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LessonsLearnedfromtheCanadianExperiencetoSupportAsia’sDevelopment

December 2017

AboutCollegesandInstitutesCanada• 130publicpost-secondaryinstitutionsofapplied

learning

• Communitycolleges,universitycolleges,Cégeps,institutesoftechnology,polytechnics,specializedinstitutesofhealth,agriculture,etc.

• Inover3,000communitiesserving1.5millionlearners

• Multiculturalandopentotheworld

• PromotingAccess,AdvancedSkillsforEmployment,AppliedResearchandInnovation

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• Accessible to all who want to learn• Applied Education• Strong Links with Industry• Entrepreneurial culture• Applied Research

• College Centres for the Transfer of Technologies (CCTTs)• Technology Access Centres (TACs)

• Key performance indicators (public)

UniquenessoftheCanadianModel

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TheCollege/InstituteModel:StrongPartnershipswithEmployers

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ProgramAdvisoryCommittee

Update&developnewcurriculumto

reflectskillsrequiredbyemployers

College&InstituteDeans,

Coordinators&Faculty

Recentgraduates

Governmentofficials

IndustryExperts

Employers

CanadianEducationalStructure

(Somevariancebyprovince/territory)

UniversitiesApprenticeship Colleges,Institutes,Cégeps,&Polytechnics

UniversityTransferProgram

(1st&2ndyear)

4-yearAPPLIEDandBACHELOR’s

DEGREE

AcademicUpgrading(ifrequired)

MASTER’sDEGREE(1-2years)

4-yearBACHELOR’sDEGREE

1stYear

2ndYear

3rdYear

4thYear

DOCTORALDEGREE(2-5years)

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GRADUATEDIPLOMAS(1- 2YEARS)

WorkplaceIndenturing

In-classcomponentatCollegesorUnionTraining

Centres

UniversityColleges

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2-3yearDIPLOMAS

1-2yearCERTIFICATES

Articulation & Transfers – all directions*

JointDegrees

SecondarySchool

CICanaroundtheworld

ServicestoInternationalPartners

• AccesstoCanadianinstitutionstoshareexperienceandexpertise

• Capacitybuildingandstrengtheningofeducationsystems,teachertraining,curriculumdevelopment,qualityassurance

• Supportandlinkagesinavarietyofsectors• Expertiseinappliedresearch

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OurProgramsaroundtheworld

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SouthAmericaBolivia,Chile,Colombia,Mexico,PeruandBrazil

CaribbeanBelize,Guyana,St.Lucia,Suriname,Trinidad&Tobago,Antigua&Barbuda,Dominicaba,Grenada,Jamaica,StKitts&Nevis,St,Vincent&theGrenadines

AfricaKenya,Mozambique,Senegal,Tanzania

AsiaChina,India,Vietnam

InternationalCICanofficesinBolivia,Colombia,Chile,Peru,Senegal,Kenya,Tanzania,Mozambique,India,ChinaandthePhilippines

• Improvingsocio-economicwellbeingofvulnerableyouthsinruralandperi-urbanareas

• Trainingforemploymentingrowingeconomies• StrengtheningcapacityofTVETinstitutionstoattract,trainandgraduatecitizenswithrelevantskills

Sectors(someexamples):

• Agriculture• Energyandresourceextraction• InformationandCommunicationTechnology(ICT)• Industrialmechanics

EducationForEmploymentApproach

• MarketingofTVET• InstructorTraining• LeadershipInstitute• DevelopmentofCareer

Guidancematerials

ProgramComponents• Strategiesforlinkageswith

employers• Entrepreneurship• Labour MarketInformation• EssentialEmployabilitySkills• Gender• Environment

Basedoninstitutionalpartnershipsforsustainability

OurExperienceinAsia

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TraVinhCollege• Povertyreductionthroughincreasingaccessto

technical/vocationaleducationtodisadvantagedgroups• TrainingalignedwiththeneedsoftheprivatesectorofTraVinh

region

ChinaVELT&PATHPROprograms• LeadershipdevelopmentforPresidentsofChineseinstitutesof

technology

Indonesia• OverseastrainingprogramsinAppliedResearchforPolytechnic

staff• Focusontourism,mining,manufacturing,agri-industry,and

infrastructure• SupporttoestablishCentres ofTechnology(COT)inPolytechnics• Studyvisitsforseniorgovernmentofficialsandmanagement

personnel

HunanManagementCapacityBuilding• Partnershiptobuildstrongmanagementcapacitybuilding

activitiesataseniormanagementlevel

LessonsLearned

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• GrowthpathforAsiancountriesrequiresmovefromalow-technologyandskillsmodeltoahighertechnology skillsmodel

• Needtoupgradeskillsdevelopmentsystems

• EconomicbackdropagainstwhichCanadiancollegesystemevolvedsimilartocurrentAsiacontext- Canadiancollegesfilledthegapbychangingtheskillsdevelopmentlandscape

• Accomplishedbyforming closerelationshipswithlocalcommunitiesandindustry.

