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title: Trade Pathways
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# Building Careers in Alberta’s Skilled Trades

Trade Pathways provides practical supports to help new workers succeed on the job and build careers in the skilled trades.

[For Job Seekers](https://www.tradepathways.ca/job-seekers?hsLang=ca) [For Employers](https://www.tradepathways.ca/employers?hsLang=ca)

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## How can Trade Pathways help?

### Job Seekers

Interested in a career in construction? Learn who Trade Pathways supports, what assistance may be available and how to connect with an approved referral partner.

[For Job Seekers ›](https://www.tradepathways.ca/job-seekers?hsLang=ca)

### Employers

Recruit and develop new workers with support from Trade Pathways, including wage assistance, recruitment support and resources to remove barriers and help develop successful trades people.

[For Employers ›](https://www.tradepathways.ca/employers?hsLang=ca)

### Referral Partners

Strengthen your clients’ pathways to employment by connecting them with construction opportunities and post-employment supports to improve job outcomes and long-term success.

[For Referral Partners ›](https://www.tradepathways.ca/referral-partners?hsLang=ca)

## How Trade Pathways works

Trade Pathways brings together construction employers and referral organizations to help people enter the skilled trades and succeed once they’re employed.

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### Connect

Eligible job seekers access Trade Pathways through approved referral partners.

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### Employ

Trade Pathways works with construction employers to create supported employment opportunities.

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### Support

Practical, needs-based supports help address barriers that can affect success on the job.

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### Build a Career

The goal is continued employment and progression toward apprenticeship and a career in the skilled trades.

## Participant supports

Practical challenges can affect success in a new job. Trade Pathways works to identify individualized supports that can help workers succeed.

### Tools & Workwear

Help with equipment and clothing needed to get started and work safely.

### Transportation

Support to help address transportation barriers to getting to and from work.

### Training & Certifications

Training and certifications that help workers succeed in their employment.

### Apprenticeship Support

Support for participants progressing into apprenticeship and first-year technical training.

## Learn More

### Looking for work?

Learn whether Trade Pathways may be right for you and how to connect with an approved referral partner.

[For Job Seekers ›](https://www.tradepathways.ca/job-seekers?hsLang=ca)

### Looking to hire?

Learn how Trade Pathways can support your recruitment and workforce development needs.

[For Employers ›](https://www.tradepathways.ca/employers?hsLang=ca)

### Supporting job seekers?

Learn about eligibility and the Trade Pathways referral process.

[For Referral Partners ›](https://www.tradepathways.ca/referral-partners?hsLang=ca)

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Trade Pathways is delivered by the Alberta Construction Association in partnership with Alberta's construction industry and approved referral partners.

**Contact:** [info@tradepathways.ca](mailto:info@tradepathways.ca)

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