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Heavy Equipment Operator Training
Dreaming of a career working with powerful machinery and contributing your skills to major construction projects? Become a Heavy Equipment Operator with ATC's new training program.
This 9-week in-person program includes hands-on and simulator training: 1 week of Life Management and Safety Training, followed by 8 weeks training on the rock truck, grader, dozer, loader and excavator.
🗓️August 24 - October 23, 2026
📍Fort McMurray
Participants must:
🚧 Be First Nations, Inuit or Métis Living in Fort McMurray
🚧 Be at Least 18 Years of Age
🚧 Hold a Valid Class 5 License (Non-GDL)
🚧 Submit a Driver’s Abstract
🚧 Pass a Physical Demands Test
🚧 Pass a Drug and Alcohol Test
Apply by July 13, 2026 and get ready for to take your next step forward. Learn more at atcfn.ca/heo or contact Melanie Fost at melanie.fost@atcfn.ca for additional information.
REGISTRATION: Driver Education Course
Training is booked individually. First-come, first-served. No waitlists.
15-Hour Course material can be completed online or in-classroom
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Learner’s License Fort McMurray
Get on the road to opportunities with your Class 7 Learner’s License.
CULTURALLY-ADAPTED HOSPITALITY & TOURISM
This opportunity supports youth entering the workforce, adults returning to employment, and those exploring a new career path. Participants gain industry-recognized certifications, job-ready skills, resume and interview support, cultural knowledge, and direct connections to employers who are hiring.
ATC Career Fair 2026
All industries and businesses large and small, with 70+ exhibitors!
Keynote speakers with real career stories, and inspiring career paths.
Connecting today’s jobs and inspire the career paths of the next generation!
CHP: 2-day Traditional Ice Fishing camp
Registration CLOSED. The camp is at capacity for participation.
Join Elder Jimmy Allen and Knowledge Keepers on the land to set ice-fishing nets, harvest fish, and share stories.
CHP-Traditional Food & Preservation Program
This hands-on program builds practical skills in traditional sausage making, pemmican preparation, and knife sharpening, grounded in food safety and cultural knowledge, led by Thee Boujee Butcher and Knowledge Keepers.
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED – Indigenous Haul Truck Operator Program
Launch your career in the oil sands industry, apply today! This is a 4-week in-person program with hands-on training.
Rattle Making - Ceremonial Helpers Program
Create a traditional Buffalo Rawhide Round Rattle with Adrian LaChance.
Non-Restricted Firearms Safety Course
Learn to respect and be responsible when working with firearms. Recommended for anyone interested in firearms or who is around firearms. Open to all community members. Participants must be age 16 years or older.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Basics of Project Management
Participants will learn practical project management strategies, and skills to manage projects.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Learners License Fort McMurray
Get your Class 7 Learners License and get on the road to opportunities. Training includes theory and the written exam.
Indigenous Haul truck Operator Program
Launch your career in the oil sands industry, apply today! This is a 4-week in-person program with hands-on training. November 17 - December 12, 2025.
Fall Food Basket
Fort Chipewyan community members, pick up your thanksgiving hamper for your household that includes a Turkey and Dinner rolls.
Indigenous Entrepreneurship Program
Learn the essentials of personal development, identifying business opportunities, managing a new venture, and accessing funding for Indigenous entrepreneurs. Explore networking, branding, tax considerations, and business insurance from coverage to benefits plans for owners and employees.
Basics of Project MANAGEMENT
Basics of project management. Participants will learn practical project management strategies, and skills to manage projects.
Culturally-Adapted Hospitality and Tourism Training Program
Tourism is evolving along with the demand for cultural experiences. This training program will teach learners the transferrable and necessary skills to be successful in this exciting industry while earning globally recognized certifications.
Heavy Equipment Operator Training
Have a career working with powerful machinery, and contribute your skills to major construction projects.
Holistic Skilled Labour Program
Athabasca Tribal Council’s Holistic Skilled Labour Training Program might be just the fit for you. This 16-week program will provide participants with safety training and advanced job preparation training. Participants will receive 4 weeks of in person safety training and 12 weeks of post-program supports.
Safety Tickets
Get the Safety Tickets to better your employement:
Standard First Aid Level C (2-day course) – July 25 & 26 (8:00am-4:00pm each). Blended Sit-Down Counterbalanced Forklift training – July 24 (online theory: 8:00am-12:00pm or 12:30-4:30pm). Blended Skid Steer Loader training – July 23 (online theory: 8:00am-12:00pm or 12:30-4:30pm).
Learners License Driver Training Program
Get your Class 7 Learners License and get on the road to opportunities.
Training includes theory and the written exam.
Safety Tickets
Get the safety training you need and open doors to better employment opportunities in your future.
Holistic Skilled Labour Program
Athabasca Tribal Council’s Holistic Skilled Labour Training Program might be just the fit for you. This 16-week program will provide participants with safety training and advanced job preparation training. Participants will receive 4 weeks of in person safety training and 12 weeks of post-program supports.
Safety Tickets - Training Program
Athabasca Tribal Council’s Safety Tickets will get the safety training you need and open doors to better employment opportunities in your future. Tickets include: Standard First Aid, Level C - May 26-27, 2025, Confined Space Entry/Monitor - May 30, 2025, and H2S Alive - June 2, 2025.
ATC Career Fair
Empower your Future.
Discover Opportunity.
All are invited to the ATC Career Fair.
Empowering Indigenous communities by building connections and offering meaningful employment prospects, fostering regional cultural and economic growth.
Admission is Free!
Syncrude Sport & Wellness Centre
April 8-9, 2025
April 8: 10:00am - 6:00pm
April 9: 10:00am - 3:00pm
For more info please visit https://www.atcfn.ca/career-fair
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Class 2S Fort McMurray
One week program with 24 hours of in-vehicle training.
Basics of Project MANAGEMENT - Registration Deadline
Basics of project management. Participants will learn practical project management strategies, and skills to manage projects.
Registration Deadline: Career Transition Program
Students will engage in a variety of course material that will propel them toward success in an office setting. Over 4 weeks, they will delve into a comprehensive curriculum covering essential topics such as: • Computer and office skills • Customer service etiquette • Microsoft applications • Business communication By the end of the course, students will have gained the practical skills and knowledge necessary to advance their office skills.
CANADIAN ADULT EDUCATION CREDENTIAL - Registration deadline
GET YOUR CAEC AND MAKE YOUR FUTURE BRIGHT!
Heavy Equipment Operator Training-Registration Deadline
Have a career working with powerful machinery, and contribute your skills to major construction projects.
postponed-REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Learners License Fort McMurray
Get your Class 7 Learners License and get on the road to opportunities.
Training includes theory and the written exam.