Fonds consists of records of the department created through the performance of the following mandated activities:;creating policies for the development of the advanced education system in Alberta, including the development of individual institutions,;planning and evaluating programs of study at various educational institutions,;planning the physical development of post-secondary campuses,;financial planning for the post-secondary educational system and for individual institutions,;administering the delivery of vocational and trades training programs through post-secondary institutions, according to the requirements of the Department of Manpower and Labour (1972-1972) and the Department of Manpower/Career Development and Employment (1983-1992),;certifying and licensing private vocational schools,;coordinating adult further education programs offered by outside agencies,;planning and providing special educational programs, such as second-language education and education of inmates of correctional facilities in Alberta,;representing the Government of Alberta in inter-governmental committees and boards concerned with adult or advanced education, and coordinating the Government of Alberta's participation in international education projects. The fonds includes records of the Deputy Minister's office, the offices of various Assistant Deputy Ministers, and various divisions and branches of the department. The fonds also includes the records of two sous-fonds, the Colleges Commission and Universities Commission. For information on the records contained within these sous-fonds, please consult the respective sous-fonds descriptions. The fonds is made up of administrative and operational records, including correspondence and subject files, samples of various types of case files, records of departmental, interdepartmental, and intergovernmental committees, including minutes, agendas and reports, policy and position papers, forms, financial records relating to grants to institutions, requests for decision, planning papers, and press releases. The records have been arranged into the following series:;Administrative services executive records;Agricultural and vocational college development records;Agricultural colleges program planning records;Agricultural colleges publications;Alberta Foundation for Nursing Research administrative and general operational records;Alberta Foundation for Nursing Research grant case file records;Campus development operational records;Communications and public relations records;Departmental executive records;French language education programs records;Further education programs administrative and operational records;Innovative Projects Fund records;International education programs development records;Learning systems administrative records;Manpower services programs administration records;Metric conversion programs records;Northern Alberta Institute of Technology President's Office records;Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Vice-President Academic records;Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Vice President Administration records;Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Technology Division operational records;Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Business and Vocational Division operational records;Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Industrial Division operational records;Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Student Services Division operational records;Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, Continuing Education Division operational records;Nursing education programs records;Non-nursing health and social services education programs records;Personnel general operational records;Post-secondary education programs for the disabled records;Post-secondary institution budget planning records;Post-secondary institution grants records;Private vocational school administration records;Program planning and development general operational records;Program services executive records;Science, technology, trades, and vocational programs records;Southern Alberta Institute of Technology apprenticeship registration records;Southern Alberta Institute of Technology cafeteria records;Southern Alberta Institute of Technology campus development records;Southern Alberta Institute of Technology finance records;Southern Alberta Institute of Technology night school class registers;Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Student Loan Fund Committee operational records;University program administration and development records;Vocational education administrative records
Alberta. Department of Advanced Education