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Coal and Electricity Transition Tuition (CETT) | Government of Alberta

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Value

The CETT Voucher has a maximum value of $12,000.

Description

Coal-fired electricity generation will be phased out by Dec 31, 2029.

As part of the Coal Workforce Transition Fund, the Coal and Electricity Transition Tuition (CETT) Voucher provides affected coal workers with a maximum of $12,000 to pursue post-secondary education to train for new careers.

Eligible Applicants

You may be eligible if you have combined employment with one or more of the following employers for a minimum of 1 consecutive year at the time of your application or date of layoff:

  • Battle River 3, 4, 5 – ATCO Power
  • Genesee 1, 2, and 3 – Capital Power
  • Keephills 1 and 2 – TransAlta
  • Keephills 3 – Capital Power/TransAlta
  • Sheerness 1 and 2 – ATCO Power/TransAlta
  • Sundance 1 to 6 – TransAlta
  • HR Milner – Maxim Power
  • Highvale mine – TransAlta, and
  • Sheerness, Genesee, and Paintearth mines – Westmoreland Coal Company
    AND
    1. You have received a formal layoff notice on or after January 2, 2018
    OR
    2. The worksite is scheduled to close, either permanently or temporarily, within the next five years.

 

An eligible individual must:

  • be a Canadian citizen, Permanent Resident, or protected person; and
  • if the worksite is not closing within the next five years or a Workforce Adjustment Committee has not been established, the individual must have received a Record of Employment or formal written notice of pending layoff from their employer.

Eligible Expenses

  • tuition
  • mandatory instructional and non-instructional fees

The voucher can also be used towards apprenticeship programs and services that have a fee and are offered directly by Apprenticeship and Industry Training with Advanced Education.

Deadline Date

Ongoing. Please click the link indicated below for update.

Contact

Contact Name: Career and Employment Services Contact Centre

Phone Number: 780-422-4266 (in Edmonton) or 1-800-661-3753 (toll-free)

E-mail Address: CETTvoucher@gov.ab.ca.

Website: https://www.alberta.ca/coal-tuition-voucher

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