Dual Credit Programming
PRSD offers high school students the opportunity to participate in dual credit programming through Northern Lakes College, Northwestern Polytechnic and Olds College.
Interested students may speak with their school Principal for more information.
RAP Program
Senior high school students have the opportunity to earn up to 40 high school credits and gain on-the-job experience toward an apprenticeship program through the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP).
How it Works
Students can work in a trade of their choice part-time during the whole school year, for a semester, on weekends and holidays, or through the summer. As they work they will earn wages and up to 40 high school credits. RAP students can also earn on-the-job apprenticeship hours.
For more information, visit the Apprenticeship and Industry Training website.
Green Certificate Program
The Green Certificate Program provides trainees with opportunities to enter a variety of agriculture-related, structured learning pathways as a part of their senior high school program and to earn up to 16 Grade 12 diploma credits and a credential that could lead to a career in agriculture or agri-business.
Students learn on the worksite, under the direction of experienced farm personnel and under the supervision and administration of their high school’s Off-Campus Education Coordinator and their Green Certificate Regional Coordinator. The Green Certificate Program oversees all aspects of program delivery. (Source: Alberta Government).
Areas of Specialization include:
- Beekeeper production
- Cow Calf Beef Production
- Poultry Production
- Field Crop Production
- and many more...
Students must be at least 15 years old and at least Grade 10 to apply. Interested students can speak with their school principal for more information.