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Adult Learning Regulations

made under

Section 15 of the

Adult Learning Act

S.N.S. 2010, c. 31

N.S. Reg. 132/2014 (effective June 24, 2014)

amended to N.S. Reg. 208/2024 (effective October 1, 2024)

Table of Contents

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Citation

Definitions

Criteria for recognized learning organization

Requirements for adult-learning programs

Obligations of adult learners

Designated component annual report

Recognition of adult learning

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Adult Learning Regulations .

Definitions

2 In these regulations,

“support system” means a common system and set of business processes operated

by the Department to focus on the administration of labour market programs and

services for its Provincial partners, currently operating under the name of the

Labour Market Programs Support System (LaMPSS);

“learning organization” means an organization that provides adult-learning

programs and services to adult learners;

“Minister’s Adult Learner Demographic Form” means the Departmental survey

designed to collect demographic information on adult learners.

Criteria for recognized learning organization

3 To be eligible as a recognized learning organization, a learning organization must

(

a) comply with all the support system’s applicable guidelines, business

(

b) meet all of the following criteria:

(

i) it must not charge tuition,

(ii) it must offer adult-learning programs, by 1 or both of the following

methods:

(

A) in a group setting,

(

B) by individual tutoring,

(iii) it must meet the requirements for adult-learning programs in

Section

(iv) it must register adult learners in the method required by the Minister,

(

v) it must ensure that all its registered adult learners complete any

Departmental surveys within the time required by the Minister,

(vi) it must approve and maintain an individualized learning plan for each

of its registered adult learners, jointly developed with the adult

learner,

(vii) it must keep daily attendance records for its registered adult learners

and provide the records to the Minister on request,

(viii) it must complete and submit program and financial reports in the

form and in the time required by the Minister.

Requirements for adult-learning programs

4 An adult-learning program must meet all of the following requirements:

(

a) it must use adult-learning curricula and program resources approved

by the Minister;

(

b) it must ensure that its instructors, teachers and voluntary and paid

tutors attend professional development training for the adult-learning

program curricula and as required by the Minister;

(

c) it must use assessment processes approved by the Minister.

Obligations of adult learners

5 An adult learner registered with a recognized learning organization has all of the

following obligations:

(

a) they must jointly develop their individualized learning plan with the

learning organization;

(

b) they must attend the learning program at the times required by the learning

organization;

(

c) they must complete the Minister’s Adult Learner Demographic Form, or

any other Departmental survey, within the time required by the learning

organization.

Designated component annual report

6 An annual report to the Minister with respect to a designated component must include all

of the following statistical information:

(

a) the number of learning organizations funded by the designated component;

(

b) for each learning organization funded by the designated component:

(

i) the number of adult learners registered in the year,

(ii) the number of adult learners who meet learning plan learning

objectives.

Recognition of adult learning

7 The following credentials and prior learning may be recognized for the purpose of adult

learning supported by designated components under

Section 12 of the Act:

(

a) an international credential that is generally recognized in other jurisdictions;

(

b) prior learning that is generally recognized by other jurisdictions;

(

c) the Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC).

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Adult Learning Regulations

N.S. Reg. 132/2014

Adult Learning Act

Note: The

information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled

by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Adult Learning Regulations made under the Adult Learning Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

132/2014

Aug 26, 2014

date filed (not filed within

7 days of being made)

Sept 5, 2014

208/2024

Oct 1,

date

specified

Oct

18, 2024

The following regulations are not yet in force and are

not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

7 ........................................................

am. 208/2024

. 7(b) .................................................

am. 208/2024

. 7(c) .................................................

ad. 208/2024

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections:

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded:

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.