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Institutional Accountability Plan and Report 2011/12Internationalize curriculum and increase international programs to expand the globalawareness of our students.New post degree diplomas in Global Business Management (two year) and Human ResourcesManagement (one year) were developed in early 2012.NIC offered a year-round English Language Program at the Comox Valley Campus in 2011/12 forthe first time.Greece Field School (Anthropology, English and History) ran in spring 2011 and Nepal (Nursing)international practicum ran in spring 2011.Students in NIC’s Globalization and International Business course have, in each of the past 3 years,worked in partnership with European students to research export opportunities for businesses inCanada and Europe. NIC’s Interactive Technology Department facilitates the internationalvideoconferences used throughout the course.Exploring Difference seminars have taken place on two campuses involving participation fromapproximately 100 front line support staff and faculty. Internationally recognized experts onintercultural influences on teaching and learning delivered workshops to faculty and staff on theComox Valley Campus on how to support an inclusive campus and how to effectively manageintercultural classrooms in 2011/12; these explored the issues raised the previous year in muchmore depth.North Island College International supported the use of NIC as a site for a Master’s thesis titledExploring ways to Enhance Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge at the Faculty Level of a Canadian CommunityCollege.Create centres of excellence aligned with NIC program strengths that promote regionalinterests and economic activity.NIC has invested in developmental work to lay the foundation for a new Centre of Excellence inNatural Resource Education and Applied Research. The Centre is intended to advance NIC’scommitment to strengthen the communities of the North Island, acting as a catalyst to accelerateknowledge development and innovation and supporting key industries that interact with the naturalenvironment of the North Island, as targeted within the BC Jobs Plan. Critical linkages with naturalindustry firms and community partners will facilitate solutions to challenges and increase access toskills and knowledge. Centre activities will also extend opportunities for student learning and futureemployment while providing College faculty with access to current knowledge in their area ofpractice.The completion of the new, state-of-the-art Skills Development and Trades Training Facility in theComox Valley opens the door to the creation of community focused programming emphasizingexcellence in sustainable building practices. A feasibility study for a Centre of Excellence in GreenTechnology and Sustainable Trades at the facility is underway. As a centre of excellence, NIC willexpand our contributions to both the sustainability and economy of our region.36
Institutional Accountability Plan and Report 2011/12Establish a schedule of base and rotational program offerings for each campus that serveslocal community needs.NIC continues to focus on providing responsive programming on a when needed, where neededbasis. Over the past year, several programs have been offered on a rotational basis across theCollege region including Health Care Assistant, Early Childhood Care and Education, and a newCarpentry Access program which commenced in January in our Mount Waddington region.Additionally, a specific community need in the Mount Waddington region was met with the PracticalNursing Access program established in March 2011, bridging six local health care professionals intothe program.NIC has adopted a new service model for delivery of direct instruction to remote communities. It isthe College’s hope to provide more effective, demand driven service through the development ofpartnerships with local groups and organizations involved with community education. NIC partneredwith the ‘Namgis First Nation in 2011/2012 to offer Applied Business Technology, Adult BasicEducation (ABE), Marine Training, and Small Vessel Operation; the Nuxalk Nation to offer ABE inand around Bella Coola; and, with the Mowachaht/Muchalaht Nation to provide the CulturalHeritage Resource Management Program in Gold River. NIC hopes to build on the success of theseprograms and, with the support of the Aboriginal Service Plan funding, expand our rotationalprograms.Strategic Direction #2: Student SuccessNIC will improve our ability to support the diverse needs of our students and theirengagement in learning.Increase access to post-secondary education through flexible delivery of services andprograms.NIC continues to be a leader in the use of classroom based interactive television (ITV) coursedelivery. Over the 2011/12 academic year, we worked with Vancouver Island University, and EmilyCarr University to provide students across our region and throughout the province with access toan effective alternative to direct face-to-face course delivery.Ongoing development of on-line, hybrid, and blended versions of courses and programs, continuesto improve the quality of our offerings and access for students. Innovative upgrading pathwayprogramming is being developed that will enhance the relevance of education for upgrading learnersworking towards their educational goals.Many departments at NIC provided increased flexibility to students by offering part-time andevening programming, such as the part-time delivery model of the Practical Nursing Access programin Mount Waddington. This access program, along with the blended upgrading and trades trainingCarpentry Access program, focuses on the need to provide support to both students andcommunity in meeting regional employment needs.NIC is working to broaden the mandate of the Distributed Learning Department with the goal ofdeveloping an Educational Technologies Centre of Excellence that pioneers, educates and supports37
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