Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC)

Education for Employment: the Canadian Experience

12 December 2011 Asian Development Bank Manila, Philippines

Paul Brennan Vice President, International Partnerships ACCC

What is ACCC?
National and international voice of Canadas 150 colleges, institutes, cgeps, polytechnics, university-colleges and universities with a college mandate Campuses in 1,000 urban, rural, and remote communities 1.5 million+ learners (not just youth) 60,000 educators & professionals Serving students from all socio-economic origins Multicultural and open to the world ADB contracts in Vietnam, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh Leadership development for China
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Common Attributes and Values

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Reflects the diversity of their communities Accessible to all who want to learn Focused on learners and their success (do they obtain jobs?) Closely connected to employers Applied learning and research Open to the world

Advanced Skills for Employment

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The College - Employer Partnership for Employment

Employers/ Employee Associations
Via - National HR Sector Councils - Provincial Ministries & Councils - College Boards & Program Advisory Committees

Labour Market Information Standards & Accreditation Curriculum & Instr. Materials Employability Skills Faculty Updating Internships & Co-op Education Equipment & $ Contributions Tech. Transfer & Applied Research Evaluation of Graduate Success

Colleges/ Institutes

Efficient National HR Use: The Relationship of Engineers with Technicians and Technologists Canada - ILO
1 Engineer 5 - 7 Technicians & Technologists 25 Skilled Craftsmen

Developing countries
7-8 Engineers 1-2 Technicians or Technologists 2-3 Craftsmen 100++ Unskilled or Underemployed

5 Unskilled or Underemployed

Telling Example: Intel in Vietnam: Not enough technicians and technologists

RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Approach loans and programs as economic development and job creation support programs instead of educational reform programs; Start from the sectors with job potential and mismatch. Our branding is Education for Employment (EFE) or Advanced Skills for Employment (ASE); Take an integrated, three-tiered approach: Strengthening ministries, selected institutions and employer associations in priority sectors, and effective networks to speed up adoption; Explore an Institutional Partnership approach rather than the traditional individual expert/consultant one: You can leverage an entire institutions resources, in-kind contributions, not dependent on individuals and support a longer-term two way partnership relationship; Introduce new Accountability Frameworks such as Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) which focus the attention and funding on: graduation rate, student satisfaction, graduate employment & graduate satisfaction 6 months later, employer satisfaction, employer engagement. Leadership Development and focus on values is critical if one wants sustainable transformations instead of temporary changes in a complex context of a multitude of pulls, influences and accountabilities.

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World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics

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