Alberta Hunter Education Instructors' Association

The receptionists were very nice. The owner was one of the most unpleasant unprofessional people I've dealt with at a business.

online course is so difficult to access. tried multiple computers and it still doesnt't work. don't waste your money on these guys.

Great experience, great people. I got my PAL non-restricted and will go back for my restricted.

The best place to learn about hunting regulations to protect wildlife. Very amazing online courses and a good book that you keep for reference even if you are not a hunter.

They are very quick to take your money and in setting the rules. But when they fall short they offer no support insight or response. Just another money grab for the good old boys, who do not give a tinkers dam about how who they screw over.

Can only access this on specific types of computers online. Waste of time, energy and most of all, money. This course requires the adobe flash player or it doesn't work. Tried downloading it but it still doesn't work. "Take this course in the comfort od your own home." Yeah.. right.. nothing but a money grab.

Very sad and pathetic experience. The old man shivering with Parkinson’s disease is the chief / owner or master instructor. He is opinionated, rude, biased and arrogant. Just a money making venture. He behaved very badly to me. With insulting, four letter words. Uncultured way of talking. Is this the way you train a person? This man is medically unfit to hold any firearms. Authorities must immediately intervene and keep him out of training. He is shivering and is too old in his vision. This old man will put you in a pressure situation with paranoid environment. I would appreciate and clap for the kind and honest behavior of the Doctor trainer and the receptionists. I will never ever recommend this place to any one, if this old man still dictate the terms and conditions here. Truly, I became depressed and humiliated on his insult. I lost my money and the passion to get the firearm license.

I don't think any of the 1-star or the 5-star reviews had much thought, or are fair. I took the Hunter Education course ($70.00), which is the only Hunter Ed course offered in Alberta. I would have otherwise taken the course on HUNTERcourse.com, which most other Canadian provinces use and is considered the "Golden Standard". I would rate this online learning experience as 3 stars. The course material itself is quite detailed, and covers everything that you'd need to consider before heading out hunting for the first time. The course has pictures and each lesson is thoroughly written; however, there are spelling errors throughout the course and even in the exam. Some of the images are blurry and seem to be taken on a low-quality camera. Regardless, a lot of time and consideration has gone into creating this course, and it shows. My biggest gripe with the course was the way it was delivered. They have it set up on the Learning Software (LMS) as web-page lessons, instead of SCORM or video lessons. This makes the course akin to just reading an online version of the printed manual (extra cost), but the information is less condensed and is organized in a way that is aesthetically pleasing but not conducive to learning. The same information could be taught in a video which would be much more engaging for learners. This is especially true for the "how-to" parts of the course, where a video would be much more beneficial than written steps beside still images. I found myself looking at YouTube videos for a lot of the "how-to" sections, like the field-dressing of animals and creating signal fires. The exam, while fair, had some very specific questions (I.e. "Which WMU has these specific restrictions?" or "Which of these game birds is largest?"). This gives an advantage to those who purchased the printed manual, as exam-takers are not allowed to access the online version of the course during the exam. Finally, receiving the certificate was a confusing process. When you pass the exam, you receive a text asking you to check the "Certifications" section of the LMS to see your certificate. When you check there, there's no certificate to be found. A bit of googling revealed that they'd mail you the certificate physically. That's great, but what if I had needed the certificate number by this weekend to buy a tag? Well, it turns out they also email you the next morning saying that they'll send your number soon in another email. The next email has the number. I don't think that this needs to be so complicated. I wish the number were immediately available on the LMS.