By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

$98,000

Burman University gets new micro-credential in finance and entrepreneurship

Dec 3, 2022 | 5:00 PM

The province announced this week it is funding new micro-credential programs to help Albertans develop skills for new careers.

The new programs include:

• Burman University (Lacombe) – Finance and Entrepreneurship: $98,000
• Keyano College – Digital Literacies: $10,000
• Lethbridge College – Game Play Programmer: $58,500
• Lethbridge College – Game Engine Sound Artist: $58,500
• Southern Alberta Institute of Technology – Liquefied Natural Gas in the Energy Sector Program: $45,000

“I’m pleased we were able to deliver funding for five additional micro-credential programs before the end of the fiscal year,” says Demetrios Nicolaides, Minister of Advanced Education. “These unique opportunities allow Albertans to develop the job-ready skills they need to be successful and build new careers while building up the workforce in high-demand sectors.”

Funding for these five programs amounts to $270,000 and is on top of the $8 million announced earlier this fall for 69 new micro-credentials through the Alberta at Work initiative.

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“Burman University is pleased to participate in advancing the Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs strategy by providing micro-credentials in the areas of finance and entrepreneurship,” says Loren Agrey, Burman University president. “Individuals with an interest in these short-term learning programs will be able to benefit from them in central Alberta and, in turn, be able to contribute with the needed skills for our economy.”

Red Deer Polytechnic was part of the previous announcement in September, and can now offer five new micro-credentials of its own.

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