ImplicationsforskillsdevelopmentinAsia

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• Makingpost-secondaryeducationmoreaccessible

• Focusingonservingtheeconomicandsocialneedsofcommunities

• BetteraligningTVETwithnationalobjectivesbutwithautonomytorespondtotheskillrequirementsofindustry

• Involvingemployersinprogramdevelopment

• Challengingviewthatuniversitiesareprimaryprovidersofessentialskillsandvocationalinstitutionstheprovideroftechnicalandjob-specificskills

• Updatingcurriculaandusingmodernteachingmethods

• Teachingcriticalthinkingandentrepreneurship

Environment• EnvironmentalTechnology• EnvironmentalTechnician• EnvironmentalEngineering• Environmental

Management

Extractives• OilandGasRegulations• ForestTechnology/Forestry• UrbanForestry• MiningEngineering

Water• WaterandWastewaterTechnician• WaterQuality• WaterEngineering• LandandWaterManagement• WaterConservationand

Management

ExpertiseofCanada’sCollegesandInstitutesrelevantforAsia

Agriculture• AgricultureandAquaculture• FoodServices• FoodPreparationandDistribution

Agri-Food SectorAppliedResearchandInnovationTherearecurrentlyover55 appliedresearchprojectsrelatedtotheagri-foodsectorincollegesandinstitutesacrossthecountry.Allareconductedincollaborationwithlocalbusinessesandemployers,themajoritybeingsmallormedium-sizedenterprises.Examplesinclude:

DouglasCollege(BC),incollaborationwithAppliedBio-nomics Ltd.helpedtestnewbiologicalpestcontrolmethodsadaptedtotheneedsofBC’sblueberryproducers.

SaskatchewanPolytechnic(SK)workedwithSaskatoon’sGreatWesternBrewingCompany(GWBC)todevelopageneticprofileofthefirm’syeastculturetoensurethecontinuityofitsbeerbrands.

NiagaraCollege– OntarioPrecisionAgricultureAutomatic,orPragMatic,isanintegratedsystembeingdevelopedbyDr.MichaelDuncanandaresearchteamatNiagaraCollegethatcollectsandsynthesizesrelevantfarmdatafromGPSand sensor-enabledcombinesandspreadersandprovideusefulandtimelyinformationforthegrower.http://www.chch.com/farming-technology/

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UniversityoftheFraserValley

Agri-Food Sector

AppliedResearchandInnovationOver100 college-basedresearchcentresandlaboratoriesarededicatedtothenaturalresourcesandcleantechnologiessectoracrossthecountry.Thisincludescentres suchas:

TheCentreforAlternativeWastewaterTreatment atFlemingCollege(ON)is aninternationallyrecognizedresearchinstitutethatworkswithindustrypartnersonemergingconceptstodeveloprealworldapplications,andaimstoturninnovativeideasintomarketadvantageforacleanerworld.

TheIndustrialResearchChairforCollegesinSustainableEnergyTechnologyandEnergyEfficiency(TERRE) attheCégep deJonquière(QC) carriesoutappliedresearchinsustainablesupplytohelpisolatedareasfreethemselvesoftheirdependencyonfossilfuels.

NaturalResourcesandCleanTechnologiesSector

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YukonCollege

Treating Mine Tailing Effluents inNorthern Wetlands

Cégepdel’Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Rye-vegetation of ContaminatedMining Sites

SkillsandInnovationintheNaturalResourcesandCleanTechnologiesSector

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0% 20% 40% 60% 80%

% of Institutions Who Offer Opportunities

Incubators/Accelerators

Awards/Contests

Entrepreneurial Club

Interactions withEntrepreneurs

Agriculture & Natural Resources6%

Business & Management60%

Health11%

Visual & Performing

Arts11%

Architecture & Engineering

12%

EntrepreneurialCapacity

Student Support Programs that integrate entrepreneurship

KeysforStudent-FocusedandEconomy-ResponsiveEducation

• Stronglinkswithindustry• Pathwaystootherinstitutionsandpartsoftheeducationsystem

• Forward-lookingorientation with leadingedge,real-worldcourses

• InclusionofICTineducation• Appliedresearchopportunitiesandsupportforinnovation

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Denise Amyot, President and CEO, damyot@collegesinstitutes.ca

Alain Roy, Vice-President, International Partnerships, aroy@collegesinstitutes.ca

Darrin Caron, Manager, Asia & the Middle East,dcaron@collegesinstitutes.ca