Alberta Indigenous Construction Career Centres

NorQuest College's AICCC (Edmonton) is a unique client focused employment service designed to connect prospective Indigenous workers with employers recruiting for careers, specializing but not exclusively for construction. It is a partnership with NorQuest College, the Government of Alberta, First Nation communities, and industry organizations. Our... services create Indigenous skills development and employment, while at the same time, assist Alberta business and industry with key human resource objectives. It responds to a business solution to address Alberta's growth and skilled workforce shortages by engaging the resources of our Indigenous population in urban and rural communities through career development/training and Indigenous employment opportunities to support economic development. The AICCC receive job postings from business and industry and connect each posting with qualified Indigenous individuals registered within the Centres. All individuals registered with the Centres will receive job coaching support from a qualified Career Coach to assess qualifications, skill development requirements, and personalized job matching with positions submitted by companies who are registered members of the AICCC. The pilot of AICCC allowed for the evaluation and measurement of outcomes and provides a foundation to assess the potential for expanding services to include geographic areas outside Alberta's largest urban areas. The AICCC is structured to achieve the following objectives for the Government of Alberta, Indigenous Albertans, and prospective employers: Increase the number of work-ready Indigenous job seekers throughout the province. Address the workforce and skills training needs and goals of urban, rural, remote, and young Indigenous people in Alberta including opportunities for growth within their communities. Increase collaboration and improve coordination between industrial partners to better allow employment and internships of Indigenous workers, reducing duplication through the creation of an ...Read More