Coal transition tuition vouchers see slow uptake in Alberta

The province has issued two dozen tuition vouchers to Alberta coal workers who are facing layoffs and want to retrain as a result of the government’s push to phase out coal-fired emissions by 2030.
Launched in 2017, the Coal and Electricity Transition Tuition Voucher was one component of a $40-million program aimed at helping Alberta coal mine and power plant workers retrain and find new jobs.
The province estimates 2,000 workers are affected, but only nine have used those v