Transferability and post-secondary pathways : Transférabilité et cheminements postsecondaires : le rôle des collèges et instituts au Canada

The Committee is examining the merits of a pan-Canadian framework that embraces transferability and student mobility within and between post-secondary education systems and is developing a coalition of stakeholders to recommend policies and practices to achieve this. [...] The Council of the Federation has recognized the importance of facilitating pathways between high school, post-secondary education and employment, and identified this as a strategy for enhancing the quality of post-secondary education in Canada. [...] The primary focus of the task group was to develop and implement the ACCC Pan-Canadian Protocol for the Transferability of Learning, which was launched in Quebec City at the World Congress of Colleges and Polytechnics in May 1999. [...] The protocol received attention and support from such groups as the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada; Human Resources and Skills Development Canada; the Deans of Technology and the Deans of Business for colleges; the Fédération des cégeps; the New Brunswick Ministry of Education; and the Open Learning Agency in BC. [...] The intent of the protocol was to allow colleges to identify common standards, encourage dialogue between institutions and college systems, set or target provincial and national standards, maximize the use of resources, and increase awareness of articulation goals and principles.