Apr 27, 2010 | News
Achieving Good Health Presented by Dr. J.T. (Tom) Snell Current Situation Our province’s health care budget has ballooned in recent years to become by far the largest budget in our government. As baby boomers age it will continue to grow at an accelerated rate....
Jan 13, 2010 | News
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE HIGH SCHOOL LEARNERS ARE DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL Current Situation About 25% of Alberta students drop out of high school each year prior to completing their grade 12. About 75% of English as a Second Language (ESL) students drop out...
Jan 13, 2010 | News
GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTATWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES IN SELECTINGORGANIZATIONS TO WORK WITH Introduction The following chart presents two different approaches various Alberta government ministries and departments follow when deciding what organizations they will work...
Jan 11, 2010 | News
Employment Training Service ChangesPresented by Dr. J.T. (Tom) Snell Introduction To support the needs of adults who are developmentally disabled, the government of Alberta has set up the Persons with Developmental Disabilities division within the Department of...
Jan 5, 2010 | News
PDD Changes Presented by Dr. J.T. (Tom) Snell The following items are presented as a brief list of recommended changes to PDD. 1) Move from Funding Agencies to a “Client Voucher System” Move the department from signing annual contracts with each agency, to...
Jan 5, 2010 | News
THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION Prepared by Dr. J.T. (Tom) Snell Introduction As labor costs continue to rise in the future, both advanced as well as developing nations will be challenged to develop an even more productive workforce. As competition...
