JR Shaw School of Business

Trades to Degrees Pathway to BBA Degree Management Concentration

A custom business degree pathway for trades professionals

Trades to Degrees is one of the first educational pathways in North America to allow recognized trade professionals the opportunity to progress from a trades credential to the third year of a degree program.

Who can apply

Qualified trade professionals who have a Red Seal certification and 3 or more years of management work experience will be able to enter the third year of the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA - Management Concentration) program. Build on your previous education and professional experience to open doors into entrepreneurship, leadership and management opportunities.

Applicants should demonstrate experience in the following:

  • team leadership
  • business deicison making (such as organizational planning and staffing)
  • budget managmenet
  • project mangement 
  • resource management 

Demonstrating skills such as emotional intelligence and business acumen are also an asset to your application.

Don't have the required work experience? Learn more about the Business for Journeyperson pathway to a Business Administration Diploma.

Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements

Trades to Degrees is open to recognized trades professionals who have 3 or more years of management experience. Training and career history is reviewed by NAIT as part of the application assessment. Bridging courses will be assigned upon acceptance; however, any one of these courses may be challenged within 12 months of the start of term through a Foundational Assessment. More information is provided upon program admission.

An applicant must be a Red Seal Certified journeyperson with 3 or more years of management experience in their trade. This demonstrates that applicants have already met competency requirements set forth by the Government of Alberta – Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT) branch.  Through their work experience, applicants will have obtained the general knowledge of leadership,budget management, and project management.

Consistent with the requirements to enter the BBA through other pathways, students admitted through the Trades to Degrees pathway will have the following high school credentials or previous education credentials.

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Learn how to register through Alberta Post-Secondary Application System (APAS) or begin the application process.

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