with funding ($3.6 million over three years) so that they can create more internships and co-op and practicum placements for students.”
Nicolaides says this is part of their Alberta 2030 strategy to improve post-secondary education and the program will help students be “job ready” after they graduate.
“We know that when students have the ability to participate in these real world hands-on types of opportunities, they not only are employed faster than their counterparts that maybe didn’t engage in any kind of internship, but also they earn higher income immediately after graduation.”
We talked to the Minister on the Trending 55 Hot Seat, you can hear the full interview below.
– Kyle Moore, Trending 55 Newsroom
