To support the development and delivery of programs and learning materials for teachers and administrators. The number of hours of kindergarten will be increased from 400 to 475 hours per student. Funding increases through performance for universities, colleges and technical institutes will average three per cent for each year over the next three years. Funding through the Curriculum Redevelopment Fund To support lifelong learning for all Albertans, in June 1999 Alberta Learning provided technology funding for the redevelopment of post-secondary courses for distance and multimedia delivery. The Learning Enhancement Envelope supports the integration of technology in program delivery and support systems.
Projects range from making courses available on the Internet to on-line registration.
Fourteen post-secondary institutions across Alberta expanded programs for training health care professionals by over 500 spaces this September. As recent studies have shown a significant decrease in youth activity levels, the new physical education program focuses on developing an active lifestyle. An optional program that will enable high school students to prepare for careers in agriculture in such areas as beef feedlot production, sheep and swine production and crop production. This fall sees increased integration of technology into the curriculum. This includes the new program of studies for Information and Communication, with full implementation by June 2003.