Alberta’s Government Is Establishing a Career Education Task Force

Building on the commitments of our 2019 platform, Alberta’s government is establishing a Career Education Task Force that will provide strategic advice and recommendations to the Minister by determining the best approach to provide students with diverse career pathways and smoother transitions into post-secondary studies or the dynamic labour market.

Key messages:

• • Alberta’s government is committed to improving career education and making sure it supports students’ interests while responding to labour market needs.
  • Alberta’s government is establishing a Career Education Task Force to review career education programming and provide strategic advice and recommendations that will help strengthen student learning pathways.
  • Their primary focus will be on career education for grades 7-12 and how to effectively prepare students for seamless entry into post-secondary studies or employment.
  • The task force will engage with stakeholders and evaluate existing career education programming to determine opportunities for innovation and improvement and create a provincial framework that will inform future career education programming, including curriculum and funding.

Background:

• The Career Education Task Force will include leaders from industry, labour, the education system, post-secondary  institutions, and will be chaired MLA Shane Getson.
• The task force will hold its first meeting in September and will continue to meet and engage with stakeholders throughout the fall. It will deliver its final report no later than December 31, 2022. Their work will include:
  • 1. Engaging with various education, industry and business stakeholders across Alberta to hear a broad range of perspectives.
    2. Evaluating existing career education programming to determine opportunities for innovation and improvement.
    3. Creating a provincial framework that will inform future career education programming, including curriculum and funding.
• Career education programming is currently available to students in the K-12 education system with a strong emphasis on grades 10-12. Programming includes five components:
  1. Career and Technology Foundations (CTF)
  2. Career and Technology Studies (CTS)
  3. Dual Credit
  4. Knowledge & Employability (K&E) Occupational Courses
  5. Off-campus education (internships, Green Certificate Program, Registered Apprenticeship Program, Work Experience, Work Study, Workplace Readiness and Practicum)

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