Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. Our policy currently states that we do sponsor post-secondary students, students that are off to university or colleges, but I think the Member is alluding to upgrading. We need to be very careful on what we do here, because it would have a huge impact in the local district education authorities, and not only that, the divisional education council, because our funding is based on enrolment and provided to those organizations. If we start sponsoring students down south, there’s a number of students that are on a waiting list and we’re not just talking about one student. Just imagine the cost factor that would be taken out of the local education authorities for sponsoring students down south. So those are the areas of great concern to us and it has been stressed to us by board members as well. Mahsi.
Jackson Lafferty on Question 173-16(4): Sponsoring Of Post-Secondary Students For Upgrading
In the Legislative Assembly on November 4th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Question 173-16(4): Sponsoring Of Post-Secondary Students For Upgrading
Oral Questions
November 3rd, 2009
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