Student Mobility /

Improving transparency and student resources As a key resource for students seeking to transfer, students want to ensure that the Ontario transfer website is of the highest quality and easy to navigate. [...] In this environment, flexible programs, pathways, and learning opportunities within the post-secondary sector are essential to ensure students can flourish and find their best paths to success.12 Working to advance student mobility and the credit transfer system means not only investing in our students today, but also prospective students, and improving access to education for all Ontarians. [...] Students are transferring institutions not only to meet their personal and academic needs, but also to develop their professional skills and qualifications in order to meet the demands of a changing labour market.17 Ultimately, post-secondary institutions and the provincial government need to work together to provide support for all students as their needs and goals change.18 To ensure that the ga [...] When compared to the traditional four-year university program, the combined cost of the government and the student is significantly less than the university path.40 In a vast province like Ontario, students in a differentiated post-secondary education system require sufficient and direct support to have access to programs offered outside of their local community. [...] Using learning outcomes to evaluate credit equivalencies for transfer has proven to be more effective in allocating credit, and preparing transfer students for academic success, and allows for a greater number of transfer pathways.54 Learning outcomes are used to outline the knowledge and skills a student should acquire once they have successfully completed a course/program/degree.55.