The Faculty of Arts at the University of Alberta has been a leader in addressing questions of arts students' employability. There has been widespread recognition recently that arts students are highly valued as employees. But there is also a public perception that arts students may not be well equipped to face the challenges of employment in the information age.
Therefore, the Faculty of Arts at Alberta launched a project entitled "Providing a Technology Edge for Liberal Arts Graduates" with funding support from the Office of Learning Technologies, Human Resources and Development Canada. Along with our academic and commercial partners, we committed to investigate the popular perception that arts students "have fallen behind", or are languishing on the wrong side of a "digital divide" with respect to their computer skills, and as a consequence are at a disadvantage when it comes to employment success immediately after graduation.

Check the current progress for an up-to-date status report.

View a presentation about the project and its accomplishments to date.