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Telephone town hall tonight for Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs review

Jan 12, 2021 | 10:13 AM

A telephone town hall will help inform the province’s adult learning system to help now and in the future.

The Alberta 2030: Building Skills for Jobs review focus on providing Albertans with the education, skills and training needed to get back to work and make Alberta competitive in a global economy.

The general public town hall will take place at 7 p.m. Jan. 12. Click here to register for the event.

The government says it will collaborate with employers, industry, students, post-secondary institutions and other stakeholders for the review that:

  • ensures students have skills and education to solve emerging problems and adapt to changing demands and opportunities
  • increases access to post-secondary education and encourages a wider range of potential learners to participate
  • increases the level of collaboration between institutions, giving students more options to transfer credit
  • strengthens relationships between employers and post-secondary institutions to help guide educational programming and work placement opportunities
  • improves governance and financial sustainability for the system
  • empowers institutions to become more entrepreneurial and seek new sources of revenue