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Competitors or Allies CAFCE and CACEE

Competitors or Allies CAFCE and CACEE. M oving forward in a competitive market. CAFCE/CACEE working group. Jeela Jones, CAFCE President, 2013/14 Karen Reimer, CAFCE Accreditation Council Jennifer McCleary, CACEE President, 2013/2014 Carol Ann Olheiser, CACEE Member.

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Competitors or Allies CAFCE and CACEE

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  1. Competitors or AlliesCAFCE and CACEE Moving forward in a competitive market

  2. CAFCE/CACEE working group • Jeela Jones, CAFCE President, 2013/14 • Karen Reimer, CAFCE Accreditation Council • Jennifer McCleary, CACEE President, 2013/2014 • Carol Ann Olheiser, CACEE Member

  3. Scope of discussion Over the past several years CAFCE and CACEE have worked collaboratively on a variety of initiatives. • Should this end? • Or should collaboration become a mutual goal? • Are CAFCE and CACEE in competition or are they allies within an ever changing market? The Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (CAFCE) and the Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers (CACEE) are two associations that seek to enable student employment. • Is there power in partnerships?

  4. What are we going to do today? Review • CAFCE and CACEE – similarities and differences • CAFCE/CACEE collaboration to date • Opportunities and challenges Discussion • Open forum

  5. Why us?Why now?

  6. CACEE Vision:To be Canada's leading authority on the post-secondary school to career transition. Mission:To advance and support on-campus recruitment and career education by providing: leadership, information, resources and a professional network for: • Career Educators - to prepare post-secondary students for a successful transition into their careers; • Employers - to attract, recruit and retain the right talent on-campus • Number of members = 400 • Membership = Educators, Employers & Affiliates

  7. CAFCE Vision: To be the voice for post-secondary co-operative education in Canada. Mission:Our mission is to foster and advance post-secondary co-operative education in Canada. • We do this through a national forum of professional co-op practitioners; by establishing national standards and promoting the value of co-operative education; and by delivering opportunities for learning and sharing of best practices. • Number of members = 541 • Membership = Directors, Co-op coordinators, a few employers

  8. Volunteerism – is it sustainable? CACEE (12 committees) • National Board – 12 • Ontario Regional Advisory Board – 13 • Atlantic Regional Advisory Board – 6 • Quebec Regional Advisory Board – 5 • Canada West Regional Advisory Board – 11 • Communications Committee – 4 • Awards & Recognition Committee – 10 • Diversity – 5 • Education – 2 • Ethics – 5 • Performance – 4 • Business School – 1 TOTAL = 78 CAFCE (8 committees) • National Board – 17 • PR & Communications Committee – 5 • Nominations and Awards – 3 • Co-op Student of the Year Awards Selection Committee – 8 • International Committee – 22 • PD Committee – 9 • Research Committee – 12 • Membership Committee – 4 TOTAL = 80

  9. History of joint initiatives • CAFCE/CACEE Conference presentation overlaps • Christine Arsenault, Past-President of CAFCE and Jennifer McCleary, President of CACEE meeting • Invitation CACEE Executive Director to speak at CAFCE AGM 2013 • CAFCE President guest editing CACEE Career Options Magazine 2014 • …

  10. New joint initiatives December 2014 CACEE Year End PD Event – will include some Co-op programming June 2015 CACEE Ottawa EWO will be organizing 1-day of Co-op programming Current CAFCE/CACEE events calendar We are identifying key dates/activities to build on each other’s programming

  11. Challenges in today’s education sector • Shrinking college/university budgets for membership in professional associations along with limited attendance at conferences and PD events • Membership overlap • Fragile volunteer base – seems to be the same people volunteering and we are facing older, soon-to-retire, volunteer-fatigue, volunteers taking on more than one committee/working group • Limited growth in resources: memberships, volunteers, financial, time What other challenges you have identified?

  12. Trends in today’s market • Merging of co-op and career offices on campuses • Increased emphasis on experiential learning • Career education vs. career development (in or outside the classroom) • Technology disrupting campus recruitment best practices (ie. employers on-campus at career fairs) Other trends you have noticed?

  13. Joint opportunities to consider • Webinars • Professional Development Events • Conferences • Networking • Certification • Efficiencies • Sharing expertise and best practices • Re-invigorating interest

  14. Open forum – what’s on your mind?

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