A Career in Hospitality Can Take You Anywhere You Want to Go!

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Portage College

Learn circuit fundamentals, workplace safety, AC and DC current, magnetic controls, heating and cooling systems, and more.

Key Areas of Study

Complete all four periods of training to earn your electrician certificate and qualify to take the provincial exam to get your journeyman certificate and red seal exam.

Program Length

Electricians may advance to positions such as foreman, superintendent, estimator or electrical inspector. Some electricians start their own contracting business.

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Apprenticeship Electrician at Portage

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All instructors are award winning Red Seal Chefs.

Learn hands-on in state-of-the-art commercial kitchens located at our St. Paul Campus.

Banquet halls & Restaurants
Camp kitchens
Conference centers
Hospitals & Nursing homes
Hotels and Resorts
Specialty Food Outlets and more!

Small Class Sizes

Career Potential

Learn top culinary skills in commercial kitchens from Red Seal Chefs.

The Recipe for Success in Hospitality

We acknowledge that Portage College’s service region is on the traditional lands of First Nation Peoples, the owners of Treaty 6, 8 and 10, which are also homelands to the Métis people. We honour the history and culture of all people who first lived and gathered in these lands.

St. Paul Campus
5205 50 Ave
St. Paul, Alberta T0A 3A0

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Did You Know: You must be a registered apprentice before you can apply to this program?

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Pre-Employment Cooking

Receive a solid foundation for a successful career in the culinary arts, equivalent to First Period Apprenticeship cook training. Included are certifications for Food safe, First Aid and WHMIS.

Professional Cooking

Gain fundamental knowledge working with vegetables, proteins, stocks, soups and sauces. You’ll apply introductory kitchen management skills and learn in a real work environment during a 3-week practicum. Graduates can challenge the period 1 and 2 Apprenticeship cook exams and transfer into the Culinary Arts Diploma.

Culinary Arts Diploma

Receive specialized training and explore the fundamentals of regional and international dishes. Make industry contacts and adhere to strict standards for preparing, handling and serving food. Graduates will have the option to challenge the 3rd period of the AIT exam towards earning their Red Seal.

Culinary Arts Program Graduate

Andrea Gauthier

“I was looking forward to learning about international cuisine and how some of the dishes are created, cooked and presented. And because the class sizes were not too big, we were able to get the instruction and attention we needed to make our food even better.”