Association of Canadian Community Colleges Presentation to the Canada-Caribbean-Central America Partnership Forum Paul Brennan, VP Partnership Programs, ACCC Gerald Ingersoll, Chief Learning Officer, NBCC November 1, 2008 St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador

Presentation to the

Canada-Caribbean-Central America

Partnership Forum

Paul Brennan, VP Partnership Programs, ACCC

Gerald Ingersoll, Chief Learning Officer, NBCC

November 1, 2008

St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador

Who we are 150 Post-Secondary institutions of Applied Learning Under provincial/territorial jurisdiction Community Colleges, Colleges, Cégeps, Institutes of Technology, Polytechnics & University Colleges Campuses in over 1,000 communities 1.5 million+ learners 65,000 employees Multicultural in nature

150 Post-Secondary institutions of Applied Learning

Under provincial/territorial jurisdiction

Community Colleges, Colleges, Cégeps, Institutes of Technology, Polytechnics & University Colleges

Campuses in over 1,000 communities

1.5 million+ learners

65,000 employees

Multicultural in nature

Canadian Educational System ( for most provinces ) Post-Graduate Studies (17-22..) Traditional Universities (13-16) Secondary Education (9-12) Primary Education (2K+8) Colleges & Institutes (13-16) Adults

Common Attributes Applied Learning and Research Accessible to all who want to learn Learner-focused, student success Connected to industry/employers Global in outlook Core competencies with broad diversity

Applied Learning and Research

Accessible to all who want to learn

Learner-focused, student success

Connected to industry/employers

Global in outlook

Collaboration and Innovation in the Americas ? How to better link our learning systems to the needs of the labour market of our region The role that Distance Learning and ICTs can play in that Partnerships that are currently active and that could be happening in the near future Issues, challenges and next steps?

How to better link our learning systems to the needs of the labour market of our region

The role that Distance Learning and ICTs can play in that

Partnerships that are currently active and that could be happening in the near future

Issues, challenges and next steps?

1. CONNECTED AT 3 LEVELS Local : Employer Program Advisory Committees for EVERY Program, who meet twice/year to tell us how to adjust our programs to new employment realities; Provincial: Joint Labour Market Committees of Employers, Unions and Government to determine provincial standards and learning outcomes; National 34 National Human Resource Sector Councils to do National Labour Market Studies, Standards, Mobility and Transferability. Region of the Americas ?: Common Issues, Common sectors of employment? Common employers? Common or recognized standards? Forum for dialogue? Ex.: Tourism training and employment?

Local : Employer Program Advisory Committees for EVERY Program, who meet twice/year to tell us how to adjust our programs to new employment realities;

Provincial: Joint Labour Market Committees of Employers, Unions and Government to determine provincial standards and learning outcomes;

National 34 National Human Resource Sector Councils to do National Labour Market Studies, Standards, Mobility and Transferability.

Region of the Americas ?: Common Issues, Common sectors of employment? Common employers? Common or recognized standards? Forum for dialogue?

Ex.: Tourism training and employment?

2. Various delivery modes available Could distance and e-learning allow us to collaborate in new ways? Joint diplomas E-learning plus internships in other country Joint class discussions on common issues Joint applied research by faculty A certificate of the Americas Collaboration with the OAS and its resources Can we do a better job of preparing citizens of the world, of the Americas?

Could distance and e-learning allow us to collaborate in new ways?

Joint diplomas

E-learning plus internships in other country

Joint class discussions on common issues

Joint applied research by faculty

A certificate of the Americas

Collaboration with the OAS and its resources

Can we do a better job of preparing citizens of the world, of the Americas?

3. ACCC Partnerships in the Caribbean & Central America over 25 years Multilateral Program 3 IFI projects (IADB, CDB, WB) Bilateral Program 8 CIDA-funded projects Canadian College Partnership Program (CCPP) 28 projects in 10 countries Value of over $30,000,000, plus in-kind contributions for partnership projects

Multilateral Program

3 IFI projects (IADB, CDB, WB)

Bilateral Program

8 CIDA-funded projects

Canadian College Partnership Program (CCPP)

28 projects in 10 countries

Value of over $30,000,000, plus in-kind contributions for partnership projects

Sample Project Technical and Vocational Up-dating Outcomes: increased capacity to deliver technical and vocation education; and foster business and industry partnerships, including the use of advisory committees, cooperative education programs and labour market assessment techniques Caribbean partner: Cyril Potter College of Education, Guyana Canadian Partners: Humber Institute of Technology & Applied Learning, Champlain Regional College

