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Jan Lindsay, PsyD
President and CEO
North Island College
DIALOGUE SESSION
Transferability, Articulation and Pathways
ACCC 2009 -2012 STRATEGIC PLAN
Key Strategic Direction
Improving transfer and articulation and credential recognition in Canada
TRANSFER, ARTICULATION AND PATHWAYS (TAP) COMMITTEE
(formed April 2010) Jan Lindsay, President, North Island College - Chair Deb Blower, RPL Facilitator, Red River College Anne Sado, President, George Brown College Bill Best, Vice President Academic, New Brunswick College Major Daniel Jobin, Canadian Defence Academy, Canadian Forces Rob Fleming, Executive Director and Council Co-Chair, B.C. Council on
Admissions and Transfer Ginette Sheehy, Director General, Cégep John Abbott College Ron Woodward, President, Clockbuilder Consulting Ltd & Chair, Alberta
Council on Admissions and Transfer Noel Baldwin, PSE Coordinator, Council of Ministers of Canada Michèle Clarke, Director, Government Relations and Policy Research,
ACCC
TAP COMMITTEEKEY ACTIVITIES
Defining barrier–free mobility Building a coalition of
stakeholders Research paper Website development Raising awareness
DEFININGBARRIER-FREE MOBILITY
Two Page Action Paper2012 College and University Presidents RoundtableACCC and AUCC Joint Committee of PresidentsACCC Transfer Principles – Adopted by ACCC
Board of Directors October 13th, 2012Roll Out Plan for Principles – approved March 14th,
2013
ACCC TRANSFER PRINCIPLES
Student centered Placement focused Informed choice Recognition of prior learning Evidenced-based analysis
ACCC TRANSFER PRINCIPLES
Institutions that have adopted the Transfer Principles:
• Aurora College Camosun College• Canadore College Carleton Trail Regional College• Cégep de Drummondville Cégep Marie-Victorin• Cégep du Vieux Montréal College of the Rockies• Collège Montmorency Conestoga College ITAL• Confederation College Fanshawe College• Grande Prairie Regional College Great Plains College• NEC Native Education College North Island College• New Brunswick Community College Olds College• Portage College Red Deer College• Selkirk College Yukon College
HOW CAN THE TRANSFERPRINCIPLES BE USED?
Raise awarenessStimulate multiple approaches to credit
transfer and recognitionInfluence policy developmentSupport transfer agreements
e.g. dual admission and College/DND MOU
WHY IS CREDIT TRANSFER AND RECOGNITION SO
IMPORTANT ?
Shifting Demographics
CHANGING EMPLOYER EXPECTATIONS AND STUDENT BEHAVIOURS
Employers seeking employment-ready employees
Mature students need education to be portable
On-line delivery expanding option for learning and credential completion
ECONOMIC IMPERATIVE
Economic growth is dependent of increased access to PSE
(Rapidly growing labour deficit).
As a country, we can’t afford to not recognize learning that occurred elsewhere.
Conference Board of Canada
“ As BC confronts the labour shortage…effective credential and learning recognition will be critical for ensuring that employers are able to make the best use of talented individuals with valuable knowledge and skills.”
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS?