Subject to section 11, a Minister may enter into agreements on or in connection with any matter under the Minister's administration. In accord with Alberta Government policies, Alberta Education has established interprovincial and international agreements with provincial Ministries of Education, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, the Federal Republic of Germany, Australian states, Ukraine and Russia. Application forms are available from Alberta jurisdictions. Applications are forwarded to the appropriate authorities for consideration and matching. Teachers on exchange retain all rights and privileges as employees of their jurisdiction, including full salary and benefits.
Adequate housing is to be provided to the exchangee by the Alberta teacher.
Participating jurisdictions agree to cover the cost of the first twenty days of approved, excusable absences, and to provide the visiting exchange teacher with a minimum of five days professional development leave, for the purpose of school visitations, during the exchange year.