Lethbridge Polytechnic
Apprenticeship and pre-employment trades training (welder, carpenter, plumber, electrician pathways); also offers free Math for the Trades AIT entrance-exam prep.
Verified 2026-10-17
Gas technician Schools & Training Programs in Alberta
Approved gas technician training in Alberta: public colleges, union training centres, private career colleges, and pre-apprenticeship programs — every listing verified.
7 verified listings · last refreshed 2026-11-14
What the labels mean
- Public college: A publicly funded college that delivers approved in-school apprenticeship training.
- Union training centre: Training run by a union or a joint apprenticeship committee, usually for members and registered apprentices in that trade.
Medicine Hat College
AIT technical training in carpentry, electrical, welding, plumbing and steamfitting/pipefitting; trains roughly 500 apprentices per year.
Verified 2026-10-17
NAIT
Delivers AIT classroom instruction for 30+ trades incl. electrician, refrigeration/HVAC, welder, gasfitter, carpenter and plumber; also runs the Government of Alberta-partnered Accelerated Trades Entry pre-apprenticeship for newcomers.
Verified 2026-10-17
Northwestern Polytechnic
11 skilled-trades apprenticeship pathways (incl. carpenter, electrician, gasfitter, plumber, welder) at the new Grande Prairie Skilled Trades Training Centre.
Verified 2026-10-17
Red Deer Polytechnic
AIT classroom instruction for electrician, welder, carpenter, plumber and gasfitter/steamfitter-pipefitter apprenticeships.
Verified 2026-10-17
SAIT
AIT classroom instruction across construction, manufacturing and energy trades; 12-week pre-employment programs (electrician, refrigeration/HVAC, pipetrades, carpentry) whose grads can challenge first-year AIT exams.
Verified 2026-10-17
Alberta Pipe Trades College
UA Local 488 training centre for plumber-gasfitter, steamfitter-pipefitter and welder apprenticeships; open to union and non-union apprentices. (program_url is the alis/Government of Alberta listing; the college's own site URL was not verifiable.)
Verified 2026-10-17
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