About Alpha Training Solutions
Keeping crews safe since 1997. Now every learner gets it.
We built our name doing the work — in confined spaces, on wellsites, and at the plant gates across Northern BC and Alberta. That experience became the Alpha standard, and the AI instructor scales it — so every learner is held to the same bar, in person or online.
Where we come from
Built in the field, not a classroom.
Alpha started inside Alpha Safety — at one point the largest medic operation in Fort St. John, with medics across the province and a supplied-air (SABA) air division. Employers trusted us because our people had done the job, not just taught it.
That reputation is the foundation of everything here. When we built an AI instructor, we didn’t train it on textbooks — we built it to the Alpha standard: nearly three decades of what we know keeps crews safe. Our instructors deliver that standard in the room; the AI delivers the same standard one-on-one, to everyone. Same bar, every time.
The history
Nearly three decades in the making.
- 1997David Phibbs founds Alpha Safety in Fort St. John — medics and safety services for the northern oil patch, with training delivered in-house.
David Phibbs - 2007Martin joins as Training Manager.
Martin Weideman - 2011The training division becomes its own company: Alpha Training Solutions.
The Tundra Street facility - c. 2016Mark Phibbs and Sarah Conkin take ownership of Alpha Training Solutions.
Mark Phibbs 
Sarah Conkin - 2020Martin and Mabel Weideman purchase the company — at the start of COVID.
- 2022Gerhard joins as Assistant Manager.
Gerhard Weideman - 2023Moves to our current facility, and blended training launches.
- 2025Gerhard Weideman purchases the company.
- 2026Alpha Training Intelligence launches — the Alpha standard, delivered one-on-one by AI.
The record
Proof, not promises.
- 1997Established
- 60+Courses in our library
- 65,000+Workers trained since 1997
- 1,500+Organizations trust us
Trusted partners & recognitions
Energy Safety CanadaAuthorized Training Provider
Astec SafetyTrusted partner
St. John AmbulanceTrusted partner
IVESCertified trainer
Canadian Red CrossTrusted partner- Recognized WorkSafeBC First Aid Training Agency
The people behind the intelligence
Trained by people who’ve been there — and the ones you meet in person.
Choose in-person or blended, and these are the instructors and assessors in the room with you — delivering the Alpha standard the AI holds every learner to.
Melody
Instructor & instructor trainerAll-round instructor with EMS and medic experience — and a passion for first aid.Lynda
First aid instructorField medic experience — courses that are genuinely fun, and stick.TrevorAssociate
Industrial trainer & instructor evaluatorAll-round industrial trainer — and a chuckwagon racing expert.Gerhard
Industrial & equipment operator instructorA decade of operating experience behind the instruction.SherrieAssociate
First aid & H₂S instructorLoved by everyone who trains with her.DennisAssociate
First aid instructorEMS and search-and-rescue experience — and a passion for the outdoors.Instructor network
Contract instructors · BC & ABAll certified to teach their courses, all with real field experience.
How the credential works
Competence, verified — not attendance.
On our AI-delivered courses, every decision a learner makes is logged and independently assessed. In person, an independent assessor signs off in the room. Either way, the certificate means the work was proven — and an employer can pull the record any time.
Training record · audit trail
- Entry readiness
- Verified
- Atmospheric hazards
- Verified
- Rescue awareness
- Verified
- Assessed by
- Independent
Ready when you are