COVID-19 Updates: Taking steps to return to normal.
- Public health restrictions: Alberta entered Step 2 on March 1.
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COVID-19 Updates: Taking steps to return to normal.
Services to help Albertans find work and explore career, employment and training options.
Alberta Career and Employment Information Services help Albertans explore the career, employment and training options available to them. Services offered by the Alberta government include:
The Employment Services Directory lists programs and services aimed at helping unemployed Albertans, including those with barriers to employment, find and keep jobs. Search for employment programs in your area to help you, free of charge, if you are looking for work.
The Training and Employment Services Directory features programs and services designed to help Albertans find and keep jobs, get training and adapt to a changing labour market These services provide unemployed people with the support they need to be successful.
Disability Related Employment Supports (DRES) funding is available to help Albertans overcome barriers to education or employment caused by a disability. Types of supports include job search supports, workplace supports and educational supports.
Learn more about DRES programs
Internships are a great way to learn, grow and gain useful experience working in government. Community and Social Services offers one-year internships in areas including finance, administrative support and research.
Learn more about the internship program
Employment and training supports are available for Albertans who are unemployed or marginally-employed and those on Employment Insurance (EI) and other income supports. This also includes programs targeted to under-represented groups including newcomers, women, Indigenous people and more.
Learn more about the training programs
The Foundational Learning Assistance program provides full-time and part-time opportunities for low income Albertans who are unemployed or working less than 20 hours per week to participate in programs of study that increase knowledge and develop skills to prepare them for further education, training, and/or sustainable employment. Learn more about:
Employment services are available online, via telephone and at over 50 different Alberta Supports and Alberta Works Centres located across the province.
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