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Institutional Accountability Plan and Report 2011/12Developmental ProgramsAs regional student preparedness levels continue to remain markedly below provincial averages, theCollege’s future is with students who require ever greater learning and life support throughindividualized attention in the classroom, in community and with Student Services.Demand for Adult Basic Education (ABE) programs remains strong at North Island College as is evidentby the enrolment patterns both on campus and offsite within our outlying communities. The College hasstructured its ABE offerings at the campuses to meet growing student demand by offering prerequisitelevel ABE courses that support students’ transition to further post-secondary studies. To meet thisneed, NIC’s Developmental Department has timetabled courses in scheduled, continuous intake anddistance formats to allow for greater flexibility and choice for students.The College has also increased its ABE offerings through the delivery of on-site ABE courses within ourrural communities. The Carpentry Access program (described further in the previous section) allowsstudents to complete preparatory courses that transition students directly into a Carpentry Foundationprogram. The College will continue to explore and develop similar trades and career program upgradingpathways to increase access to education and employment options for people living in our region. Onsiteprogramming is also being promoted through the development and signing of educationalagreements with First Nation communities. During the course of the 2011/12 instructional year,educational agreements have been signed with the Mowachaht/Muchalaht and Nuxalk First Nations. Inaddition, ABE courses are being offered in Alert Bay at the Cormorant Adult Learning Centre and theDevelopmental Department has been working with Ahousaht to offer ABE courses once again in thatcommunity.The College’s Access for Students with Disabilities Department continues to provide strong service tostudents in both instructional and service capacity. The Department has been working in collaborationwith community partners in Port Alberni to develop an Employment & Educational Transition programfor students with disabilities, including individuals with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. The goal is tooffer this unique program during the 2012/13 academic year. The Department continues to holdcommunity advisory meetings to ensure that instructional programming meets the needs of futurelearners within the community. Demand for Access Services continues to rise for students with specialneeds seeking educational planning and adaptive technology support.Continuing Education and TrainingNIC’s Continuing Education and Training Division has seen an increase in programming over the lastthree years, with FTE’s varying according to the degree of program development versus programdelivery in any given year. As a cost-recovery division, staff is engaged in ongoing program developmentaligned with industry and regional labour market considerations. Program development has specificallyincreased beyond contract training and cost-recovery, non-credit certificates to now include costrecoverycredit programming.During 2011/2012, NIC’s Continuing Education and Training (CET) Division developed industry-specificoccupational skills training to address labour shortages across specific sectors. Programs weredeveloped to meet the needs of industry while providing students with an opportunity to access timelyoccupational skills training leading to employment. The majority of the programs were delivered on a28
Institutional Accountability Plan and Report 2011/12contract basis with industry sponsored programming in addition to funds secured through the Ministryof Jobs, Tourism and Innovation. Programs included:In partnership with Bladerunners and BC Hydro, the Division has developed and delivered threecohorts of Integrated Core Resources Training to serve 30 First Nations learners focused ontransitioning to contract and employment opportunities with BC Hydro in the North IslandRegion. These program intakes were funded by BC Hydro and the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism andInnovation.In collaboration with Natural Resource Sector Employers, Integrated Core Natural ResourcesTraining was delivered to 30 students with the career goal of transitioning into the NaturalResources Sector. Cohorts were funded through Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation.Industry based training was developed to prepare individuals for entry to mid-level employmentwith the Mining and Forestry sectors (i.e. Underground Mining and Woodland Harvesting).Working directly with industry, program curriculum was developed in launched across theNorth Island region with delivery of multiple cohorts being directed to individuals experiencinglong-term displacement from the workforce. Training funds were secured through a competitiveapplication process through the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation.NIC’s CET Division is advancing Marine Training through increased delivery in remote regions of BC,and development and delivery of Simulator Training (Simulated Electronic Navigation) per TransportCanada guidelines. Additional instructional experts have been recruited to join the North Island Collegeinstructional team. With NIC being the only public post-secondary institution on Vancouver Island,other than Camosun, authorized to deliver Transport Canada approved training, NIC is moving forwardwith increased programming to serve the West Coast and Northern Vancouver Island Region.The Division is collaborating with provincial colleagues to foster collaboration, program developmentand enhanced programming across public post-secondary institutions. The mechanism supporting thisprogressive development is the Provincial Continuing Education and Training Consortium. Consortiumdevelopments include a range of dynamic initiatives which assist in positioning public post-secondaryinstitutions as the lead provider of training across the province, with Continuing Education Divisionsbeing positioned to engage with Industry for the timely development and delivery of contract andspecialized programming. Through the consortium, the provincial institutions have launched EssentialSkills and Workplace Training across the province in partnership with the retail and food and beveragesectors. Serving three employers during the pilot phase (spring/summer 2012), training is being providedto over 40 students with additional intakes expected for summer 2012.The CET Division is currently working in partnership with Vancouver Island University and CamosunCollege, and has delivered Leadership and Capacity Building programming across Vancouver Island withprogramming serving over 75 students. In 2011/12, the Division has also invested in the development ofthe cost-recovery Metal Jewellery Design Certificate program for launch in fall 2012; reviewed andupdated the NIC Activation Assistant program, with the revised Activity Assistant program beingmarketed for launch in fall 2012; and, supported industry liaison and communications aligned withstrategic development of research and programming. This work has led to the submission of research29
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