• Alberta commits $148.4 million over three years to create 8,000 new seats in high-demand post-secondary programs

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-11 19:53:56.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Education, Labour, Economy, Healthcare]

  The Government of Alberta is committing $148.4 million over three years to create 8,000 new post-secondary seats across 21 institutions, targeting high-demand fields such as engineering, health, sciences, nursing, education, technology, and trades. Specific allocations include over 1,100 seats at the University of Alberta (including Augustana Campus and Campus Saint Jean), 1,600 seats at the University of Calgary, and over 170 seats at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT). Additionally, $15 million is dedicated to creating about 1,000 seats in education programs, which includes $3 million set aside over three years for up to 86 new seats in expedited teaching certificate pathways.

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• NAIT breaks ground on Advanced Skill Centre planned for 2030

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-08 22:44:42.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Infrastructure, Education, Labour, Economy]

  The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology has broken ground on its new 625,000-square-foot Advanced Skills Centre on its main Edmonton campus, slated for completion by 2030. The $779 million capital project is funded 75 per cent ($384 million) by the Government of Alberta, with the remaining 25 per cent provided by Northern Alberta Institute of Technology through internal resources, donors, and industry partners. The facility will consolidate 29 programs spanning construction, transportation, manufacturing, and energy, enabling the institution to train an additional 5,500 students and bring total annual capacity to over 15,000 students.

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