With One Voice

WITH ONE VOICE

Championing, Leading, Partnering and Promoting Excellence

STRATEGIC PLAN 2 0 13 TO 201 8 ACCC is the national and international voice of Canada’s publicly-funded colleges and institutes, with 1.5 million learners of all ages and backgrounds at campuses serving over 3,000 urban, rural and remote communities.

Association of Canadian Community Colleges 1 Rideau Street, Suite 701 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 8S7 Tel. 613-746-2222

www.accc.ca

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WITH ONE VOICE - ACCC STRATEGIC PLAN 2013 TO 2018 Vision ACCC aspires to a world where all have access to educational opportunities.

Mission ACCC and its members champion, lead, partner and promote excellence through education for employment and citizenship.

Values ACCC is:

Member-centered, accountable and collaborative

Values Inclusive, Adaptable, responsive and entrepreneurial open to the world and innovative

WITH ONE VOICE - ACCC STRATEGIC PLAN 2013 TO 2018 Operating Principles

ACCC:

• Leverages member expertise • Is leading edge

• Is proactive, open and transparent Strives • Communicates in • Demonstrates ethical for both official languages and fair methods while excellence • Respects Indigenous practicing good cultures and diversity governance

• Fosters sustainability • Promotes mutual respect, dialogue and collaboration between colleges, countries and stakeholders

WITH ONE VOICE - ACCC STRATEGIC PLAN 2013 TO 2018 STRATEGY 1 CHAMPION

Targeted advocacy to enhance policies, programs, resources and strategies to capitalize on the excellence of members as the key providers of advanced skills and applied research for social and economic development.

Goals

• Develop and implement advocacy strategies with a primary focus on skill gaps, essential and advanced skills, mobility, applied research and institutional capacity • Produce relevant sets of metrics to advance priority issues based on evidence • Engage with business, public sector, Indigenous organizations, regional post- secondary associations and national and international stakeholder groups to promote a pan-Canadian approach for advanced skills • Support opportunities for Canadian students to learn and intern abroad • Be a voice for inclusion and accessible learning, with emphasis on Indigenous communities, people with disabilities, immigrants, older adults and other vulnerable groups in Canada and globally • Position literacy and essential skills as a national priority to enhance graduation rates, employability and immigrant integration which drives Canada’s economy • Explore opportunities with other organizations to collaborate for effective advocacy while respecting their unique contributions and priorities • Articulate the capability, capacity, challenges and successes of members

WITH ONE VOICE - ACCC STRATEGIC PLAN 2013 TO 2018 STRATEGY 2 LEAD

To be at the forefront of innovation, trends and research.

Goals

• To identify new developments on emerging issues and trends which could impact the mandates of member institutions • Identify, connect, share and showcase members’ innovative capacities, exemplary practices and celebrate excellence • Be a catalyst for collaboration and innovation in programs and services for Indigenous communities • Facilitate the piloting of promising practices and help ensure that they are documented, analyzed, researched and shared • Promote centres of excellence on college and institute innovation • Strengthen member engagement and communities of practice • Promote and support internationalization • Provide unique and varied opportunities for leadership development • Promote leading edge teaching and learning practices • Promote pathways for learners through enhanced transferability and recognition of learning nationally and internationally • Play a leading role in international education, notably within the Canadian Consortium for International Education (CCIE), the UNESCO-UNEVOC system and the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP)

WITH ONE VOICE - ACCC STRATEGIC PLAN 2013 TO 2018 STRATEGY 3 PARTNER

Build strategic partnerships that support the advanced skills needs of Canada and the world for social and economic transformation.

Goals

• Position our members as the educators of choice for national and international training programs with private and public sector organizations • Facilitate the engagement of national leaders in business, government and Indigenous organizations • Provide opportunities for members to develop national and international partnerships • Implement a branding and marketing plan to attract more international students and work with partners to facilitate their entry to Canada • Enhance our outreach to diverse partners to increase our influence, impact and visibility • Collaborate with governments, employers and community organizations to facilitate immigrant settlement and integration • Expand and enhance the Education for Employment approach to other countries, current and new partners and international funders

WITH ONE VOICE - ACCC STRATEGIC PLAN 2013 TO 2018 STRATEGY 4 EXCEL

Pursue organizational excellence to better serve members and be an employer of choice.

