The Certificate of Registration awarded to a post-secondary institution will identify the programs the institution is authorized to deliver. If an institution wishes to deliver a program not listed on the certificate of registration, they must complete an application for the new proposed program.

Private Vocational Training

To be issued a Certificate of Registration under the Private Vocational Training (PVT) regulations, the vocational program must be training for an occupation identified in the National Occupation Classification. This includes a System Coordination Review Application, followed by a Private Training Institution and Private Vocational Training Application form.

Each vocational training program an institution wants to offer must have a separate application. A PTI institution offering one program at multiple locations must submit a PVT application for each location.  Applications for new PVT programs will be posted online for 15 business days to allow for review by the general public, post-secondary institutions, professional associations, and regulatory bodies.

Review the Private Vocational Training standards here for more information.

Non-Degree Granting

An institution wanting to offer a non-degree program must apply through the System Coordination Review Application. A part of the System Coordination review involves applications to grant non-degrees to be posted online for 15 business days to allow for review by the general public, post-secondary institutions, professional associations, and regulatory bodies. This review is phase one of the process. 

Phase two involves a Quality Assurance Review. For Non-Degree Granting Programs, the application is reviewed by the Quality Assurance Review Advisory Committee (QARAC), a review committee that is internal to the GNWT.

Degree Granting

An institution wanting to offer a degree program must apply through the System Coordination Review Application. A part of the System Coordination review involves applications to grant degrees to be posted online for 15 business days to allow for review by the general public, post-secondary institutions, professional associations, and regulatory bodies. This review is phase one of the process. 

Phase two involves a Quality Assurance Review. For Degree Granting Programs, the application is reviewed by the by Campus Alberta Quality Council (CAQC), an external quality assurance body.

The applicant institution must prove that it can deliver and sustain degree programs of high quality according to CAQC quality assurance standards and that its policies and practices meet governing quality assurance standards.