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Accreditation » Accreditation Application

The process of seeking accreditation requires the preparation of comprehensive documentation to demonstrate that the co-operative education programs at your institution meet national standards. Once a co-operative education program has successfully passed the accreditation process, the accredited status is valid for six (6) years.

If your program has never been accredited, or if you are seeking re-accreditation, please apply using the new and simplified CAFCE Accreditation Application (PDF Acrobat Reader).

Note: Completion of the electronic form does not initiate online submission of the application. Changes can only be saved to the application form if you are using Adobe Acrobat Professional. To retain a digital copy of the completed form, you may print it as a .pdf file. If you cannot print the form as a .pdf, please print an extra paper copy for your records.

MS Word (.doc) format.

CAFCE Accreditation Standards and Rationale (PDF Acrobat Reader).

We encourage you to seek assistance from a member of the Accreditation Council either when considering applying or when completing the application.

Submission

  • The Accreditation Council accepts applications on February 1st and August 1st
  • When you have completed your application (4 copies), please send an electronic copy of the Submittal Cover Pages (Part A) including the narrative without appendices (to be archived for future reference) to the CAFCE Office
  • Mail the non-refundable Accreditation Fee payment of CDN $100 to the CAFCE office (CAFCE, 834 Yonge Street, Suite 205, Toronto, ON M4W 2H1)
  • Upon receiving confirmation from the Accreditation Chair with the three review team members, please forward a copy of the complete application in a three-ring binder to each of them. Retain the fourth copy for your reference

CAFCE’S Application for Accreditation Revisited
Presenters: Karen Reimer, University of Guelph; Rocco Fondacaro, University of Waterloo;  & Karen McCargar Wilfrid Laurier University

Co-op Program Directory

The Co-operative Education Directory is a comprehensive listing of the post-secondary co-operative education programs of member institutions in Canada.

Select a province, then select an institution and click on the search button.