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Most of our programs are delivered in a “blended” training format.
Students will first receive interactive online eLearning introducing them to the subject and preparing them for the instructor-led sessions and hands-on instruction in the field.
Choose one program below to see more info.
Develop Traditional Indigenous eLearning Courses.
Passing on your traditions and culture to the next generation is crucial.
With that in mind, the younger generations have changed the way they learn.
By capturing your culture and traditions in a modern, digital and engaging way, you will be able to pass on your culture and traditions knowledge to future generations promoting healing and reconciliation in your community.
Implement Traditional & Nutrition Program.
We all know healthy eating is important no matter who you are.
But sometimes, you might find it difficult to combine healthy eating with your traditional recipes and products harvested, gathered, or hunted by your community.
This program was developed to combine these 2 crucial parts of your life and community.
This program can be delivered to children in school, cooks at school and throughout the community, or even to the entire community.
We can cater to whatever needs you may see in your community.
✔️ Diabetes Awareness and Control through Food.
✔️ Hypertension Awareness and Control through Food.
✔️ Healing your Body through Food.
✔️ Eating S.A.F.E.
✔️ Nutrition Training.
✔️ Dietary Counselling.
✔️ Grocery shopping and meal planning with Health Intentionally.
✔️ Traditional Recipes done in a Healthy way (lessons or workshops).
Implement a Digital Literacy Program.
Knowing how to use technology safely and effectively is as important these days as knowing basic math.
You can’t be successful in your career if you don’t know how to use these tools properly.
Delivering a Digital Literacy to members of your community can help close the gap of the skills needed to live, learn and work in a world where the demand of communication and access to information through digital technologies is increasing every day.
By starting to teach young children how to use these tools properly, you can open a lot more doors to them to pursuit different professions and careers.
Implement a Financial Literacy learning program.
The biggest gift you can give someone is the ability to use knowledge and skills to manage their financial resources effectively.
The lack of financial literacy can lead someone to accumulate unsustainable debt and can lead to poor credit, bankruptcy, etc.
By knowing how to manage you’re your money and debt properly, you are able to prepare for a wealthier future.
Learn how to do banking, budgets, and other basic skills needed for a successful and wealthier life.
Driver’s License Exam Readiness Program.
Having a driver’s license gives you freedom, but also, opens better doors of employment as many companies these days require you to have a Driver’s license in order to apply for a job.
Our focus with this program is to give you the proper knowledge and increase your confidence when taking you knowledge test for a learner’s license.
Trades Exam Readiness Program.
Many professions in Alberta require a Trade Certification.
For you to acquire this certification, there’s a few steps you need to take.
One of them is the Trades Entrance Exam, which is an exam designed to test for the educational requirements for the trades and occupations you will be working with.
This exam cover areas such as English and reading comprehension, mathematics and science.
Our program is designed to give you the proper knowledge and increase you confidence when taking this test.
Safety Courses.
Safety training is crucial to help reduce accidents and injuries in the workplace, and protect the mental and physical well-being of workers and non-workers.
Taking a Safety Training will help you develop awareness of hazards, but also develop skills and knowledge to be able to prepare, act or remediate in case of an accident or injury.
✔️ Fire Safety and Emergency Procedures.
✔️ First Aid.
✔️ Safe use of Workplace Tools, Machinery, Equipment.
✔️ Personal Protective Equipment.
✔️ Among many others.
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention for Staff.
This program will give school staff, caregivers, healthcare workers, etc. the skills to manage challenging behaviours and to de-escalate, prevent, and early intervene on these types of behaviours.
The goal is to keep everyone safe, secure, and to be able to provide proper care.
This program focuses on teaching crisis prevention, de-escalation techniques as well as physical intervention procedures.
Some of the benefits of this program are: The ability to recognize and respond to crisis, and Being able to physically intervene when needed in a safe manner.
Leadership Program.
Our leadership program will give you the skills needed to strength and knowledge needed to manage and motivate your team so you can achieve your goals and increase productivity.
Leadership skills can also help you feel more confident when communicating with others, when managing daily tasks and making plans.
Administrative Assistant Training.
An Administrative Assistant is usually your company’s first impression and a key to positive relations with customers and vendors.
Our program focus on teaching the skills needed so you can be confident, strong and excellent while working in the front-desk.
✔️ Communication Skills
✔️ Multitasking
✔️ Prioritizing
✔️ Organization Skills
✔️ Computer Skills
✔️ Problem-Solving Abilities
✔️ Dependability
✔️ Among Others
Robotics Program and Events.
Robotics and coding program for teenagers and children.
In this program, we provide all the necessary material for the students and a certificate at the end of the course.
In addition, students will get real robots to program and run. Theory and practice together!
At the end of the course, students will be able to take their robots home and continue improving their studies.
There are two magical days for students to have their first contact with robotics.
Offer this opportunity for your students to discover one of the most promising professions for the future that has already arrived!
We build a custom program for your school.
Robotics 101
10AM – Noon
✔️ What is robotics?
✔️ What can robots do?
✔️ How did robotics start?
✔️ Parts of the robot?
Lunch
Noon – 1pm
Robotics Games
1pm – 3pm
✔️ Meet your robot.
✔️ Control your robot.
✔️ Race your robot.
Coding 101
10AM – Noon
✔️ What are codings?
✔️ What is coding used for?
Lunch
Noon – 1pm
Coding Games
1pm – 3pm
✔️ How to code?
✔️ Create a code?
✔️ Test your code?
Environmental Management Program.
We all know the importance of being environmentally friendly, but to be able to properly identify, prepare and plan for the future is a completely different game plan.
The environmental management is the process of safeguarding the environment by monitoring our interaction with the environment around us. This help us control and limit the damage caused by us.
The main aim on is to maintain and improve our environmental resources by focusing on resource consumption and waste generation.
This program teaches the industrial sources of land, air, and water pollution, the health dangers that environmental pollutants present, and the types of actions that industrial facility workers must complete in order to control industrial pollutants and respond to environmental incidents.
Mining Program
Our Mining Program offers an online, live training experience to satisfy Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) regulatory requirements;
where new miners can log in remotely and take the virtual training from anywhere.
Digital eLearning System.
People, employees and their knowledge, are a key element in the success of every organization.
To be effective, Learning and Development must not only manage employee capabilities — but must also do so in a way that supports key business goals.
Assessing the difference between where these competencies are currently and where they need to be for success is a daunting task.
And selecting the most appropriate development activities to develop competency most effectively/efficiently must be carefully strategized.
With that in mind, Ability is designed to make these Learning & Development challenges easier.
It helps companies with their training initiatives and compliance goals by identifying and closing the knowledge and skills gaps that might exist.
Ability combines a powerful Learning and Compliance Management engine with competency development and assurance engine.
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