Access to TVET through Colleges and Institutes

1. Access to TVET through Colleges and Institutes 2nd August 2011 Colombo, Sri Lanka James Knight President and CEO Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC)

2. What is ACCC? • National and international voice of Canada’s 150 colleges, institutes, cégeps, polytechnics and universities with a college mandate • Campuses in 1,000 urban, rural and remote communities • 1.5 million+ learners • 60,000 educators • Serving students from all socio-economic backgrounds • Multicultural and open to the world

3. Colleges: Advanced Skills Educators of Choice • Supply graduates with advanced skills essential to Canada’s economic growth and productivity • Aligned with needs of employers – curriculum development with Program advisory Committees • On the leading edge of skills identification, economic trends and market shifts • Re-skill displaced employees, offer customized education and provide applied research support • Soft skills assessment – Essential Skills training • 1 year certificate, 2 year diploma, 3 to 4 year applied degrees – post graduate diploma • 90% + placement rate

4. Colleges: Supplier of Applied Research – SMEs • Commercialization, business incubation, and market oriented research by colleges are the lubricant of vibrant local economies • Applied research enhances productivity, competitiveness, and the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises • Research centres in colleges – 72 in 2006 to 196 in 2009-10 • College/private sector research partnerships grow from 515 in 2005-06 to 3,814 in 2010

5. Opportunities for Marginalized and Disadvantaged Groups to Access TVET through the Colleges • Skilled trades programs for women • Reaching out to Aboriginal learners and communities • Transition programs for disengaged youth • Increasing diversity in post-secondary choices • Integration into the labour market for immigrants • Transferability and mobility mechanisms • On-line and e-learning programs

6. Increasing diversity of Post-Secondary Choices • New jobs emerging due to employers investing equipment and machinery, information and communications technologies, and people • New jobs emerging beyond the traditional skilled trades

7. Examples of New Post-Secondary Choices • Comedy: Writing and Performance • Professional Golf Management • Automobile Dealership Management • Animation • Photonics • GPS Applications • TV/ Ratio Population • Renewable Energies • 42 Allied Health Professions

8. Challenges and Opportunities • By 2011, 70% of new jobs in Canada will require post-secondary education – 77% by 2031 • Today, only 60% of Canadians aged 25-64 have post-secondary education. • By 2016, there will be 550,000 Canadians without post-secondary education who will not qualify for jobs

9. Challenges and Opportunities • Ratio of 6 college graduates needed to 1 university graduate to fill shortages in advanced skills • One third of Canadian SMEs have difficulty filling jobs • Canadian workforce shortfall will be 1.5 million by 2021, 2.1 million by 2026 and 2.7 million by 2031 • 44% of Canadians do not participate In the labour force, increasing to 57% by 2026 and 61% by 2031

10. Conclusions • There is a looming advanced skills crisis that must be mitigated owing to an aging workforce and increasing technological complexity of employment. • Canadian colleges crucial in providing solutions to crisis: • Geographic coverage • Integral linkages with employers • Accessibility and affordability • Theoretical and practical knowledge

11. World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics Driving the Global Economy May 26-29, 2012 World Congress 2012 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Hosted by ACCC in collaboration with Nova Scotia Community College

12. Contact us: www.accc.ca