Goals

• Be a model of excellence in governance and ensure a value proposition that retains and attracts members • Ensure organizational sustainability • Adopt leading edge human resources practices that support employee satisfaction, engagement, innovation and lifelong learning • Celebrate, recognize and share successes and innovation • Maintain modern information technology and financial systems • Rebrand the Association to maximize marketability and recognition • Enable and engage staff in Canada and abroad in adopting new technologies and social media tools to enhance communications with members and global partners • Nurture opportunities for increased cross-fertilization and synergy between staff across the globe • Encourage staff to increase their knowledge, understanding and interaction with member institutions

WITH ONE VOICE - ACCC STRATEGIC PLAN 2013 TO 2018 ACCC Member Colleges, Institutes and Polytechnics 2012-2013

British Columbia Saskatchewan Cégep Édouard-Montpetit Camosun College Carlton Trail Regional College Cégep Garneau Capilano University Cumberland Regional College Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles Collège Éducacentre Great Plains College Collège Gérald-Godin Douglas College North West Regional College Cégep Heritage College University of the Fraser Valley Northlands College Institut de technologie agroalimentaire Justice Institute of British Columbia Parkland College Cégep John Abbott College Kwantlen Polytechnic University Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies Cégep de Jonquière Langara College Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science Cégep de La Pocatière College of New Caledonia and Technology Collège Laflèche Native Education College Southeast Regional College Cégep Limoilou Nicola Valley Institute of Technology Collège Lionel-Groulx North Island College Ontario Collège de Maisonneuve Northern Lights College Algonquin College Cégep Marie-Victorin Northwest Community College Collège Boréal Cégep de Matane Okanagan College Cambrian College Collège Mérici College of the Rockies Canadore College Collège Montmorency Selkirk College Centennial College Cégep de l’Outaouais Vancouver Community College La Cité Cégep régional de Lanaudière Vancouver Island University Conestoga College Institute of Technology Collège de Rosemont & Advanced Learning Cégep de Saint-Félicien Yukon Confederation College Cégep de Sainte-Foy Yukon College Durham College Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe Fanshawe College Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Alberta Fleming College Cégep de Saint-Jérôme Bow Valley College George Brown College Cégep de Saint-Laurent Grande Prairie Regional College Georgian College Cégep de Sept-Îles Grant MacEwan University Humber College Institute of Technology & Collège Shawinigan Keyano College Advanced Learning Cégep de Sherbrooke Lakeland College Lambton College Cégep de Trois-Rivières Lethbridge College Loyalist College Cégep Vanier College Medicine Hat College The Michener Institute for Applied Health Cégep de Victoriaville NorQuest College Sciences Cégep du Vieux-Montréal Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Mohawk College Northern Lakes College Niagara College New Brunswick Olds College Northern College New Brunswick College of Craft and Design Portage College St. Clair College New Brunswick Community College Red Deer College St. Lawrence College Collège Communautaire du Nouveau- SAIT Polytechnic Sault College Brunswick Seneca College Northwest Territories Sheridan College Institute of Technology Newfoundland and Labrador Aurora College and Advanced Learning College of the North Atlantic Université de Guelph, Campus d’Alfred Marine Institute Manitoba University of Guelph, Kemptville Campus Centre for Nursing Studies Assiniboine Community College University College of the North Quebec Nova Scotia Red River College Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue Cape Breton University École technique et professionnelle, Université Collège Ahuntsic Canadian Coast Guard College de Saint-Boniface Cégep André-Laurendeau Dalhousie Agricultural Campus of Winnipeg Technical College Cégep de Baie-Comeau Dalhousie University Cégep Beauce-Appalaches Nova Scotia Community College Nunavut Champlain Regional College Université Sainte-Anne - Collège de l’Acadie Nunavut Arctic College Cégep de Chicoutimi Dawson College Prince Edward Island Cégep de Drummondville Holland College Collège Acadie Î.-P.-É.

Association of Canadian Community Colleges 1 Rideau Street, Suite 701, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1N 8S7, Tel. 613-746-2222 www.accc.ca