3. Ensure that adults have improved accessibility to and mobility among educational programs within the province, and that the learning achieved is recognized and transferable among programs and provinces.
   
   
4. Ensure that quality standards for program delivery are met and that programs reflect adult learning principles.

Adults who qualify for the NS High School Graduation Diploma for Adults pay no tuition fees. Students are eligible to receive the diploma if they are 19 years of age or older, have been out of public school for one full year, and do not already have a Department of Education recognized high school graduation diploma. Students who have an Academic Upgrading Level IV certificate or a GED Certificate are also eligible.

According to the Department of Education Business Plan (2003-04), the number of adult Nova Scotians participating in literacy and upgrading through the Nova Scotia School for Adult learning was 3,700 for the year 2001-02. In addition, 154 adults received the NS High School Graduation Diploma for Adults in the same year. In 2003, more than 4,000 Nova Scotians were enrolled in programs supported by the school at 174 sites across the province. In June more than 410 graduated with the adult diploma, which was more than double the number of graduate in the previous year.²⁰

5.4 Strait Regional Planning Team (SRPT)

To meet the goals of the Nova Scotia School for Adult Learning, the Department of Education established seven regional planning teams in six regions of the province: Cape Breton, Metro, Northern, Southwestern, Strait and Valley. The Strait Regional Planning Team represents the four counties of Antigonish, Guysborough, Inverness and Richmond and is comprised of representatives from: