Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada 21 de Agosto de 2006

1. APICE – XX International Seminar on Student Loans: Technological Education, Financing and Student Loans: The Canadian Experience Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada 21 de Agosto de 2006

2. Introductory Comments • Association of Canadian Community Colleges • Canadian Educational System • Canada’s Colleges and Institutes • Trends and Issues Facing Our System • Particular Focus • Accreditation of Our Institutions • Evaluation of Our Institutions • Financing Our Institutions • Social Recognition of Our Institutions • Final Comments • Questions and Answers

3. Introductory Comments • Significant Changes in the Next Decade • Major Consequences for Higher Education and Student Success • How Canadian Community Colleges Are Meeting the Challenge

4. The New Economy: Characteristics • Global • Highly competitive • Technologically driven • Rapidly changing • Knowledge-based

5. Impacts on Learning and Education • Increasing demand for access • Control shifts to consumer (learners) • Multi-modal delivery of curriculum • Place and time become insignificant • Changing role for faculty

6. Essential Skills for the New Economy • Academic Skills • Personal Management Skills • Teamwork Skills • Information and Research Skills • Global Skills

7. Role of Colleges and Institutes Raise academic skills of the general population Train and retrain existing workforce Improve regional and corporate competitiveness Enhance economic and community development Increase prosperity

8. Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) • National and international voice of Canada’s colleges and institutes • Represents 150+ institutions in over 900 communities • Association’s mandate focuses on • Advocacy • Member services • Project management • Secretariat located in Ottawa, Ontario

9. Canadian Educational System • System • Primary Education • Secondary Education • Post Secondary Education • Universities • Colleges & Institutes of Technology • Graduate Studies • Education is the responsibility of the Provinces (important) • 13 educational jurisdictions • Role of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC)

10. Network of Colleges (ACCC) • Over 150 institutions • Presence in over 900 communities • 13 educational jurisdictions • Diversity of institutions • Over 2.5 million students • Almost 70,000 employees

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12. Mission of our institutions “Contribute to the economic, social and cultural needs of the communities they serve.”

13. Pillars of our national system of colleges and institutes • Responsive to the needs of their community • Committed to accessibility • Focused on the learner • Linked to industry • Global in scope

14. Trends and issues facing our national system of institutions • Increased recognition of role in economic development • Increasing skill shortages • Importance of immigration • Impact of e-learning • Credentials • Role of research and development • Importance of strategic alliances • Accountability • Mobility • Global perspective • Aging workforce • Funding

15. Particular focus on … • Accreditation of our institutions • Evaluation of our institutions • Financing our institutions • Social recognition of our institutions

16. Accreditation of our institutions • Jurisdiction of the provinces • Accredits the institution • Approves the programs • Mechanism • Industry • Community • Professional associations • Learner • Provides funding (generally !!) • Exceptions • Industry based training • Certifications (I.e. Microsoft)

17. Evaluation of our institutions • Important commitment • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) • Provincial • Key elements of the process • Identification of indicators (collaborative) • Evaluation • Communication of results (institution & public) • Funding (?) • Improvements • Institutional • Program based • Program & Advisory committees

18. Financing our institutions • Sources • Government (50 - 60 %) • Student tuition (20 %, except for Quebec) • Ancillary operations (30 - 20 %)

19. Financing our institutions • Government • Provincial (primary responsibility) • Full-time equivalent/students (FTE) • Capital • Special allocations • Federal (post-secondary) • Federal to province transfer payments • Student aid • Specific programs (i.e. manpower, research)

20. Financing our institutions • Ancillary operations • Industry training • College services • International projects • Fundraising

21. Social recognition of our institutions • While important achievements have occurred, much still remains to be accomplished… • Challenges to overcome • Public perceptions and myths • Still a young system • Pressures of parents and peers • Success will depend on • Value added our institutions provide (per community) • Quality of our programs • Relevance of our programs • Employability of our graduates

22. Social recognition of our institutions • Various degrees of acceptance • Learner • Increasing recognition of the value of a college program • “College grads get jobs” • More accessible and flexible • Learner swirl (lifelong learning) • Industry • 70 % of future jobs • supply and demand mission of institutions • approachable • Flexibility

23. Social recognition of our institutions • Various degrees of acceptance (cont’d) • Communities • Key player in community development • Society • Evolving (Economic development) • Opportunities for many segments of society

24. Final Comments • Dynamic system rooted on • Community needs • Accessibility • Learner focused • Industry connected • Global in perspective • Trilateral agreement • Valued partner • Committed to move forward