Province unveils new performance-based funding model for colleges, universities
The provincial government has transformed how schools like GPRC will receive provincial funding.
In Calgary this morning, Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides announced that Alberta’s post-secondary institutions would be transitioning to a performance-based funding model, meaning a portion of funds they would receive would be based upon meeting the targets they set out.
He says the current funding system is not an efficient one because of a lack of accountability and focus on meeting goals, as well as a lack of adaptation to the ever-changing landscape of the job market.
“The current model of investing in post-secondary education is not working in the best possible way,” said Nicolaides. “This is a new and completely transformative funding model for our universities, colleges and polytechnics. Our new approach will help ensure students are set up for success by encouraging institutions to produce job-ready graduates.