The department of Alberta Employment,Immigration and Industry is building Alberta's workforce by:
Informing people about Alberta's labour market, employment standards and workplace issues
Providing labour market information to industry and employers
Assisting Albertans with their careers
Promoting fair workplaces
Attracting workers into Alberta's labour force and workplaces
Promoting inter-provincial labour mobility
Attracting and assisting immigrants
Developing the skills and knowledge of Albertans and supporting high performance workplaces
Providing Albertans with job-related skills and workplace training
Funding education and upgrading programs
Increasing participation of under-represented groups
Retaining workers in Alberta's labour force
Promoting safe, healthy and productive workplaces
Helping to resolve labour disputes
Providing financial and health benefits to workers with low incomes
VISION
Alberta works because we invest in people.
MISSION
To contribute to Alberta's economic prosperity and productivity by providing information and services to support the development of a skilled and productive labour force; fostering fair, safe, healthy and productive workplaces, and helping improve the well being of Albertans.
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5016 - 48 St Lloydminster, Alberta T9V 0M3 Canada
Phone #: 780-871-6445 |
Products & Services:
Building and Educating Tomorrow's Workforce is the Alberta government's 10-year labour force strategy. Priority actions and strategies were created after extensive consultations with business and industry, professional and labour organizations, education and training providers and Aboriginal groups.
The strategy aims for more workers, educated and trained people, and innovative and safe work places. The strategy's goals are to:
Inform Albertans and employers about labour market trends and training and education opportunities
Attract job seekers to Alberta
Develop the knowledge and skills of Albertans along with innovative workplaces
Retain workers in Alberta's labour market