Thank you, Madam Chair. Students have a number of options once they have left school. Some students, in fact, return to high school after they have left and may, when they are 19, 20, 21, come back to finish courses. That is one option the students have. A second option is to enrol in adult upgrading programs at the community level if those are available. Third is to attend a college campus. For example, the Aurora College offers upper level upgrading and also access programs that are linked to specific career choices students might have. The fourth option is really attending some form of upgrading in another jurisdiction. The Member mentioned Mount Royal. In some cases, that is also done, although not very many of our students follow that path.

The courses and programs offered by the college have been developed to ensure that students develop the skills they need to then enter into generally vocational skill related training although, on occasion, diploma programs as well. Thank you, Madam Chair.