Financial Support for Training

Employment and training programs help adult Albertans get the skills they need to get a job, get a better job, or increase their skills to keep their job. Tuition, books and supplies, and living allowance may be available if you qualify as an eligible learner.

Alberta Works Income Support is available to eligible adults to participate in employment and training services.

Additional financial supports for learners include:

• Full-time training grants: Alberta Employment and Immigration’s online estimator can help you determine if you are eligible for financial assistance. The estimator provides an estimate of how much you may be eligible for.
   
• Part-time training grants of up to $5,000 per academic year starting September 1, 2007. This enables Albertans with low incomes to learn while they work. It also increases the potential for persons with disabilities to benefit from part-time training..
  
  An online estimator is available for part time training as well. 
   
• Disability Related Employment Supports (DRES) provides assistance to Albertans in overcoming the barriers to employment created by their disability.

Eligible Albertans include those who require training to find and keep a job such as Alberta Works Income Support clients, Employment Insurance eligible clients and eligible apprentices. For more information on financial support for training, contact Alberta Employment and Immigration or a training provider in your community.

Document Title and Description	Date (dd/mm/yy)	Format
Earn While You Learn Alberta Employment and Immigration will fully exempt the employment earnings of all full-time students eligible to receive income support.	24/09/09