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October 16, 2009
Alberta students benefit from WorldSkills equipment
Trades and technology classrooms get upgrades across the province
Spruce Grove... Thousands of Alberta trades and technology students will benefit from state-of-the-art equipment purchased by the Alberta government for WorldSkills Calgary 2009.
As a legacy from the international competition, the government has distributed the equipment to schools and post-secondary training providers across the province. Computers, water saws, cooking equipment and moulding machines are among the many items used during the four-day Worldskills competition held this September.
“Students and apprentices across the province will gain hands-on opportunities to learn new skills and keep up with innovations in technology by using this equipment,” said Doug Horner, Minister of Advanced Education and Technology. “Skilled tradespeople and technologists are key to building our next generation workforce.”
“The legacy equipment will positively impact high school students and teachers in more than 40 school jurisdictions across Alberta,” said Minister of Education, Dave Hancock. “The timing couldn’t be better as this school year marks the start of the new Career and Technology Studies high school program.”
“The distribution of the equipment builds on the tremendous momentum created by Worldskills Calgary 2009,” said Minister of Employment and Immigration Hector Goudreau. “The renewed interest in skilled trades and technology sectors will help Alberta build and educate the skilled and dynamic workforce we will need in the future.”
All high schools offering career and technology studies courses and all post-secondary training providers offering apprenticeship technical training that submitted proposals are receiving equipment or tools. When awarding the equipment, the government considered the need to replace old equipment and the value added to the overall community.
Alberta invested $24 million toward WorldSkills Calgary 2009. About $16 million was spent on this equipment and $1.7 million was used to transport thousands of Alberta students to the competition.
Backgrounder: Equipment recipients
Media inquiries may be directed to:
Allia Sabir, Communications, Alberta Advanced Education and Technology
780-644-2068
allia.sabir@gov.ab.ca
To call toll free within Alberta dial 310-0000.
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WorldSkills Equipment Recipients
Allocation of Equipment - K-12 Jurisdiction |
Equipment Categories |
Aspen View Regional Division No. 19 |
Computers / Televisions / Lockers |
Battle River Regional Division No. 31 |
Mechanical Engineering Design - CAD |
Black Gold Regional Division No. 18 |
Polymechanics | Automation |
Buffalo Trail Public Schools Regional Division No. 28 |
Joinery (Wood Working) |
Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 1 |
Autobody Repair | Car Painting | Autobody Repair |
Calgary School District No. 19 |
Mechanical Engineering Design - CAD | Computers / Televisions / Lockers / Mechatronics | Cooking |
Canadian Rockies Regional Division No. 12 |
Joinery (Wood Working) |
Chinook's Edge School Division No. 73 |
Ladies / Mens Hairdressing |
Clearview School Division No. 71 |
Computers / Televisions / Lockers |
Edmonton Catholic Separate School District No. 7 |
Beauty Therapy | Refrigeration | Cabinetmaking | Mobile Robotics | Painting and Decorating | Fashion Technology | IT |
Edmonton School District No. 7 |
Cooking | Ladies / Mens Hairdressing | Restaurant Service | Cooking Additional Lot | IT |
Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 41 |
Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Milling | Mould Making |
Evergreen Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 2 |
Graphic Design Technology |
Foothills School Division Nol. 38 |
Electrical Installations | Computers / Televisions / Lockers |
Fort McMurray Roman Catholice Separate School District No. 32 |
Computers / Televisions / Lockers | Welding |
Golden Hills School Division No. 75 |
Jewellery | Manufacturing Team Challenge |
Grande Prairie School District No. 2357 |
Beauty Therapy | Car Painting | Manufacturing Team Challenge |
Grande Yellowhead Regional Division No. 35 |
Welding / Stonemasonry |
Grasslands Regional Division No. 6 |
Automobile Technology | Bricklaying | Wall and Floor Tiling |
Greater North Central Francophone Education Region No. 2 |
Graphic Design Technology | Caring |
Greater Southern Separate Catholic Francophone Education Region |
Fashion Technology |
Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division No. 29 |
Joinery (Wood Working) | Fashion Technology |
Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4 |
IT Software Applications |
Lakeland Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 150 |
Cabinetmaking |
Living Waters Catholic Regional Division No. 42 |
Electronics |
Lloydminster Public School Division No. 99 |
Cabinetmaking |
Lloydminster Roman Catholic Separate School Division No. 89 |
Graphic Design Technology |
Medicine Hat School District No. 76 |
Industrial Control | Fashion Technology |
Northern Gateway Regional Division No. 10 |
Automobile Technology |
Northern Lights School Division No. 69 |
Carpentry | Fashion Technology |
Palliser Regional Division No. 26 |
Fashion Technology |
Parkland School Division No. 70 |
Confectioner / Pastry Cook | Computers / Televisions / Lockers |
Peace Wapiti School Division No. 76 |
Beauty Therapy | Mechanical Engineering Design - CAD / misc |
Prairie Land Regional Division No. 25 |
Carpentry |
Prairie Rose School Division No. 8 |
Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Turning | Confectioner / Pastry Cook |
Red Deer Catholic Regional Division No. 39 |
Bricklaying | Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Turning | Computers / Televisions / Lockers | Wall and Floor Tiling |
Red Deer Public School District No. 104 |
Car Painting |
Rocky View School Division No. 41 |
IT PC / Network Support |
St. Albert Protestant Separate School District No. 6 |
Carpentry |
St. Paul Education Regional Division No. 1 |
Fashion Technology |
St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 38 |
Web Design |
Sturgeon School Division No. 24 |
Ladies / Mens Hairdressing | Restaurant Service |
Wetaskiwin Regional Division No. 11 |
Web Design |
Wild Rose School Division No. 66 |
Cabinetmaking |
Wolf Creek School Division No. 72 |
Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Milling |
Allocation of Equipment - Post Secondary Jurisdiction |
Equipment Categories |
Grande Prairie Regional College |
Plumbing and Heating |
Lakeland College |
Automobile Technology | Electronics |
Lethbridge College |
Automobile Technology | Cooking | Electronics | Computers / Televisions / Lockers | Plumbing and Heating |
Medicine Hat College |
Welding / Aircraft Maintenaince |
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology |
Autobody Repair | Cabinetmaking | Car Painting | Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Turning | Industrial Control | Information Network Cabling | IT PC / Network Support | Mechatronics | Polymechanics / Automation | Refrigeration / Plastering and Wall paper | Automobile Technology Additional Lot | Automobile Repair |
Northern Lakes College |
IT Software Applications | Computers / Televisions / Lockers | Web Design |
Olds College |
Fashion Technology | Landscape Gardening | Computers / Televisions / Lockers / Floristry |
Portage College |
Carpentry | Refrigeration |
Red Deer College |
Cooking | Industrial Control | IT PC / Network Support | Joinery (Wood Working) |
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology |
Autobody Repair | Car Painting | Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Milling | Construction Metal Works | Information Network Cabling | Metal Roofing | Mould Making | Plumbing and Heating | Restaurant Service | Sheet Metal Technology / IT Other (Printers) / Offset printing | Information Network Cabling | Restaurant Service | Automobile Technology | Welding |
Media inquiries may be directed to:
Allia Sabir, Communications
Alberta Advanced Education and Technology
780-644-2068
allia.sabir@gov.ab.ca
To call toll free within Alberta dial 310-0000.
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