Programs that are marked PGWP eligible meet Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) eligibility requirements for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP), including the new field of study requirement effective Nov. 1, 2024. The numbers in the PGWP eligible column are the IRCC Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) codes. International students seeking a PGWP are responsible for meeting field of study and all other PGWP eligibility requirements.
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Academic Upgrading courses can lead to many opportunities. Our students have continued into certificate, diploma and degree programs. They have entered professional and apprenticeship programs and have moved on to successful careers. You'll also find that our courses offer a good foundation for beginning employment.
Our graduates enjoy close to a 100 percent employment rate! You can look forward to work in a wide range of roles and office environments including:
Positions
- Administrative assistant
- Bookkeeper
- Data entry specialist
- Program assistant
- Receptionist
Industries
- Commercial and educational offices
- Government offices
- Insurance and real estate offices
- Legal and dental offices
Upon completion of the program, you'll be able to write exams for the first two years of Agricultural Equipment Technician or Heavy Equipment Technician. You'll also be eligible to enter the Alberta Apprenticeship program. No matter which road you take, you'll be ready to begin a career in many diverse fields, including:
- Agricultural equipment service
- Construction equipment service
- Heavy equipment service
- Journeyperson agricultural equipment technician
- Journeyperson heavy equipment technician
- Mining equipment service
- Mobile repair service
- Oilfield equipment service
- Service manager/shop foreman
- Trucking equipment service
When you complete your apprenticeship, you’ll be ready for your future in agriculture in positions such as:
- Manager
- Sales representative
- Service representative
- Technician
Your degree will prepare you for a career in a wide range of fields, including:
- Agronomy consulting
- Agronomy sales (crop inputs)
- Environmental assessment
- Farm equipment technicians
- Primary production (food production systems)
- Research
Your degree will prepare you for a career in a wide range of fields, including:
- Agronomy consulting
- Agronomy sales (crop inputs)
- Environmental assessment
- Farm equipment technicians
- Primary production (food production systems)
- Research
Graduates of our Agriculture Sciences program work in a wide variety of settings, including:
- Commodity trader/grain or cattle buyer
- Farm management consultant
- Insurance agent/agricultural insurance
- Loan officer/agriculture finance
- Marketing and communications for agribusinesses or producer organizations
- Policy advisor for producer organizations
Graduates of our Agriculture Sciences program work in a wide variety of settings, including:
- Agronomist
- Crop consultant
- Entomologist
- Extension specialist
- Farm input sales representative
- Government
- Grain merchandiser
- Insurance specialist
- Loan officer
- Plant pathologist
- Research agronomist
- Seed production specialist
Our diploma program will prepare you to work with design teams in a wide variety of fields:
- Architectural animation communications specialist
- Architectural illustrator
- BIM draftsperson
- CAD designer
- Concept artist
- Digital environmental artist
- Immersive artist
- Three-dimensional designer
- Three-dimensional modelling and texture artist
After completing your apprenticeship, you’ll be ready for work in:
- Automotive shops
- Car and truck dealerships
- Organizations with vehicle fleets
- Service facilities
- Specialty repair shops
Wherever your future takes you, you'll be able to drive away from Lethbridge Polytechnic and into positions such as:
- Apprentice automotive service technician
- Automotive systems certificate instructor
- Equipment salesperson
- Journeyperson automotive service technician
- Mobile repair service technician
- Service manager
- Shop foreman
- Shop owner
After completing your third-year training and exam you’ll be ready to write the Red Seal exam and pursue a career in:
- Camps and hotels
- Catering companies
- Hospitals
- Institutions
- Restaurants
- Specialty bakeries
- Supermarkets
A variety of opportunities will await once you graduate. You will have the option to: continue your studies; obtain a professional designation; or immediately pursue your career in fields such as:
- Accounting
- Agriculture-business
- Banking
- E-commerce
- Energy industry
- Entrepreneurship
- Financial services
- Human resources
- Management
- Marketing
- Project management
- Retail management
- Running your own business
- Sales
- Start-up business
- Taxation
- Technology
Why Lethbridge Polytechnic Business Administration? Employable after 2 years – step right into a great career upon graduation, or, with transfer agreements in place at institutions across Canada and around the globe, you can easily continue your education to earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as 2 additional years.
A variety of opportunities will await you once you graduate. You will have the option to: continue your studies; obtain a professional designation; or immediately pursue your career in fields such as:
- Advertising
- Agriculture-business
- Banking
- E-commerce
- Energy industry
- Entrepreneurship
- Logistics
- Management
- Marketing
- Project management
- Retail management
- Running your own business
- Sales
- Start-up business
- Supply chain management
- Technology
Why Lethbridge Polytechnic Business Administration? Employable after two years – step right into a great career upon graduation, or, with transfer agreements in place at institutions across Canada and around the globe, you can easily continue your education to earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as two additional years.
