NAIT Corporate & Continuing Education

A big thank you to Godwin Bokhan of Trade Commissioner Service - Global Affairs Canada for facilitating a tour of our campus last week!

Delegates from Nigeria checked out NAIT's hands-on spaces, cutting-edge tech and rigorous space design - important for benchmarking, ideation, and learning more about potential consultation and partnership opportunities that can have an impact back home.

From trade shops and power engineering to our data visualization centre and drilling simulation rigs, it was a great day to explore campus and so many avenues for impactful partnership.

You don't have to leave your future to fate.

Whether you're looking to expand your skill set, earn professional credits, advance your career, or explore a new interest, MindEdge courses through NAIT Continuing Education make it easy to learn on your schedule. With flexible, self-paced online learning that you can access from anywhere, professional development can fit into even the busiest lifestyle.

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👷🔨 Trades employers, mark this one down in your calendar! 🔧

Join us June 25 in Nisku for Business Connect's next workshop, Engineering Your Workforce: The Trades & Apprenticeship Pipeline!

Employers and recruitment professionals in the trades, this event's for you; you'll learn more about provincial and federal funding available to your team, take part in informative speaking sessions, and connect directly with Alberta's top trade schools about skilled recruitment and training solutions.

Trades Program Manager Josh MacEachern will be joining Ryan Marshall (NAIT Office of Apprenticeship) and Carla Madra (Women Building Futures) for speaking sessions equipping you with new workforce development tools and strategies that help maximize the benefits of apprenticeship programs.

So get your tickets, take in some great speaker sessions, and connect with us so we can talk shop around your team's development goals!

Register today: https://bit.ly/43IoW5B

When you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure of what's next, the answer isn't always clear right away.

But whether you're looking to upgrade your skills, train for a new career, land a better job, or simply learn something new, there are options available. NAIT Continuing Education offers flexible programs and courses designed to help you move forward with confidence.

You don't need to have your entire future figured out. You just need to take the first step.

Thank you to the Government of Alberta representatives – Jacintha Go from Singapore, Gil Hwan Lew from Republic of Korea, and Anuj Bhasin from India – as well as our colleague from Edmonton, Shunfa Ou, for joining us on a quick tour of the state-of-the-art labs and equipment around NAIT campus.

Campus buildings like our Spartan Centre have plenty of impressive tech and hands-on learning environments to take in, and it doesn't hurt having some great experts on-hand to give key insights into how our students get the inside edge on developing job-ready skills.

NAIT is a global centre of excellence and leading TVET provider; we bring the world to NAIT, and NAIT's leading polytechnic training to the world. We consult with valued partners around the globe, and we relish an opportunity to show them what we're all about.

You can contact our team and explore your industry or organizational training needs by visiting our TVET and Capacity Building page: https://bit.ly/3Z9ynsd

For many professionals, the next step in their career isn't becoming a better individual contributor. It's becoming a leader.

Managing people, supporting team members, navigating change, and helping others succeed requires an entirely different set of skills than the ones that got you promoted in the first place.

NAIT's Leadership Development Certificate is designed for both current and aspiring leaders who want to strengthen their ability to lead themselves, lead others, lead teams, and lead organizations. Through practical, business-focused training, you'll build the confidence and skills needed to thrive in today's evolving workplace.

Learn more at https://continuingeducation.nait.ca/public/category/courseCategoryCertificateProfile.do?method=load&certificateId=1464955

The Language Assessment, Referral and Counselling Centre (LARCC) of Catholic Social Services is hosting its third annual Newcomer Education and Training Fair tonight, highlighting English classes, training and employment readiness programs in Edmonton for newcomers with CLB5+!

Our Foundational Learning & ESL Team is hosting a table this year from 4pm until 7pm tonight, so if you're ready for the next step and need more information or support, be sure to come visit our team and we'll help you get started!

The details:
▶️ Location: Catholic Social Services, 8212 118 Ave NW
▶️ Time: 4pm-7pm, June 10, 2026 (Tonight!)

We'll see you there! 👋

Bring your designs to life with AutoCAD.

Starting in July, this program will help you build skills in industry-standard 2D and 3D drafting and design software used by architectural, mechanical, and civil engineering professionals around the world. Complete all four courses to earn your AutoCAD Operator Certificate and gain practical skills you can apply across a wide range of industries.