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Accreditation » Council's Mission, Goals and Members

In 1979 the Canadian Association for Co-operative Education (CAFCE) established the Accreditation Council. Council members from across Canada articulate and review accreditation criteria for effective co-operative education programs as the needs of students, employers and institutions evolve.

Chair: Karen McCargar, Wilfrid Laurier University

MISSION

The Accreditation Council of CAFCE provides leadership for the development of quality co-operative education programs.

GOALS

  • Establish and maintain rules and procedures for the conduct of Accreditation Council business
  • Establish standards according to which co-operative education programs will be accredited by CAFCE
  • Review the standards according to which co-operative education programs will be accredited by CAFCE and amend those standards as appropriate
  • Receive and respond to suggestions and queries regarding appropriate standards for accreditation as provided by the membership
  • Establish guidelines, documentation and procedures by which co-operative education programs shall be evaluated
  • Evaluate co-operative education programs presented to the Accreditation Council and award accreditation or withhold accreditation in accordance with the established standards
  • Establish a period of accreditation
  • Establish an appeal procedure
  • Recommend to the CAFCE Board an appropriate fee structure for the evaluation of programs such that the review and assessment procedure is self-supporting. All fees shall be paid to CAFCE
  • Appoint review teams to conduct the review of co-operative education programs brought forward for accreditation, in accordance with the established guidelines and procedures. Teams shall be comprised of three (3) voting members of CAFCE, one (1) of whom must be voting member of the Accreditation Council
  • Survey CAFCE members about co-op practice, as appropriate
  • Maintain and update material for publications and the CAFCE website such as Accreditation Standards and Rationale and Accreditation FAQ

CAFCE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL:

  • An institution seeking accreditation must have at least one employee who is a current member of CAFCE; institutions with de-centralized programs must have at least one member for each de-centralized unit
  • Each institution with accredited programs is invited to appoint a representative to become a member of the Accreditation Council. Institutions with de-centralized programs are requested to establish an institutional representative from among those with accredited programs
  • A letter is sent to the president, CEO or CAFCE Board chairperson who signed the application for accreditation, copied to the co-op contact person of the institution announcing their application results, and requesting a council representative for the six-year accreditation period if one is not already identified in the application or in the case of a re-accreditation, already a member of the council
  • Prior to the Annual General Meeting, a letter is sent to the CAFCE Board requesting the names of CAFCE Board appointee(s) for a two-year period 
  • Appointments such as the CAFIP president should be made ex officio and without a specific term (i.e., a standing appointment) at the discretion of the Accreditation Council 

Council Members:

College of the North Atlantic: Mary Murphy
Dalhousie University: Anna Cranston
École de technologie supérieure: Brigitte Watier
Fenn College of Engineering, Cleveland State University: Dr. Chin Kuo
McMaster University:
Memorial University of Newfoundland: Dr. Peter Rans
Mount Saint Vincent University: Sonya Horsborough
North Island College: Treena Nadon 
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, The
Nova Scotia Community College: Julia Brandwin-Glait
Simon Fraser University: Muriel Klemetski
St. Francis Xavier University: Jane MacDonald
Université de Moncton, Edmundston: Roger Roy
Université de Sherbrooke: Hélène Codère
Université Laval: Marjorie Guay
University of Alberta: Stephen Concini
University of British Columbia, Jenny Reilly
University of Calgary: Nancy Green
University of Guelph: Karen Reimer
University of New Brunswick Saint John: Stacey Cool
University of Ottawa: Jeela Jones
University of Prince Edward Island
University of Regina: Kevin Fiessel
University of Victoria: Norah McRae
University of Waterloo: Rocco Fondacaro
University of Windsor: Karen Benzinger
Wilfrid Laurier University: Karen McCargar

Past Chairs:

2008/10 : Jenny Reilly, University of British Columbia
2006/08 : JoAnne Akerboom, Dalhousie University
2004/06 : Carmen Poulin, Univerity of Ottawa/Université d'Ottawa
2002/04 : Joanne Thomas, University of Victoria
2000/02 : Karen McCargar, Wilfrid Laurier University
1998/00 : Bruce Lumsden, University of Waterloo
1996/98 : Karen McCargar, Wilfrid Laurier University
1995/96 : Pamela Racher, Mount Royal College
1993/95 : Doreen Godwin, Simon Fraser University
1992/93 : Gilles Joncas, Université de Sherbrooke
1991/92 : Gordon Lancaster, Fanshawe College of Applied Arts & Technology
1990/92 : Randy Klawitter, University of Waterloo
1988/90 : Lynne Crouch, Georgian College fo Applied Arts and Technology
1986/88 : William Holbrow, University of Regina

Co-op Program Directory

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