Camrose Regional
Exhibition Adult Education Division is an expanding delivery
source for adult education and training activities in
the Camrose area. Our strategic alliances have been with
Olds College, NorQuest College, the Southern Alberta Institute
of Technology, Lakeland College, Grant MacEwan College
and the University of Alberta. The Adult Education Division
of the Camrose Regional Exhibition works with our partners
to provide access to the training opportunities that reflect
the needs of the oil and gas sector, the agricultural
industry, trades, the health industry and small business.
Current Programs
Licensed
Practical Nurse
NorQuest College has
the largest practical nurse program in Alberta, enrolling
349 Practical Nurse students per year. You have the option
of registering in this program as a full-time or part-time
student. Part-time programs are offered through distance
delivery.
Rural
Development
Agriculture Societies
such as the Camrose Regional Exhibition have always
been centers for of marketing, learning and training
for rural people. They have provided a mechanism for
primary producers to meet and compare their products
be they livestock, forages or grains. Fairs and exhibitions
have also allowed agri-businesses the opportunity to
display the latest technology and allowed them to promote
new agricultural methods.
The Growing Rural
Tourism Conference is an initiative of the Camrose Regional
Exhibition, Tourism, Parks Recreation & Culture,
Alberta Agriculture Food and Travel Alberta. The eleventh
annual conference will be hosted by the Camrose Regional
Exhibition on April 2 - 4, 2012.
Tourism is Alberta's fourth largest industry, ranking
behind the Petro-Chemical Industry, Forestry and Agriculture.
It is estimated that there are currently 110,000 full-time,
part-time and seasonal jobs in this industry, and by
the year 2005, Tourism has the potential to be a $6
billion a year industry employing 150,000 Albertans.
While this is a very positive position for the industry,
the benefits generated by the industry have been traditionally
accrued by locations on the eastern slopes of the Rocky
Mountains, and by the major cities of Alberta. Few of
these benefits have been realized by the rural communities
that populate the rest of Alberta - until now!
Rural communities in Alberta and across Canada have
begun looking towards tourism as a viable industry to
diversify their local economies. The Growing Rural Tourism
Conference brings together groups who have embraced
innovative Tourism strategies and partnerships, and
those looking at how they might bring new sources of
revenue and employment to their own communities.
Renowned Rural Tourism experts and participants from
a broad cross-section will share successes, challenges,
and ideas for future growth. Comments from last year's
participants indicated that the conference was a powerful
tool in initiating strategic tourism planning.
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