A variety of opportunities will await you once you graduate. You will have the option to continue your studies, obtain a professional designation or immediately pursue your career in fields such as:
- Advertising
- Agriculture-business
- Banking
- E-commerce
- Energy industry
- Financial services
- Human resources
- Logistics
- Management
- Project management
- Retail management
- Sales
- Start-up business
- Supply chain management
- Technology
Why Lethbridge Polytechnic Business Administration? Employable after two years – step right into a great career upon graduation, or, with transfer agreements in place at institutions across Canada and around the globe, you can easily continue your education to earn your bachelor’s degree in as little as two additional years.
You’ll have plenty of options available to you following the completion of your apprenticeship. Keep your career goals in mind as you find employment as a(n):
- Apprentice carpenter
- Construction superintendent
- Contractor
- Foreman/forewoman
- Journeyman carpenter
- Subcontractor
When you graduate, you'll be ready to work with children, youth and families in a wide variety of settings, including:
- Adolescent psychiatry
- Drop-in centres
- Family support
- Foster care work
- Group homes
- Hospitals
- Independent living programs
- Recreation and community centres
- Residential and treatment programs
- Safe consumption sites
- Schools
- Women’s emergency centres
- Young offender centres
- Construction estimator
- Construction inspector
- Construction manager
- Consulting
- Geo-technologist
- Government/municipality engineering
- Infrastructure designer
- Materials testing technologist
- Quality assurance/control technologist
- Roadway designer
- Structural designer
- Business and systems analyst
- Computer service technician
- Database designer/developer
- GIS developer
- Information systems project manager
- IT support specialist
- Mobile app developer
- Network analyst/technician
- Programmer analyst
- Software developer
- Software testing specialist
- Web developer and administrator
- Conservation officer
- Environmental investigator/inspector
- Fish and wildlife officer
- Fishery officer
- Park patrol officer
- Park ranger
- Park warden
- Pollution control officer
- Resource management officer
- Wildlife investigator
Employability
- Natural Resource Law Enforcement Officer positions have specific physical requirements such as vision, hearing and physical fitness. The specific requirements differ with each agency. It is the applicant’s responsibility to confirm that they meet the requirements of the agencies with which they hope to work.
- Persons with a criminal record may have difficulty competing for jobs as Conservation Enforcement Officers in Canada.
- Employers often require that students hold a valid Standard First Aid or Wilderness First Aid Certificate and/or a CPR Certificate to be eligible for seasonal and/or permanent employment. Students are encouraged to obtain these certificates either prior to entering the program or during the first term.
- Workshops and short courses offered by third-party businesses may be available on evenings and weekends. Students are encouraged to attend these sessions to enhance their credentials for employment.
In just three short years, you’ll be ready to write the Red Seal exam and pursue your career in:
- Bases and camps
- Clubs
- Hotels
- Institutions
- Restaurants
Graduates of the Bachelor of Criminal Justice program will be prepared to enter career paths including the following:
- Business planner
- Case workers in provincial and federal justice organizations
- Communications officer
- Continued studies in graduate school
- Crisis support worker
- Municipal, provincial and federal government policy analyst
- Parole officers
- Probation officers
- Research assistant
- Supervisors/Managers in justice organizations
- Victim service worker
Graduates of the Bachelor of Criminal Justice Post-Diploma Degree program will be prepared to enter careers including the following:
- Business planner
- Case workers in provincial and federal justice organizations
- Communications officer
- Continued studies in graduate school
- Crisis support worker
- Municipal, provincial and federal government policy analyst
- Parole officers
- Probation officers
- Research assistant
- Supervisors/Managers in justice organizations
- Victim service worker
At the end of the program, you'll be prepared for work throughout the criminal justice system in positions such as:
- Federal correctional officer
- Halfway house counsellor
- Provincial correctional officer
- Victim services worker
- Youth worker
You'll leave our program with a comprehensive understanding of the criminal justice system and a valuable range of practical skills and abilities. You'll be ready to serve as either a sworn public safety officer or as a civilian employee, with:
- Emergency services
- Federal enforcement agencies such as Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada Border Services, Correctional Service Canada, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
- Municipal police services
- Other provincial enforcement and protection services including sheriffs
- Private security and investigation agencies
- Provincial police services
- Regional police services
Lethbridge Polytechnic graduates are employed throughout Canada and abroad in a variety of culinary opportunities including fine restaurants, hotels, cruise ships, catering companies, flight kitchens, hospitals, care facilities and convention centres. Opportunities also exist to own and operate your own restaurant or branch out into marketing and product development.
