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Federal investment elevates NAIT apprenticeship programs with new equipment

For new programs, innovative applied research and support for students seeking hands-on education, NAIT continues to attract funding from partners such as government, industry members and donors.

Hands-on learning for several NAIT apprenticeship programs received a boost thanks to an investment of $886,862.50 from Employment and Social Development Canada.  

The funding, which is part of the federal government's Union Training and Innovation Program, will contribute to the purchase of new equipment to be used across programs in construction, machining, automotive and transportation. This includes a new 70-metric ton, all-terrain crane equipped with a hydraulic pin boom, which will be used to teach Crane and Hoist Equipment Operator apprentices on NAIT's Spruce Grove campus.

"Investments in post-secondary apprenticeship training equipment from programs such as UTIP are vital for training the skilled trades professionals of today and the future," says Laura Jo Gunter, NAIT President and CEO.

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