Indigenous Partnerships
Training Built With Communities, Not Sold To Them
AUSA is committed to building genuine training partnerships with Indigenous communities across Alberta. We come to this work with respect for community priorities, protocols, and self-determination, and with a simple offer: practical skills training that leads to real employment, delivered the way the community wants it delivered.
Where We're At
AUSA just launched this initiative, and we're excited to be at the very beginning of it. We haven't announced our first Indigenous community partnership yet, because we're building it right now, the right way, starting with the right conversations rather than a rushed one. If you're a community, employment office, or agency exploring what a training partnership could look like, we'd love to hear from you and shape it together from day one.
Our Approach
Every partnership starts with listening. Before we talk about courses, we want to understand what the community needs, what has worked before, what has not, and what success looks like locally.
We deliver in community. Our instructors and equipment travel to you. Members do not need to leave home to get certified.
We build local capacity. Where a community wants it, we train local instructors so that skills and delivery capacity stay in the community after we leave, rather than creating dependence on outside trainers.
We adapt to community priorities. Scheduling, pacing, content emphasis, and cultural considerations are set in partnership with community leadership, not imposed by a course template.
What We Can Deliver
Heavy equipment operator training on skid steer, excavator, and dozer with real seat time and one-on-one instruction. Construction safety fundamentals including fall protection, aerial work platforms, and leadership safety training. Certifications that employers across Alberta recognize and respect.
Who We Work With
We welcome conversations with band councils, employment and training offices, ISET agreement holders, economic development corporations, and education authorities. Whether you are exploring workforce development funding, planning a community project, or building a pathway for members into the trades, we would like to be part of that conversation.
Start a Conversation
There is no sales pitch here. Reach out and we will come to you, listen first, and build a proposal together. Contact [name] at info@ausa.ca or (403) 831-8577.