Recent graduates have found employment in the following roles:
- Banquet chef
- Banquet cook
- Business owner
- Caterer
- Chef
- Chef de partie
- Entrepreneur
- Food sales representative
- Line cook
- Prep cook
- Sous chef
Your diploma in Digital Communications and Media will prepare you for a wide range of positions working independently or as part of an organization. These careers include:
- Digital/broadcast journalist
- Freelance/entrepreneur
- Graphic and information design
- Magazine/newspaper content creator
- Marketing and advertising
- Media production company owner
- Media/public relations
- Photographer/videographer
- Podcaster
- Radio host/producer/scriptwriter
- Social media content manager
- Story editor
- Video editor
- Video producer/director/scriptwriter
When you graduate, your in-demand skills will open up opportunities in:
- Before and after school programs
- Child care centres
- Day homes
- Early learning programs
- Family group care programs
- Kindergartens
- Out-of-school care programs
- Parenting centres
- Preschool programs
- Recreational facilities
When you graduate, your in-demand skills will open up opportunities in:
- Before and after school programs
- Child care centres
- Day homes
- Early learning programs
- Family group care programs
- Kindergartens
- Out-of-school care programs
- Parenting centres
- Preschool programs
- Recreational facilities
When you graduate, your in-demand skills will open up opportunities in:
- Before and after school programs
- Child care centres
- Day homes
- Early learning programs
- Family group care programs
- Kindergartens
- Out-of-school care programs
- Parenting centres
- Preschool programs
- Recreational facilities
Concentration Dependent
- Agrologist
- Environmental consultant
- Environmental scientist
- Fisheries biologist
- Wildlife biologist
- Graduate studies or research in environmental or wildlife sciences
When you complete the certificate program, your expertise will be in high demand. You'll be able to find employment opportunities in:
- Alternative and outreach schools
- Before and after school programs
- Early intervention programs for children at risk
- Elementary, middle and high schools
- Kindergartens and preschools
- Private agencies who support families with children/youth with disabilities or behaviour challenges
- Recreation and community centres
- Respite care for families
- School lunch programs
- Summer camps and summer recreation programs
When you finish your apprenticeship, you’ll be prepared for such positions as:
- Business owner
- Electrical inspector
- Estimator
- Journeyman electrician
- Supervisor
An Engineering Design Technology diploma will prepare you for a position in this high demand field, possible roles after graduation include:
- Architectural technologist
- Building designer
- Building inspector
- CAD technologist
- Engineering design technologist
- Environmental consulting
- Infrastructure designer
- Manufacturing engineering
- Mapping/survey technologist
- Mechanical design technologist
- Process design technologist
- Structural technologist
- Environmental assessment officer
- Environmental compliance officer
- Environmental technologist
- Environmental investigator
- Pollution prevention officer
- Reclamation technologist
- Soils technologist
- Water survey technologist
- Water quality technologist
- Watershed management coordinator
With a diploma in Exercise Science, you'll be ready to work in a variety of capacities in the health and wellness industry, complete two industry certifications or continue your studies in a degree program. Qualified exercise professionals are found working in a variety of positions including:
- Fitness centre manager
- Health and fitness coordinators
- Health and wellness coach
- Personal training
- Physiotherapist assistant
- Strength and conditioning coach
Start here, go anywhere! General Arts and Science provides you with foundational skills that transfer easily to a wide variety of careers and academic programs ranging from social scientist to teacher, from business entrepreneur to nurse, and much, much more.
Discover your interest in the health sector through Lethbridge Polytechnic’s General Arts and Science – Health Sciences certificate. Successful completion of this certificate will equip you with the skills and knowledge to pursue further education for careers in:
- Exercise science
- General arts and science
- Massage therapy
- Nursing
- Therapeutic recreation – gerontology
Successful completion of this certificate will equip you with the foundational knowledge and skills to support further education and serve as a stepping stone toward more specialized academic pathways in:
- Athletic therapy
- Exercise science
- Health education or community health work
- Kinesiology
- Nursing Education in Southwestern Alberta (NESA)
- Occupational therapy
- Physiotherapy
- Practical nursing
- Recreational therapy
Start here, go anywhere! General Arts and Science provides students with foundational skills that transfer easily to a wide variety of careers and academic programs ranging from social scientist to teacher, from business entrepreneur to nurse, and much, much more.
