Definitions
Off-Campus Education - includes any course approved by Alberta Education delivered off-campus, in whole or in part which:
- adheres to regulations and guidelines from Alberta Employment Standards, and Alberta Education policy and guidelines;
- shall be supervised by a certificated teacher;
- may be undertaken at one or more work stations and/or work sites, and
- shall specify learner outcomes for each student.
Off-Campus Courses - senior high courses delivered wholly off-campus, for which a student may earn credit.
Duty of Care - is a term used to describe the responsibilities that school authorities have in ensuring that students entrusted to them to be educated are placed in safe and caring learning environments.
Due Diligence - implies that everything reasonably possible is being done by the school authority and the employer to ensure the health and safety of students, teachers and the environment. Essentially, due diligence is achieved through constant monitoring and compliance with local policies and government regulations. Elements of a worksite health and safety program include:
- establishing clearly defined policies, practices and procedures;
- monitoring procedures to ensure that safe policies, practices and procedures are being followed;
- communicating information on issues related to health and safety;
- auditing/inspecting the learning environment;
- training related to health and safety, and
- investigation and reporting of accidents.
Imminent Danger - means a danger which is not normal for the occupation, or a danger under which a person in that occupation would not normally carry out in his/her work.
Work Station - means the specific off-campus location at which the student is involved in off-campus learning activities.
Work Site - means the off-campus location at which the student is involved in off-campus learning activities; may change frequently.
Job Shadow - means an off-campus visit to a work station/site for one day or less for observation only.
Take Our Kids To Work Day (TOKW) - is voluntary and not an expectation associated with any provincially approved program of study.
- parents must assume liability for students, given that participation is initiated and organized by the parent. Refer to Administrative Regulation GICA.AR - Field Trips if the school chooses to be the organizing agent.
Work Study - means off-campus experiential learning integrated with a course undertaken by a junior or senior high school student which is:
- an integral part of the curriculum of a provincially approved school course or program;
- under the cooperative supervision of a teacher-coordinator;
- where no additional credit is given; and which is
- part of a community partnership;
- non-credit with flexibility in the number of hours and the number of times a student may participate.
Off-Campus Courses - means senior high courses delivered off-campus for which a student may earn credit.
- work study, Career Internship 10, Work Experience15, 25 and 35, Registered Apprenticeship Program, Green Certificate Program, Workplace Readiness 16, Workplace Practicum 26 and 36, and Knowledge and Employability Occupation courses.
Teacher Supervision - means that the responsible school has assigned a certificated teacher to:
- provide face-to-face support, assistance and emergency contact for each student engaged in off-campus education, and
- ensure procedures outlined in the policies and regulations are completed.
Career Internship 10 - means off-campus experiential learning undertaken by a senior high school student:
- as approved under policies established by Alberta Learning;
- as an integral part of a planned school program;
- which integrates off-campus experience with in-school instruction;
- which is under the cooperative supervision of a teacher-coordinator; and the employer, and
- which constitutes a separate course based on 25 hours per credit for a minimum of 3 credits and a maximum of 5 credits.
Work Experience - means off-campus experiential learning undertaken by a senior high school student:
- as an integral part of a planned school program;
- which is under the cooperative supervision of a teacher-coordinator and the employer;
- which constitutes a separate course based on 25 hours per credit, and
- which is offered for a minimum of 3 credits.
Work Experience in the Canadian Armed Forces - means the reserve program which:
- constitutes a program plan and time-frame agreed to by the school, the student, the parent and the Canadian Forces; and
- is offered for Work Experience 25 and 35.
Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) - means experiential learning undertaken by a senior high school student:
- as an integral part of a planned school program;
- which is under the cooperative supervision of a teacher-coordinator and the employer;
- where the student is a registered apprentice;
- where the program meets the statutes and regulations relating to apprenticeship training; and
- which constitutes a separate course based on 25 hours per credit, and a minimum wage requirement.