50 years of growing Alberta’s Ag talent

October 31, 2025 Media inquiries

For 50 years, the Green Certificate Program has helped thousands of students gain hands-on skills and launch successful careers in agriculture.

Established in 1975 as the first program of its kind in Canada, Alberta’s government announced the training program for the province’s future farmers. Alberta is celebrating 50 successful years of this popular rural employment and training program, supporting high school students to enter and build careers in agriculture while earning high school credits at the same time.

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