PARTNERSHIPS CREATING BRIDGES

1. PARTNERSHIPS CREATING BRIDGES Ingrid Crowther and Gerry Seaward

2. Types of Partnerships • Inter-College • Shared program outcomes - approval of early childhood education program skills set • Shared resources - Yukon college shared pilot PLAR project resources - forms, sample letters, procedures, course outline, policies • Shared expertise about PLAR - UCN Yukon, and Holland College

3. Types of Partnerships • Inter-College • Shared expertise - UCN and Yukon College • Travel from UCN to Yukon College to participate in facilitator/assessor training • Additional resource for assessment of portfolios

4. Types of Partnerships • Community-based partnerships • Credentialing body, college, business • Approval of standards, PLAR, skill sets • Essential skills - employers, sector council, college, credentialing body, association, immigrant services - ECE • Colleges and association - credential assessment, filling the gap, and granting equivalency

5. Types of Partnerships • Community-based partnerships

6. Types of Partnerships • Joint diploma/degree • Holland College and University of PEI

7. Types of Partnerships • College and university • Credit transfer - Athabasca University and a number of partners • PLAR - shared assessors and facilitators of PLAR • Acceptance of PLAR

8. Types of Partnerships • University and industry • Grant credit for industry-based training toward degree completion • Athabasca University and police sector

9. Benefits of Partnerships • Greater choice for students • Fill gaps identified through PLAR from a number of institutions with a number of delivery options • Option to continue to work and obtain credential • Type of option for completion - continuing education, distance, E-learning, face-face

10. Benefits of Partnerships • Shared resource development • Time saving • Cost saving • Shared expertise • Establishment of network • Increased quality of practice