Technical and Vocational Up-dating

Outcomes: increased capacity to deliver technical and vocation education; and foster business and industry partnerships, including the use of advisory committees, cooperative education programs and labour market assessment techniques

Caribbean partner: Cyril Potter College of Education, Guyana

Canadian Partners: Humber Institute of Technology & Applied Learning, Champlain Regional College

Findings from IADB Research Project College Models in the Caribbean Business and industry are not well integrated into the post-secondary system business interaction on curriculum development helps identify current business practices that drive a dynamic and relevant curriculum change process Training is more demand-side rather than supply-side need to better align education to meet the needs of the labour market outcome-based curriculum is responsive to employment needs

Business and industry are not well integrated into the post-secondary system

business interaction on curriculum development helps identify current business practices that drive a dynamic and relevant curriculum change process

Training is more demand-side rather than supply-side

need to better align education to meet the needs of the labour market

outcome-based curriculum is responsive to employment needs

Findings from IADB Research Project College Models in the Caribbean Need for Total Quality Management approach to community college management feedback mechanisms from students, clients and business sector to ensure effectiveness of programs work is measured through performance indicators mechanisms for tracking trends & improvements over time, getting industry advice and curriculum and program development

Need for Total Quality Management approach to community college management

feedback mechanisms from students, clients and business sector to ensure effectiveness of programs

work is measured through performance indicators

mechanisms for tracking trends & improvements over time, getting industry advice and curriculum and program development

Issues, challenges, potential Sustainability of changes and of partnerships requires integrated approaches not one-offs Through the lessons learned in international cooperation ACCC has developed its integrated approach to support reform in the technical and vocational education systems; It involves providing support at the ministry, institutional and network levels to ensure greater chance of success and sustainability of change.

Sustainability of changes and of partnerships requires integrated approaches not one-offs

Through the lessons learned in international cooperation ACCC has developed its integrated approach to support reform in the technical and vocational education systems;

It involves providing support at the ministry, institutional and network levels to ensure greater chance of success and sustainability of change.

B Institutional Partnership C Capacity Building Network [Country, Region ] C Capacity Building Networks IDRC, UNEVOC, WHO… C Capacity Building Network [Employers] B Institutional Partnership B Institutional Partnership B Institutional Partnership B Program Reform by competencies, Employer partnerships, Institutional Management, Entrepreneurship Development C Capacity Building Network [Other ACCC projects] C Capacity Building Network [Trade Associations] C Capacity Building Network [South - South] EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYMENT Adjusting training to actual country and sector needs ACCC Integrated Approach to Sustainable Development Cooperation A At the Ministry Level A Change Management Team re Orientations, Policies, Structures. (Presided by the country representative, assisted by a long-term Canadian technical advisor and short-term advisors) Based on the Country priorities and within a coordinated reform context Systemic approach by Intervening at 3 levels: A – Ministries B – Training Institutions (Secondary & Post-Sec.) C – National, Regional & International networks Coordinated approach with: Country priorities SWAP interventions Other similar projects Chambers of Commerce Regional initiatives Association of Canadian Community Colleges, 2007 Country- led by their choosing: - Priorities, Issues & Sectors Their Pilot Institutions Their desired Canadian partners Sustainability built upon: Closer links to employers Closer links to the Community Multi-purposing of Equipment

Coordinated approach with:

Country priorities

SWAP interventions

Other similar projects

Chambers of Commerce

Regional initiatives

Country- led by their choosing:

- Priorities, Issues & Sectors

Their Pilot Institutions

Their desired Canadian partners

Sustainability built upon:

Closer links to employers

Closer links to the Community

Multi-purposing of Equipment

4. Next Steps? An integrated approach to helping Caribbean institutions better meet their own and regional labour market needs? A sectoral approach? Collaboration between UWI-Virtual Campus and college distance learning networks in Canada? Use of the ICTs regionally in many programs? Better use of the Canada-Caricom, OAS scholarship programs? Canada and Central America? A region of the Americas that knows itself better and better prepares its learners for global citizenship, mobility, joint applied research, more ‘innovative societies’?

An integrated approach to helping Caribbean institutions better meet their own and regional labour market needs? A sectoral approach?

Collaboration between UWI-Virtual Campus and college distance learning networks in Canada?

Use of the ICTs regionally in many programs?

Better use of the Canada-Caricom, OAS scholarship programs?

Canada and Central America?

A region of the Americas that knows itself better and better prepares its learners for global citizenship, mobility, joint applied research, more ‘innovative societies’?