Human Resources 101

The Agricultural Processing Industry Employment Program (APIEP) provides opportunities for career related experience and skill training for students employed in Alberta’s Processing Industry. Funding is renewed on a yearly basis. Employees and employers must apply together for the program; Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development does not do any matching. Employees may approach potential employers and advise them of the program but cannot apply for the program without an employer. Employers must be processors who are adding value to a raw agricultural product; employees must be post-secondary students and must not be related to the employer. Employment must provide career-related experience for the student. Processors who hire a student for the summer will be reimbursed for one-third of the employee’s salary up to $500 per month. Applications are mailed out to potential employers in March and are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The application deadline is April 16, 2007. The program runs from May 1 to August 31. The program’s primary objective is to provide summer job opportunities for unemployed Albertans.

Program: Agricultural Processing Industry Employment Program