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Choose from certificates, diplomas, apprenticeships, and full degrees to launch your career. View individual courses or the Academic Calendar.

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Academic Upgrading

It's never too late to elevate your career ambitions and earn the prerequisites to enrol in your dream program.

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It's never too late to elevate your career ambitions and earn the prerequisites to enrol in your dream program. Build confidence in your abilities, and let us set you up for success.

Department

Academic Upgrading

Timing

Varies

Location

Grande Prairie Campus

Animal Sciences

Where education meets passion for all things furry, feathered, four legged and finned.

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Cultivate a career in modern agriculture with skills to operate and maintain farm equipment, transport grains and livestock, and utilize technology for production.

Careers

This diploma lays the foundation for a career as an agricultural equipment technician, livestock or grain farm worker, grain and forage crop producer.

Department

Animal Sciences Department

Timing

2 Years

Fall Semester Start

Location

Fairview Campus

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Harness your potential for a career in animal health. Train on NWP's working farm where you will learn to treat and diagnose livestock and domestic animals.

Careers

A veterinary technology diploma paves the way to a career caring for animals in veterinary practices, zoos, wildlife parks, and rehabilitation centers. Graduates have also pursued careers in law enforcement and the Canadian Armed Forces.

Department

Animal Sciences Department

Timing

2 Years

Fall Semester Start

Location

Fairview Campus

Business & Office Administration

Turn ambition into action through a well-rounded education from instructors with real-world business experience.

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Get down to business and start on your path to success. Let your entrepreneurial spirit soar as you study accounting, human resource management, economics, marketing and more.

Careers

This degree is designed to prepare students for a career in business focusing on entrepreneurial skills and priorities

Department

Business & Office Administration

Timing

4 Years

Fall Semester Start

Location

Grande Prairie Campus

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Build your business journey with all the fundamental skills to pursue a professional career in the world of business.

Department

Business & Office Administration

Timing

1 Year

Fall, Winter, Spring Semester Start

Location

Grande Prairie Campus

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Gain an entrepreneurial edge in the marketplace and build your business expertise. Accelerate your success with skills in accounting, marketing, financial services, economics, and management.

Careers

With a diploma in business administration, students can pursue careers in accounting, bookkeeping, administration, payroll, marketing, banking, advertising, human resources and much more.

Department

Business & Office Administration

Timing

2 Years

Fall, Winter, Spring Semester Start

Location

Grande Prairie Campus

Calculate your potential for success and manage your future. Increase your business acumen with essential knowledge as you specialize in several areas of commerce.

Department

Business & Office Administration

Timing

Up to 2 years

Fall Semester Start

Location

Grande Prairie Campus

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Set yourself apart with meticulous organization and efficiency. From bookkeeping to the latest office technology, learn how to excel in a dynamic office environment.

Careers

Advance in a career as an administrative assistant, bookkeeping assistant, legal office assistant and general office receptionist.

Department

Business & Office Administration

Timing

1 Year

Fall Semester Start

Location

Grande Prairie Campus

Construction Trades

Build your future through hands-on training that will lay the foundation for a career in the skilled trades.

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Nail down a career while you work. Learn how to plan sequences, study blueprints, and choose the right materials for various building projects.

Careers

General carpentry, residential housing, repairs and remodelling, commercial/industrial construction & maintenance, specialized carpentry

Registration Opens May 13, 2025

Department

Construction Trades

Timing

1st, 2nd, 3rd Periods (8 weeks)

Location

Fairview Campus

Generate a bright future by learning to test and measure voltage. Gain the skills to interpret drawings, and safely install, maintain, and repair electrical systems.

Careers

Contractor for residential housing, commercial, industrial or institutional.

Registration Opens May 15, 2025

Department

Construction Trades

Timing

1st, 2nd Periods (8 weeks), 3rd, 4th Periods (10 weeks)

Location

Grande Prairie Campus

Make important connections. Learn to identify and select the correct piping and related materials to repair, install, and service natural gas and propane piping.

