Advanced Education

Advanced Education and Technology

A quality postsecondary education provides Albertans with the skills they need to succeed in an increasingly knowledge-based economy and society. Ground-breaking and innovative research will also be instrumental in diversifying our economy and raising our standard of living.

To ensure that our postsecondary education system is second-to-none, the Alberta Liberal Caucus would enact these polices:
• Strive to reduce economic barriers to postsecondary education by examining government funding levels, tuition policy, and the availability of grants and loans with an eye to affordability and accessibility.

• Provide rebates to apprentices at Alberta’s technical institutes so that they can purchase needed tools, books, and supplies.

• Ensure students have access to affordable housing options through enhanced tenant protections for off-campus students and by supporting the growth of on-campus housing.

• Encourage quality teaching by creating Teaching Chairs for excellent professors. This program would ensure Albertan students get the very best teaching in the world, in much the same way that the federal Canada Research Chair program has stimulated innovative research.

• Develop a comprehensive research and innovation agenda to guide Alberta’s investments in new technologies and industries .

• Promote stability in the postsecondary system by providing institutions with three year funding envelopes to allow them to plan for the future.