Employment

Recent stories about employment


A woman wearing coveralls works on machinery.
economy employment

Women Building Futures expands to Ontario

A non-profit launched in 1998 that once borrowed space from the City of Edmonton to begin to offer women skills training for careers in the trades is now expanding its training programs to a third province.

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A presenter addresses NAIT students and prospective tradespeople during a Women in Skilled Trades networking event.
economy employment

NAIT aims to convince women to pursue careers in trades

NAIT's Build Her Up: Skilled Trades Conference on March 6 is part of the polytechnic's work to address labour shortages and the tiny fraction that women make up in the skilled trades workforce.

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A chart titled "Top ten digital economy occupations in Edmonton", with "software engineer" at the top, followed closely by "project manager"
technology business

Keeping the right digital talent is key to Edmonton's recovery: report

Edmonton is well-placed to contribute to a digital-led recovery from the pandemic, but more needs to be done to attract and retain young talent, says a report on Alberta's post-COVID future.

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