Provincial Academic Upgrading Committee (PAUC)

PAUC provides a forum for communicating matters of common concern related to and in support of the work of academic upgrading programs in Alberta. Their activities include:

  • Compiling and exchanging relevant information related to adult upgrading programs in Alberta
  • Providing regular presentations to members including but not limited to the following:
    • ACAT
    • Alberta Advanced Education
    • Alberta Employment and Immigration
    • Curriculum Managers from Alberta Education
  • Providing presentations on an ad hoc basis to other groups, such as Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada
  • Facilitating curriculum review and approval for upgrading courses to be posted on the Transfer Alberta Search Tool.  
  • Working with issues of interest to its participants
  • Sustaining a proactive awareness of emergent issues impacting academic upgrading programs in Alberta and recommending action to the Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes (AACTI) on these emergent issues

Committee Documents:

Course Approvals Documents:

Contacts