The Royal Alberta College

The Royal Alberta College

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

EducationEmployment & SkillsRefugees & Migration
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Profile last updated: May 6, 2026

About

The Royal Alberta College is a non-profit organisation based in Edmonton, Canada working on education, employment & skills, refugees & migration.

The Royal Alberta College is a Government of Alberta registered, not-for-profit, post-secondary vocational training institution based in Edmonton, Alberta. It is Indigenous-backed and volunteer-governed, and offers accredited diploma programs, short-course certificates and career and life-skills training. Through its free SkillsBuild project, it provides online, self-paced courses to Canadians, including newcomers and refugees, to support employment opportunities. Its stated mandate is to provide affordable, accessible, high-quality education to anyone who wishes to learn, with a focus on reconciliation.

Location

Edmonton, Canada

Focus areas

vocational trainingonline learningfree educationIndigenousreconciliationSkillsBuild

Languages

ENFR

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationEmployment & SkillsRefugees & Migration

Works for

Indigenous peoplesRefugees & MigrantsStudentsUnemployed people

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & education

Programmes

SkillsBuild project

Employment & Skills · Canada

Free, self-paced online courses that help Canadians build foundational and transferable skills for employment, including newcomers and refugees.

Mini-MBA program

Employment & Skills · Canada

Six online business courses that can be taken individually or as a package, leading to an overall Mini-MBA certificate of completion.

Countries of operation

Canada

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Micro-Credential Council of Canada

Partnerships

IBM, ManpowerGroup, Google, Coursera, Orange Hub

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