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?