Regional Trades Initiative

What is RDC Regional Trades Initiative?
An initiative by Red Deer College to enhance and promote trades in Central Alberta by collaborating with all interested stakeholders including but not limited to: students, parents, businesses, educators and government agencies.

What do we have to offer?
• Teacher Training Skills courses - These courses although offered during the summer can also be delivered throughout the year and designed to meet the needs of jurisdictions or schools “Career and Technologies Studies” (CTS) programs
• Custom design appropriate workshops for teacher PD and Conference presentations.
• Provide trade career direction for stakeholders
• Provide facility and equipment consultation, for the set-up and delivery of high school CTS courses
• Consultation for resource and curriculum materials

Also refer to the following sites:

Alberta Education
http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/cts/program-of-studies.aspx

Alberta Apprenticeship http://www.tradesecrets.gov.ab.ca/index.html?page=forms_publications/instructions.html

Work Safe Alberta http://employment.alberta.ca/sfw/274.html

• Consultation for the new CTS 3400 trades courses
• Support and consultation for Skills clubs

For further information contact:

Project Manager - Brian Larson

403-356-4956

brian.larson@rdc.ab.ca

Carpentry Program - Construction Technologies

Gary Halvorson

403-342-3441