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Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC). Yves E Beaudin. at the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC). NARTRB - Toronto 2009.01.23. The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC).
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Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) Yves E Beaudin at the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) NARTRB - Toronto 2009.01.23
The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) Lisbon Recognition Convention&National and international standards and obligations
The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) • International and national agreements • National and provincial obligations • Role of Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC) • Other CICIC recognized Evaluation Services
International and national agreements The Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region (Lisbon Recognition Convention)1997
International and national agreements • Internal Agreement on Trade (AIT) • Labour mobility • Premiers’ mandate on credential evaluation • Develop a common framework to recognize foreign credentials by September 2009
National and provincial obligations Conventions on Recognition • 1990 UNESCO Convention Declaration • 2008 UNESCO/COE Convention Declaration
Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC) • Provincially-mandated • A Quality Assurance Framework • Fair and credible assessment standards across Canada • Transparency, consistency, portability • Consistent with international standards • Partnerships with Regulatory bodies, Universities and Colleges and Employers
The Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (The Alliance) http://www.cicic.ca/en/page.aspx?sortcode=2.20.23.25 5 provincially-mandated serviceshttp://www.canalliance.org/indexe.stm Atlantic Provinces (ICCAR) Pan Canadian Quality Standards in International Credential Evaluation Secretariat: CICIC
CICIC recognized Evaluation Services Commitment to national and International standards - Employers - Regulated Professions - Colleges and Universities Partnerships with provincial/territorialmandated services and a Qualification Framework
Links (1) • Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC)http://www.cmec.ca/ • The Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC)http://www.cicic.ca/ • UNESCO/Council of Europe (Lisbon Convention) (1997)http://www.cicic.ca/fr/page.aspx?sortcode=2.15.15.15 • Lisbon Convention Explanatory Reporthttp://www.cicic.ca/docs/Lisboa/Explanatory.en.pdf
Links (2) • ENIC (European Network of National Information Centres)http://www.enic-naric.net • The Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (The Alliance) http://www.canalliance.org/indexe.stm
Links (4) • UNESCO Convention (1979)http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=13516&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html • Fact Sheet #3 – Lisbon Convention and Canadahttp://www.cicic.ca/623/factsheet-no3.canada See #8 & #9