Calgary, Alberta Since 1991.
Helping people transform their lives through education.
Alberta’s healthcare leaders don’t hire just anyone — they hire ABES graduates. For over 30 years, ABES has been training the skilled professionals that Alberta’s top health care employers consistently choose to join their teams.
Our mission is simple: prepare students for in-demand careers in healthcare through relevant education, real-world practice, and a commitment to their success.
Situated in Calgary, Alberta, ABES College offers health care and social education, certificate and diploma programs, recognized by industry. As a licensed private vocational school under the Private Vocational Training Act, our social services and healthcare training programs are designed around one goal: getting you hired.
ABES instructors come from years in the field to share practical, hands-on experience - built around the real-world needs of organizations like Alberta Health Services, Alberta Precision Laboratories, CareWest, and many more. Classes are engaging and interactive helping you retain information and learn more effectively.
Every ABES program includes a supervised practicum placement. You spend part of your program in a working health care or social services setting, applying what you learned in class.
What else sets us apart? A kind and caring team of professionals, geniunely committed to your success. Students are supported throughout their program from the moment they walk in the door, to the day they graduate and begin their exciting new career.
Training Alberta's Healthcare Professionals for over 30 years
ABES Is Incorporated
Alberta Business & Educational Services (ABES) was incorporated March 28, 1991.
FoundingFirst HCA Program Launches
ABES establishes partnership with post secondary schools, NAIT and Lakeland. First Health Care Aide (HCA) program is launched.
MilestoneMedical Laboratory Assistant Program
Calgary Lab Services (now Alberta Precision Laboratories) partners with ABES to launch the Medical Laboratory Assistant (MLA) program.
GrowthLicensed Vocational School
ABES narrows focus to health care and social services programs and licensed as a private vocational school under the Private Vocational Training Act.
AccreditationNew Ownership
ABES is purchased by acting director, Julie Nel
LeadershipPractical Nurse Program
ABES College becomes the only private school in Alberta licensed to offer the Practical Nurse program.
MilestoneIf you've been looking for a way to make a change and shift your career path in the health care fields, ABES provides students with the tools, skills and experience they need to do just that. We partner with trusted, established institutions to bring you hands-on training programs in your chosen field.
Partners like Alberta Health Services and Alberta Precision Laboratory Services contribute to our curriculum, and their policies and procedures are integrated into course training. These partnerships were established to better serve our students by ensuring our programs adapt to the ever-changing standards of each industry, and to meet the needs of the current demands in each field.