Career and Technology Foundations Research Overview
Alberta Education has embarked on a re-imagining of education to best meet the emerging needs of Alberta students. A focus on “transforming education in Alberta has resulted in research into new ways of learning, new approaches to teaching and a restructuring of the curriculum.” The Curriculum Framework - based on student development of competencies in a renewed system that provides choice, flexibility and higher levels of engagement - is a focus in the provincial curriculum for Career and Technology Foundations Projects for Grades 5 – 9.
What is Career and Technology Foundations?
Career and Technology Foundations (CTF) is an optional program of studies for Grades 5 through 9 that allows students to discover, explore their interests and passions and to build skills so they may make reasonable career choices in the future.