Continuing Education allows you to enhance your career, knowledge, or skills on your terms when you need it, and how it’s delivered.
For more information on courses, times, and schedules email us or call 780-623-5631 or toll-free at 1-888-745-0719.
Our main office is located at Portage College, Lac La Biche Campus.
Office Hours
Monday to Friday 8:15 am to 4:30 pm
Closed Statutory holidays
Spring/Summer Courses:
Air Brakes "Q" Endorsement - Lac La Biche
- Date: June 26-27, 2025
- Tuition: $280.00
Air Brakes "Q" Endorsement - Cold Lake
- Date: June 2-3, 2025
- Tuition: $280.00
Applied Suicide Intervention (ASIST)
- Date: TBD
- Cost: $300.00
- Location: Lac La Biche
Basic Drone Pilot Training
- Date: June 14-15
- Cost: $425.00
- Location: Lac La Biche
Class 5 Driver Training - Lac La Biche
- Tuition: $950.00
- Location: Lac La Biche
Class 5 Driver Training - Cold Lake
- Tuition: $950.00
- Location: Cold Lake & Lac La Biche
Class 3 Driver Training - Cold Lake
- Date: TBD
- Time: 5:30-9:30 pm
- Cost: $3,600
Class 3 Driver Training - Lac La Biche
- Date: TBD
- Time: 8:30-4:30 pm
- Cost: $3,600
Class 1 Entry Program
- Date: June 4-11
- Location: Cold Lake
- Cost: $700
Class 1 Core Learning Program
- Date: June 12-July 17
- Location: Cold Lake
- Cost: $6,700
Class 1 Entry Program
- Date: July 2-8
- Location: Lac La Biche
- Cost: $700
Class 1 Core Learning Program
- Date: July 10-September 17
- Location: Lac La Biche
- Cost: $6,700
Common Safety Orientation
- Date: TBD
- Cost: $150
- Location: Lac La Biche
First Aid - Intermediate Level C - CPR (St. John's Ambulance)
- Date: June 10-11, 2025
- Tuition: $210
- Location: Lac La Biche
First Aid - Intermediate Level C - CPR (St. John's Ambulance)
- Date: June 21, July 12, and October 24 2025
- Tuition: $210
- Location: St.Paul
Forklift Operator
- Date: TBD
- Cost: $225
- Location: Lac La Biche
Ground Disturbance
- Date: TBD
- Cost: $195
- Start time: 9:00 am
Mobile Elevating Work Platforms - Lac La Biche
- Date: June 5, 2025
- Location: Lac La Biche
- Tuition: $225.00
National Food Safety Training
- Date: TBD
- Cost: TBD
- Location: TBD
- Start time: TBD
Plastic Welding
- Date: June 24
- Cost: $325
- Location: Lac La Biche
- Date: June 25
- Cost: $325
- Location: St. Paul
- Date: June 26
- Cost: $325
- Location: Cold Lake
Washboard Free Grading
- Date: June 23, 24 & 25, 2025
- Cost: $1,500
- Location: Lac La Biche
Fall/Winter Courses:
Air Brakes - St. Paul
- Date: TBD
- Tuition: $280.00
ATV Rider Safety
- Date: November 7, 2025
- 8:00 am-4:30 pm
- Cost: TBD
- Location: Lac La Biche
Beading Hats and Earrings
- Date: October 21 & 23
- Time: 6:00-8:00 pm
- Cost: TBD
- Location: TBD
Bear Awareness & Safety Traning
- Date: October 24, 2025
- Time: 8:30 am-3:00 pm
- Cost: $150
- Location: Lac La Biche
- Ages 16+
Chainsaw Orientation (WTA)
- Date: October 15, 2025
- Time: 8:30 am-4:30 pm
- Cost: $275
- Location: Lac La Biche
- Ages 16+
Class 1 Competency Learning Program
- Date: September 29-October 24
- Location: Lac La Biche
- Cost: $2,500
Class 3 Driver Training - Lac La Biche
- Date: TBD
- Application deadline: TBD
- Cost: $3,600
Class 3 Driver Training - Cold Lake:
- Date: TBD
- Application Deadline: TBD
- Cost: TBD
Class 3 Driver Training - St. Paul
- Date: TBD
- Application deadline: TBD
- Cost: $3,350
Confined Space Entry
- Date: November 20, 2025
- Cost: $170
- Location: Lac La Biche
Conversational French
- Date: September 25, 2025. Recurring every Thursday for 12 weeks.
- Cost: $225.00
- Location: Lac La Biche & Cold Lake
- Time: 6:30-8:30 pm
Core Strengthening
- Date: Tuesdays and Thursdays from October 2-December 16.
- Cost: TBD
- Location: TBD
- Time: 12:00-12:45 pm
Field Cookery
- Date: September 26, 2025
- Cost: TBD
- Location: Shaw Lake
H2S Alive
- Date: November 19, 2025
- Time: 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
- Cost: TBD
- Location: Lac La Biche
Introduction to Carpentry
- Date: TBD
- Cost: $150
- Location: Lac La Biche Campus
- Time: 6:00-9:00 pm
Introduction to Welding
- Date: TBD
- Cost: $150
- Location: Lac La Biche Campus
- Time: 6:00-9:00 pm
First Aid - Standard Level C/CPR & AED
- Date: TBD
- Tuition: $210
- Location: St. Paul
- Start time: 8:30 am
H2S Alive
- Date: TBD
- Cost: $195 (training provided by MultiTest)
- Location: Lac La Biche
- Time: 9:00 am
Moss Art
- Date: TBD
- Tuition: TBD
- Time: TBD
Professional Driving Improvement Course
- Date: TBD
- Cost: TBD
- Location: TBD
- Start time: TBD
Sculpture Art
- Date: October 1-2, 2025
- Cost: TBD
- Location: Lac La Biche
- Date: October 8-9, 2025
- Cost: TBD
- Location: Cold Lake
- Date: October 15-16
- Cost: TBD
- Location: St. Paul
Skid Steer Operator
- Date: September 18, 2025
- Cost: $275
- Location: Lac La Biche
- Start Time: 9:00 am
Snowmobile Safety
- Date: TBD
- Cost: $400.00 if you bring your own snowmobile
- Location: Lac La Biche Campus
- Start Time: 8:30 am
Trailer and Load Securement
- Date: October 5, 2025
- Time: 8:30 am - 3:00 pm
- Cost: $190
- Location: Lac La Biche
- Ages 16+
Two-Day Culinary Hands-on Learning
- Date: TBD
- Cost: TBD
- Location: TBD
Welding for Farmers
- Date: December 15-17
- Cost: $150
- Location: Lac La Biche
- Ages 16+
WTA Chainsaw Refresher Course
- Date: TBD
- Cost: $650
- Location: Lac La Biche
Woodland Trainer Association Chainsaw (WTA)
- Date: TBD
- Tuition: $1,250
- Location: Lac La Biche