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Non-Credit Programs
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Government Studies
94.5 Government Studies
The mission of Government Studies is to promote good government through teaching, research and service and to advance the practice of university community engagement. Government Studies provides professional continuing education for public administrators, government officials and practitioners. Through a combination of online and face-to-face teaching methods Government Studies programming provides a unique opportunity for government administrators throughout Canada to connect and share ideas and expertise.
The Government Studies unit works closely with local government associations (elected and appointed), federal and provincial government departments, the University of Alberta, and other postsecondary institutions. It conducts engaged research with an emphasis on local, provincial and federal government, pressing public policy, and public administration issues. For more information visit our website at www.extension.ualberta.ca/govstudies/, e-mail govstudy@ualberta.ca, or phone toll-free number 1.877.686.4625.
94.5.1 National Advanced Certificate in Local Authority Administration – Level I (Local Government Certificate Program)
The government program focuses on fundamental theories relating to the ideas structure, and processes that define local government administration. Innovative in design and delivery, this two-level certificate program is offered entirely online and is available to local government administrators across Canada. The NACLAA Level I credential is equivalent to the Local Government Certificate program and requires the completion of eight courses. The courses are taught by academics and professionals who are experts in their fields and familiar with the needs of municipal government administrators.
94.5.2 National Advanced Certificate in Local Authority Administration – Level II
NACLAA Level II is comprised of four required courses. Students wishing to proceed to NACLAA Level II are required to have NACLAA Level I/LGCP as the prerequisite before enrolling in NACLAA Level II courses. Completion of both the NACLAA Level I (LGCP) and the NACLAA Level II, fulfils the educational requirements for the provincial professional designation of Certified Local Government Manager (CLGM), which is conferred by the Society of Local Government Managers (SLGM).
94.5.3 Applied Land Use Planning (ALUP) Certificate Program
Land use planning encompasses various disciplines including, but not limited to, geography, landscape architecture, environmental science, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Based on a multidisciplinary body of knowledge, the ALUP Certificate Program has an applied professional and academically-based curriculum that provides a solid theoretical grounding while ensuring that practitioners have the ability to apply theory to practice. A combination of face-to-face instruction and online adult education distance delivery is used.
94.5.4 Information Access and Protection of Privacy (IAPP) Certificate Program
The nationally recognized and award-winning IAPP program is the first comprehensive online postsecondary level program offered by a Canadian university for the information access and protection of privacy fields. In a democracy, achieving a balance between privacy and transparency is crucial. Access and privacy legislation seeks to achieve this delicate balance. It is important as well as challenging to clearly understand how access and privacy principles are applied. Complex legislation, practices, and application in the public and private sectors are examined and explained through online delivery.