Start here, go anywhere! General Arts and Science provides you with foundational skills that transfer easily to a wide variety of careers and academic programs ranging from social scientist to teacher, from business entrepreneur to nurse, and much more
Start here, go anywhere! General Arts and Science provides students with foundational skills that transfer easily to a wide variety of careers and academic programs ranging from social scientist to teacher, from business entrepreneur to nurse, and much, much more.
Once you finish your apprenticeship, you’ll be able to start your career in industries that use heavy equipment such as:
- Agriculture
- Construction
- Forestry
- Landscaping
- Manufacturing
- Mining
- Transportation
Our diploma program in Interior Design Technology will prepare you to work with design teams in a wide variety of fields.
- Commercial designer
- Concept artist
- Draftsperson
- Interior design technologist
- Kitchen and bath designer
- Millwork designer
- Product sales representative
- Residential designer
- Space planner
You will be prepared to work as a massage therapist in a growing number of fields, including:
- Chiropractic clinics
- Independent practitioners
- Long-term care facilities
- Massage clinics and spas
- Private health care providers
- Sports medicine clinics
As a trained medical device reprocessing technician, you can work in a variety of medical environments, including:
- Day procedure facilities
- Hospital central processing facilities
- Hospital operating rooms
- Private health-care providers
- Surgical centers
Upon successful completion of the MFR and Primary Care Paramedic programs, you’ll be ready to save lives in any corner of the province in settings such as:
- provincial, private and industrial ambulance services
- emergency service departments
- large industrial job sites
- other health-care related environments
Your Medical Office Assistant and Unit Clerk certificate will prepare you for positions in a variety of medical environments, including:
- Doctor offices
- Health care agencies
- Hospice facilities
- Hospitals
- Long-term care facilities
- Medical clinics
- Private health care providers
- Respite facilities
Our Multimedia Production diploma will prepare you for entry-level positions in a wide range of fields, including:
- 2D/3D animation
- Front-end development
- Interactive advertising/marketing
- Interactive narrative design
- Mobile app development
- Motion graphics
- New media e-learning
- New media entrepreneurship/freelance
- Social media
- User experience design
- Web and interactive media design
- Web and interactive programming/development
- Web game/simulation design/development
- Conservation Officer
- Environmental Investigator/Inspector
- Fish and Wildlife Officer
- Fishery Officer
- Municipal Police Officer
- Park Patrol Officer
- Park Ranger
- Pollution Control Officer
- Resource Management Officer
- RCMP Officer
- Wildlife Investigator
Employability
- Natural Resource Law Enforcement Officer positions have specific physical requirements such as vision, hearing and physical fitness. The specific requirements differ with each agency. It is the applicant’s responsibility to confirm that they meet the requirements of the agencies with which they hope to work.
- Persons with a criminal record may have difficulty competing for jobs as Conservation Enforcement Officers in Canada.
- Employers often require that students hold a valid Standard First Aid or Wilderness First Aid Certificate and/or a CPR Certificate to be eligible for seasonal and/or permanent employment. Students are encouraged to obtain these certificates either prior to entering the program or during the first term.
- A number of workshops and short courses sponsored by various agencies are available on evenings and weekends. Students are encouraged to attend these sessions to enhance their credentials for employment.
Upon successful completion of the program, you'll be eligible to write the NCLEX-RN exam to be licensed as a registered nurse. This will open career opportunities for you in a range of health care facilities, including:
- Acute care (medical, surgical, mental health, pediatric, maternity, etc.)
- Community health nursing (public health, primary health care, home care, etc.)
- Continuing care (long term care, supportive living, etc.)
- Critical care (ICU, ER, OR, labour and delivery, NICU, etc.)
- Government agencies
- Medical offices
- Nursing education
- Nursing research
- Rural and remote nursing
Upon successful completion of the program, you'll be eligible to write the NCLEX-RN exam to be licensed as a registered nurse. This will open career opportunities for you in a range of health care facilities, including:
- Acute care (medical, surgical, mental health, pediatric, maternity, etc.)
- Community health nursing (public health, primary health care, home care, etc.)
- Continuing care (long term care, supportive living, etc.)
- Critical care (ICU, ER, OR, labour and delivery, NICU, etc.)