Careers

Residential, commercial or industrial installation and service of gas lines and fittings including utility companies, gas distributors or mechanical and service companies

Registration Opens May 22, 2025

Department

Construction Trades

Timing

1st Period (8 weeks)

Location

Fairview Campus

Fine-tune your passion. Get certified in stationary industrial machinery repair and maintenance, schematic drawings, and work procedures.

Careers

Construction, fabrication and machine shops, manufacturing and processing plants.

Registration Opens May 20, 2025

Department

Construction Trades

Timing

1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Periods (8 weeks)

Location

Grande Prairie Campus

Control your destiny. Study how to inspect, install, and repair instruments and systems used in commercial and industrial processing.

Careers

Pulp and paper processing, hydropower generation, mining, petrochemical and natural gas.

Registration Opens May 14, 2025

Department

Construction Trades

Timing

1st, 2nd Periods (8 weeks) 3rd Periods (10 weeks)

Location

Grande Prairie Campus

Get skilled in ordering, warehousing, inventory control, and parts sales for a career in any warehouse or industrial facility.

Careers

Retail trade, wholesale trade, manufacturing, oil and gas extraction

Registration Opens May 21, 2025

Department

Construction Trades

Timing

1st, 3rd Periods (6 weeks) 2nd Period (8 weeks)

Location

Grande Prairie Campus

Let your talents flow as you learn to install pipes, assemble valves, interpret building plans, and configure plumbing systems for residential and commercial projects.

Careers

Residential, commercial, or industrial plumbing, installation of certain equipment and systems, renovation, maintenance and repair of existing plumbing

Registration Opens May 22, 2025

Department

Construction Trades

Timing

2nd, 3rd, 4th Periods (8 weeks)

Location

Fairview Campus

Find your fit. Connect theory and practice as you get qualified to fabricate, assemble, maintain and repair complex indoor and outdoor piping systems.

Careers

Construction, mining, oil & gas extraction, and manufacturing

Registration Opens May 22, 2025

Department

Construction Trades

Timing

2nd, 3rd, 4th Periods (8 weeks)

Location

Fairview Campus
Grande Prairie Campus

Heat up your job prospects. Gain in-demand welding skills as you learn about precision metal fabrication, testing equipment, and blueprints.

Careers

Production and manufacturing plants, mechanical services, various construction capacities

Registration Opens May 22, 2025

Department

Construction Trades

Timing

1st, 2nd, 3rd Periods (8 weeks)

Location

Grande Prairie Campus

Put more spark in your day with 1.5 times more instruction than the regular apprenticeship. Gain hands-on experience as you learn about basic joints, types of welds, welding symbols and weld faults.

Careers

Pipeline construction, commercial construction, industrial construction, heavy equipment repair, vessel or structural assembly

Department

Construction Trades

Timing

12 Weeks

Fall Start

Location

Grande Prairie Campus

Education

Our inspiring programs prepare you to make a difference, with visible results. Get started on a rewarding career path that will shape lives and futures.

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Form strong, positive relationships and help shape futures. Nurture an environment for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-aged children that makes them feel safe, valued, and encouraged to learn and grow.

Careers

Graduates qualify as Level Two Educators through Alberta Children and Youth Services and develop rewarding careers in child care centres, family day homes, nursery schools, kindergartens, inclusive child care programs, and out of school programs.

Department

Department of Education

Timing

1 Year

Fall, Winter, Semester Start

Location

Grande Prairie Campus

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Choose a playful career path. Utilize play as a tool for learning and allow children to explore, experiment, and discover new things in a fun and engaging way.

Careers

Graduates qualify as Level Three Educators through Alberta Children and Youth Services and develop rewarding careers in child care centres, family day homes, nursery schools, kindergartens, inclusive child care programs, and out of school programs.

Department

Department of Education

Timing

2 Years

Fall, Winter, Spring Semester Start

Location

Grande Prairie Campus