WHAT IS CEWIL CANADA ACCREDITATION COUNCIL?
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.
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 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
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 Leadership: TO BE UPDATED
- Robert Wooden, Chair, Dalhousie University
- Claudia Sperling, Chair-elect, Camosun College
- Scott Davis, Past-Chair, University of Waterloo