- Government agencies
- Medical offices
- Nursing education
- Nursing research
- Rural and remote nursing
When you finish your apprenticeship training, you’ll be an expert in parts management. You’ll find employment in wholesale groups, retail businesses and warehouse distributors in positions such as:
- Driver
- Parts clerk
- Parts department manager
- Receiving clerk
- Sales representative
- Store manager
You’ll have all the skills you need when you finish your apprenticeship to find employment through:
- Commercial and residential construction companies
- Plumbing repair shops
- Renovation companies
- Self-employment
When you complete your apprenticeship, you’ll be prepared for a variety of careers, including as a:
- Business owner
- Electrical estimator
- Powerline technician
- Supervisor
- Utility technician
Upon successful completion of the program, you will be eligible to write the Canadian Practical Nursing Registration Exam (CPNRE). Successful completion of the CPNRE exam designates you as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Career opportunities for the LPN exist in a variety of health care settings, which include:
- Acute care (medical, surgical, pediatric, maternity, etc.)
- Continuing care services (continuing care homes, supportive living accommodations, home and community care, rehabilitative care, palliative care, etc.)
- Renal services
- Public health
Visit ALIS website for more career information.
Practical Nurses are part of an inter-professional collaborative health care team and play a primary role in providing safe, competent and ethical nursing care to the public.
Upon successful completion of your program, you will be eligible to receive the designation of Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). Career opportunities for LPN's exist in a variety of health care settings, which include:
- Acute care (medical, surgical, pediatric, maternity, etc.)
- Continuing care services (continuing care homes, supportive living accommodations, home and community care, rehabilitative care, palliative care, etc.)
- Public health
- Renal services
Visit ALIS website for more career information.
Practical Nurses are part of an inter-professional collaborative health care team and play a primary role in providing safe, competent and ethical nursing care to the public.
You’ll have plenty of options available to you following the completion of your apprenticeship. Keep your career goals in mind as you find employment as a(n):
- Apprentice carpenter
- Construction superintendent
- Contractor
- Foreman/forewoman
- Journeyman carpenter
- Subcontractor
When you finish your apprenticeship, you'll be prepared for such positions as:
- Business owner
- Electrical inspector
- Estimator
- Journeyman electrician
- Supervisor
When you finish your chosen apprenticeship path, you’ll be prepared for such positions as:
- Business owner
- Estimator
- Journeyman gasfitter
- Journeyman pipefitter/steamfitter
- Journeyman plumber
- Journeyman sprinkler fitter
- Supervisor
As a journeyperson in the Powerline industry, you will have opportunities in:
- Local, provincial, and national powerline industry service providers
- Maintenance of existing powerlines and service areas
- Overhead distribution maintenance and installation
- Transmission maintenance and installation
- Underground distribution maintenance and installation
Additional information can be found at the following links:
Powerline Technician: Occupations in Alberta
This diploma program will prepare you for a career in a range of fields, including:
- Agriculture and livestock industry assistant
- Animal nutrition industry sales and consultant
- Animal research technician
- Laboratory assistant
- Livestock/farm technician
- Pet product assistant
As a welder, you’ll find yourself in demand in a variety of capacities. When you complete your apprenticeship, you’ll be ready to work in:
- Commercial construction
- Heavy equipment repair
- Industrial construction
- Pipeline construction
- Steel fabrication
- Vessel or structural steel assembly
Upon successful completion of the Primary Care Paramedic certificate, you will be ready to save lives in any corner of the province in settings such as:
- Emergency service departments
- Large industrial job sites
- Provincial, private and industrial ambulance services
- Other health care related environments
Our diploma program will prepare you for work in a wide variety of environmental and natural resource management career opportunities, including employment as a:
- Biological technician
- Environmental technician
- Field Research technician
- Resource management technician
Employment is found with government agencies, private environmental organizations, environmental (non-governmental) consulting firms and natural resource industries (oil, gas, mining, and forestry).
Your diploma in Therapeutic Recreation Gerontology will prepare you to work in many settings, including:
- Community-based programs
- Group homes
- Hospitals
- Lodges
- Long term care
- Mental health programs
- Rehabilitation programs
- Seniors day programs
- Senior centers
- Supportive living
As a welder, you’ll find yourself in demand in a variety of capacities. When you complete your apprenticeship, you’ll be ready to work in:
- Commercial construction
- Heavy equipment repair
- Industrial construction
- Pipeline construction
- Steel fabrication
- Vessel or structural steel assembly
Once certified, your skills will be extremely marketable in this burgeoning industry; many of our students are hired within days of graduation. You'll have multiple future career pathways, including as a:
- Apprentice electrician
- Blade repair technician
- Wind turbine construction
- Wind turbine maintenance
- Wind turbine manufacturing
- Wind turbine technician
Some companies have weight restrictions for technicians at 310 pounds with all of their personal protective equipment and gear on as this is the maximum rated capacity allowed on most safety gear.