Private Vocational Institutions

Manitoba's private vocational institutions offer employment training in a wide range of occupational fields including office and business applications, broadcasting, computers, technology, cosmetology, health care, massage therapy, security, transport driving and many others. Programs may be taught in the classroom, through practicums, by distance education, or through a combination of the above methods.

Institutions are usually privately owned and operate as a business. Institutions providing occupational training are registered in accordance with the Private Vocational Institutions Act unless exempted through legislation.

For a listing of private vocational institutions and programs offered, please click here.

Please note that international students enrolled in private vocational institutions in Manitoba are not eligible to work off-campus through Manitoba’s pilot project or through the post-secondary graduation program.