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Increasing learner access through system alignment : final report of the Community Adult Learning Task Team

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This report identifies principles, guidelines and actions to achieve greater alignment between the community adult learning and post-secondary systems.

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Community adult learning program annual report

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Alberta's Community Adult Learning Program provides funding and other supports to community-based organizations to offer part-time, non-credit adult learning opportunities in local communities.... More ≫

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Alberta's Community Adult Learning Program provides funding and other supports to community-based organizations to offer part-time, non-credit adult learning opportunities in local communities. Through this program, adults have the opportunity to return to learning to meet their personal learning or employment goals. This annual report presents the work and achievements of the Program during the year indicated.

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Alberta access planning framework : a context for access and demand

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The Alberta Access Planning Framework is an annual environmental scan and planning resource meant to provide the context needed to support planning within the province's post-secondary system. The... More ≫

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The Alberta Access Planning Framework is an annual environmental scan and planning resource meant to provide the context needed to support planning within the province's post-secondary system. The report provides a broad context of key demographic and economic drivers that impact post-secondary participation. The Alberta Access Planning Framework will inform system direction and development.

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A literacy framework for Alberta : discussion draft #2 - July 25, 2008

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The Pan-Canadian Interactive Literacy Forum was held in April 2008 to discuss what Alberta needs to improve literacy. The comments from forum participants were used to develop this draft literacy... More ≫

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The Pan-Canadian Interactive Literacy Forum was held in April 2008 to discuss what Alberta needs to improve literacy. The comments from forum participants were used to develop this draft literacy framework for Alberta, which was then sent out for further comment and discussion to forum participants as well as K-12, community adult learning and workforce training partners, and other ministries.

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Building vibrant learning communities : framework and actions to strengthen community adult learning councils and community literacy programs

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The Vibrant Learning Communities framework and action plan was developed to strengthen the ability of community adult learning councils and other community literacy providers to provide local... More ≫

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The Vibrant Learning Communities framework and action plan was developed to strengthen the ability of community adult learning councils and other community literacy providers to provide local programs and services, clarify their important role, and create greater alignment with the public post-secondary system, specifically, with comprehensive community institutions. The Roles and Mandates Framework designates 11 colleges as comprehensive community institutions which have a broader role in working with community learning providers in meeting literacy and foundational learning needs, and ensuring access to a broad spectrum of learning for a geographic service region.

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Foundational Learning and Diversity Sub-Committee : report to the A Learning Alberta Steering Committee

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In 2005 a comprehensive review of Alberta’s advanced education system, known as A Learning Alberta, was initiated, with the goal of articulating a new vision and policy outcomes for Alberta’s... More ≫

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In 2005 a comprehensive review of Alberta’s advanced education system, known as A Learning Alberta, was initiated, with the goal of articulating a new vision and policy outcomes for Alberta’s advanced education system. This report represents the work of the Foundational Learning and Diversity sub-committee. Within the larger context and framework of A Learning Alberta, the sub-committee focused on identifying priorities for community learning opportunities to better meet the learning needs of adults who are under-represented in existing formal learning opportunities, and looked specifically at adults who live with a disability, low literacy skills, low fluency in English and/or challenges of settlement in a new country.

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Alberta education and diploma requirements : a discussion paper prepared for the Curriculum Policies Board

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The purpose of this paper is to: (1) give a definition of schooling and to suggest objectives that schools can meet in achieving survival level competencies. (2) identify core levels of learning... More ≫

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The purpose of this paper is to: (1) give a definition of schooling and to suggest objectives that schools can meet in achieving survival level competencies. (2) identify core levels of learning along with a selective approach to electives. (3) suggest ways of maintaining standards for quality education and organizational structures that validate a high school graduation diploma.

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Employment multiplier for Fort McMurray

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Calculation of the impact of development of resource industries (oil sands extraction) on service sector employment in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

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Alberta Service Corps : an evaluative report

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The Alberta Service Corps was established in January, 1967, with the hiring of permanent supervisor. The expressed purpose of the Corps was two-fold: (1) to meet the needs of economically and... More ≫

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The Alberta Service Corps was established in January, 1967, with the hiring of permanent supervisor. The expressed purpose of the Corps was two-fold: (1) to meet the needs of economically and socially deprived people in depressed communities in Alberta; and (2) to provide a means for university and technical school students to make constructive use of their idealism, energies and talents.

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