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Association of Canadian Community Colleges
The National and International Voice of Canada’s Colleges and Institutes
Update
Student Partnership Program
Dominique Van de Maele
Association of Canadian Community Colleges
Canada India Education Council
Toronto
October 6, 2011
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Student Partnership Program
1. Why
2. What and when
3. Who
4. How
5. Next
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1. Why an SPP?
1.1. who is ACCC?
1.2. context
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1.1. Who is ACCC ?
• National & International voice of Canada’s 150 Public
Post-Secondary institutions of Applied Learning and
Applied Research: Advanced Skills for Employment
• Mandate: Advocacy, Sharing and Coordination:
A One door entry into decentralized system
• Community Colleges, Univ. Colleges, Cégeps, Institutes
of Technology (Polytechnics), Institutes, Universities.
• 1.5 million learners
• Multicultural & open to the world
• 70 employees at the Secretariat
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Access in 1,000+ communities
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Common Values
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Reflects the Diversity of its Community
Accessible to All who want to Learn
Focused on its Learners and their Success
Closely connected to Employers
Applied Learning & Research
Open to the world
Advanced Skills for
Employment
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Indicators of success
90% graduates = job within 6 months
93% employers = satisfied with graduates
22% learners with university degrees / studies
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
(CFIB): SMEs need 7 college grads for every 3
university grads in this decade;
Working in twenty+ countries around the world
to transfer and adapt the Canadian College
Education for Employment approach.
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Programs (1)
• 2 and 3 year diplomas:
– to train technicians, technologists, mid-level
managers and service providers:
– level often neglected in most countries, leading
to systemic unemployment and lack of
productivity;
• Applied degrees:
– like University Bachelor Degrees but with an
applied focus in a particular field
 Example among many: Bachelor of Applied Technology in
Industrial Design; Bachelor of Applied Technology in Construction
Science & Mgm’t; Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice
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Programs (2)
• Post graduate certificates and diplomas:
- More specialized and focused on current industry
practices leading to high employability of graduates;
- University degrees or college diplomas are required to be
eligible in the post-graduate programs
- Very popular among increasing # of international
university graduates who cannot find jobs because of
their lack of hands-on experience
 Example: Large numbers of Indian students studying at
Canadian colleges & institutes in these Post-Graduate
offerings at Canadian colleges and institutes.
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Programs (3)
Joint college/university diplomas/degrees:
- 2 years college + 2 years University
Smaller classes at the beginning
More applied and more practical with opportunities for
placements with industry while at college
Often lower cost than university alone
 Examples:
- Cité Collégiale & Université d’Ottawa (Communications)
- Chinese students taking ESL upgrading, first two years of a joint
diploma-degree at colleges then to university.
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Applied Research and
Innovation
- Mostly done in response to needs of SMEs and
must involve students of the college;
- Initially based on the Centres de transfert de
technologie model in Quebec ;
- Involves solving challenges by innovating in
production or service processes mostly;
- Several possibilities for joint initiatives with
international partners: joint applied research;
- Can also attract good # of international students.
 Ex.: Creation of 3D Game for Ontario House at the Vancouver
Olympics of 2010 - Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced
Learning in partnership with Toronto-Based Spatial View Inc
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An International Partner
Matchmaker
We can facilitate overseas institutions in finding
appropriate Canadian college partners:
– several list serves (ex: VP, Deans of IT, Deans of Health,
International coordinators, by sector, etc.)
– bringing stakeholders together (ex: Fora in Brazil,
Vietnam, Canada, etc. + annual conferences)
– providing training and orientation (ex: hosting
delegations in Canada to visit various campuses,
delivering tailored training programs or workshops, etc.)
– leading Canadian college visits overseas
– participating in international education fairs
– assisting in developing or strengthening colleges and
TVET systems overseas (ex: Education for Employment
program)
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Partnership and
international student recruitment
Effective approach to international student
recruitment:
institutional partnerships and agreements
Advantages:
Less reliance on recruiting agents as partnering
institutions can select students themselves
International students can still apply to Canadian
institutions using SPP
ACCC can support matchmaking when needed
Reciprocity can provide opportunities for
Canadian students to study abroad
Win Win Win and Win scenario
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1. Why an SPP?
1.1. who is ACCC?
1.2. context
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1.2. Context
• Many exciting programs / Applied research /
partnership opportunities
• Increasing # students wanting to study abroad
• ACCC and colleges/institutes’ efforts to
internationalize
YET:
• Persisting visa issue:
Low rates of acceptance of international students applying
for student visas for all of our programs is a real blockage;
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Student Partnership Program
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5. Next
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What is SPP?
When was it implemented?
Main objectives:
1) Increase approval rates for study permit
applications destined to participating colleges
2) Ensure program integrity and minimize migration
violations
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Pilot ACCC - CIC India implemented in 2009
Became regular program in 2010
Was extended in 2011
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What results were achieved?(1)
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SY 2008-09
SY 2009-10
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5,657
13,299
Approved
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4,243
9,176
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1,414
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75%
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Approval rate
Note: Y (Year) 2010-11 refers to CIC 2010 statistics that includes September 2010 cohort and January 2011 cohort
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What results were achieved?(2)
Study Permits issued (India)
2007/2010 (SPP/University/Other)
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SPP Colleges
SPP Colleges
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Note: SY (School Year) 2010-11 refers to CIC 2010 statistics that includes September 2010 cohort and January 2011 cohort
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Student Partnership Program
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3. Who participates in SPP?
In Canada:
• Colleges, institutes, Cégeps, Polytechnics, and
Universities members of ACCC
• Total 20 college/institute participants in 2009-10
• Total 39 college/institute participants in 2010-11
• Total 43 college/institute participants in 2011-12
- No possibility to increase the current number of 43 for
2011-12
- List of 43 colleges/institutes on CIC site:
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/indiainde/visas/StudentPartnersProgram_ProgrammePartenairesEtudiantsNov09.aspx?view=d
- ACCC is discussing with CIC about the possibility of
increasing the number in 2012-13
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Student Partnership Program
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2. What and when
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4. How
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4. How does SPP work?
• Administered by CIC with ACCC as advisory
• Open to Indian nationals only
• Students apply to a participating college not
to SPP
• Students considered if they meet specific
criteria (see checklist)
• Application submission at the discretion of
each participating college
• Students must sign the consent declaration
on the SPP checklist in order to be
processed under this program
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Medical exam ?
• Medical exam required for study program
> 6 months; strongly recommended for <
6 months
• May undergo upfront examinations and
visit one of the Designated Medical
Practitioners
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Student Application Checklist
Checklist available:
http://www.vfscanada.co.in/images/Student%20Partners%20Program%2
0(SPP)%20Checklist.pdf
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Application form
Original Passport
Family information form & student questionnaire
2 passport photographs
Letter of acceptance from SPP institution in Canada
IELTS test results (overall band not less than 6.0)
Photocopy of most recent diploma/certificate + mark sheets
Copy of receipts by SPP institution for tuition payment
Copy of Educational Loan from among list of acceptable Indian
Chartered Bank = at least 80% of tuition + living +travel expenses
for one academic year
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Student Partnership Program
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5. What is next?
• Now replicated in China
• Under discussion with Vietnam and
Francophone West Africa;
• Can be expanded to other key areas.
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Contacts
Paul Brennan,
Vice-President, International Partnerships
[email protected]
Rudy Sabas,
Manager, International Marketing,
International Partnerships
[email protected]
Dominique Van de Maele,
Senior Program Officer, International Marketing,
International Partnerships
[email protected]
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