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Foundational learning and skills development program designation guidelines

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Guidelines for educational institutions interested in becoming a designated institution offering foundational learning and skills development programs. Designation is a status assigned to an... More ≫

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Guidelines for educational institutions interested in becoming a designated institution offering foundational learning and skills development programs. Designation is a status assigned to an educational institution that allows eligible students to apply for financial support through the Foundational Learning Assistance program.

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Foundational Learning Assistance policy manual

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This policy manual aims to provide policy guidance to Advanced Education staff, educational institutions, students and other stakeholders regarding the Foundational Learning Assistance program.... More ≫

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This policy manual aims to provide policy guidance to Advanced Education staff, educational institutions, students and other stakeholders regarding the Foundational Learning Assistance program. The program provides full-time and part-time opportunities for low-income Albertans, who are unemployed or working less than 20 hours per week, to participate in programs of study that increase knowledge and develop skills to prepare them for further education, training, and/or sustainable employment. The Program replaces the Learner Income Support program and the Skills Investment Bursary program.

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Roles and mandates policy framework for Alberta's adult learning system

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Provides policy direction for post-secondary institutions and other adult learning providers that reflects and supports the Adult Learning System Vision and Principles. This includes policy... More ≫

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Provides policy direction for post-secondary institutions and other adult learning providers that reflects and supports the Adult Learning System Vision and Principles. This includes policy direction on institutional roles, mandates, relationships with each other, with government, and to some extent with their communities. The framework differentiates the publicly-funded post-secondary system in Alberta into six sectors and assigns each of the 26 publicly-funded institutions to one of the sectors, providing descriptions of the programming, research and collaboration mandates of each sector.

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Campus Alberta Quality Council ... action plan

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The Campus Alberta Quality Council (CAQC) action plans have been developed in accordance with best-practices guidelines identified by the Public Agencies Governance Framework. The CAQC is an... More ≫

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The Campus Alberta Quality Council (CAQC) action plans have been developed in accordance with best-practices guidelines identified by the Public Agencies Governance Framework. The CAQC is an arms-length quality assurance agency established to advance the quality of the post-secondary system in Alberta, and is accountable to the Minister of Advanced Education. Its primary responsibility is to provide advice and recommendations to the Minister on applications from post-secondary institutions seeking to offer new degree programs in Alberta. The Council also has a responsibility to review and monitor degree programs to ensure that they meet its expectations of quality.

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