
Council's Mission, Goals and Members
In 1979, Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL Canada), formerly known as 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: , University of Waterloo
MISSION
The Accreditation Council of CEWIL Canada 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, review, and amend standards regarding which co-operative education programs will be accredited by CEWIL Canada
- Receive and respond to suggestions and queries regarding accreditation standards
- Establish guidelines, documentation and procedures for evaluation of co-operative education programs
- Evaluate co-operative education programs presented to the Accreditation Council and award or withhold accreditation in accordance with the established standards
- Establish a period of accreditation
- Establish an appeal procedure
- Recommend to the CEWIL Canada Board an appropriate fee structure for the evaluation of programs in order to maintain a self-supporting review and assessment procedure. All fees will be paid to CEWIL Canada.
- Appoint review teams to conduct the review of co-operative education programs in accordance with the established guidelines and procedures. Teams shall be comprised of three (3) voting members of CEWIL Canada, one (1) of whom must be a voting member of the Accreditation Council
- Survey CEWIL Canada members about co-op practice as appropriate
- Maintain and update material for publications and the CEWIL Canada website such as Accreditation Standards and Rationale and Accreditation FAQ
CEWIL CANADA ACCREDITATION COUNCIL:
- An institution seeking accreditation must have at least one employee who is a current member of CEWIL Canada; 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 CEWIL Canada Board member 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
Council Members:
- British Columbia Institute of Technology:
- Camosun College:
- Capilano University:
- Centennial College:
- College of the North Atlantic:
- Conestoga College:
- Dalhousie University:
- École de technologie supérieure:
- École de technologie supérieure:
- Langara College:
- Laurentian University:
- Memorial University of Newfoundland:
- Mount Saint Vincent University:
- New Brunswick Community College:
- North Island College:
- The Nova Scotia Community College:
- Redeemer University College:
- Ryerson University:
- Saskatchewan Polytechnic:
- Simon Fraser University:
- St. Francis Xavier University:
- Université de Sherbrooke:
- Université Laval:
- University of Alberta:
- University of British Columbia:
- University of Calgary:
- University of Guelph:
- University of Lethbridge:
- University of Manitoba:
- University of New Brunswick Saint John:
- University of Ottawa:
- University of Prince Edward Island:
- University of Prince Edward Island:
- University of Regina:
- University of Toronto (Scarborough):
- University of Victoria:
- University of Waterloo:
- University of Windsor:
- Wilfrid Laurier University:
Past Chairs:
- 2016/19: Muriel Klemetski, Simon Fraser University
- 2014/16: Karen Reimer, University of Guelph
- 2012/14 : Rocco Fondacaro, University of Waterloo
- 2010/12 : Karen McCargar, Wilfred Laurier University
- 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