Customized Training

Continuing Education – Community and Industry Training Initiative
Enhance your skills and knowledge with customized training.

Portage College Community and Industry Training Initiative (CITI) Division offers a broad range of skill development and career courses throughout the year.

We can provide training to update previously learned skills, and custom design new programs to meet emerging demands. Community and Industry Training courses match information presentation and certified training to help ensure outcomes that enhance individual productivity and safety.

Contact CITI at 780-623-5631 and discover how we can help you meet your training needs.

Regularly Scheduled Programs

SAFETY, FORESTRY, OIL & GAS

  • Advanced/Basic Wilderness Survival
  • ATV Rider Safety
  • Bear Awareness & Safety
  • Chainsaw Safety (Basics - ENFORM)
  • Chainsaw Safety (Alberta Woodland Trainers Association)
  • Confined Space Entry
  • Construction Safety Training System (Computer Based Training)
  • Fall Protection (OSSA Approved)
  • First Aid, Standard/Level B CPR or C CPR, Pediatric
  • Flag Person Training
  • Geographic Information System
  • Global Position System (GPS)
  • Ground Disturbance, Trenching/Excavation
  • H2S Alive
  • Introduction to Rigging
  • Snowmobile Safety
  • Snowmobile Safety - Train the Trainer
  • Transportation of Dangerous Goods (Clear Language)
  • Wildland Firefighter
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)

DRIVER TRAINING

  • Airbrakes ("Q" Endorsement)
  • Class 5 Driver Training
  • Defensive Driving
  • Hours Of Service
  • Pre & Post Trip Vehicle Inspection
  • Professional Driver Improvement Course (PDIC)
  • School Bus "S" Endorsement
  • School Bus Class II
  • Truck Transport: Class I & III

COMPUTER TRAINING

  • Computer Hardware
  • Internet/e-mail
  • Introductory Excel
  • Intermediate Excel (spreadsheets)
  • Introductory Word
  • Intermediate Word
  • Just the Basics – Introduction to Computers
  • PowerPoint
  • Simply Accounting Level I & II
  • Web Page Design
  • Windows/File Management

Any Program, Any Time, Anywhere!

Portage College offers many programs to meet the changing requirements of industry, business, agencies, and governments. We can adapt current programs or customize new programs to meet specific industry needs. Programs can be delivered at the College, in the community, or at the worksite. These courses can be offered during the daytime, in the evening, or on weekends, depending on what works best for the client and the students.

  • Aboriginal Land Management- Under Development
  • Apprenticeship Preparation for Aboriginal People
  • Basic Business Communications
  • Building Service Worker
  • Camp Cook
  • Certified Oil and Gas Labourer
  • Child & Youth Care Worker Prep
  • Educational Assistant
  • Forest Mapping
  • Forestry Safety
  • Gas Plant Operator
  • Heavy Equipment Operator
  • Human Relations Development
  • Log Scaling
  • Native Artisans
  • Parks Emergency Responder
  • Petroleum Land Management- Under Development
  • Quad & Snowmobile Maintenance
  • Recreation Vehicle Maintenance
  • Skills for Success
  • Stand Tending

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