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About PCCAT/CPCAT

The purpose of the Consortium is to facilitate the implementation of policies and practices that support student mobility both within and among Provinces and Territories and granting of transfer credit in order to improve access to post-secondary education in Canada
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Le Consortium a pour but de faciliter la mise en oeuvre de politiques et de pratiques visant à appuyer la mobilité des étudiants à l’intérieur d’une province ou d’un territoire et d’une province ou d’un territoire à l’autre, ainsi que le transfert de crédits afin d’améliorer l’accès aux études postsecondaires au Canada.

 

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Terms of Reference

Purpose

The purpose of the Consortium is to facilitate the implementation of policies and practices that support student mobility both within and among Provinces and Territories and granting of transfer credit in order to improve access to post-secondary education in Canada.

Membership

Membership is open to all those working to support student mobility and credit transfer in any province or territory in Canada, including but not limited to institutions, government, agencies or associations.

Leadership/Executive

There will normally be two co-chairs, preferably from different regions of Canada, but at least from different provinces or territories. Chairs will be elected by the membership, and can serve for two year terms, renewable. Chairs’ terms will ideally be staggered. A conference coordinator will be identified every year.

Meetings

Meetings may be held once a year, or occasionally, alternating between parts of the country. In addition, a listserv or other means of electronic communication will facilitate ongoing dialogue.

Objectives

  1. To support and encourage student mobility and transfer of credit within each provincial/territorial jurisdictions
  2. To support appropriate efforts to improve transfer of credits across jurisdictional boundaries.
  3. To conduct and share research and data gathering/analysis.
  4. To support and further the work of the CMEC Credit Transfer Working Group and to encourage the implementation of Pan-Canadian protocols on transfer credit.
  5. To establish professional networking mechanisms that allow participants to regularly share issues, resolutions and best practices in transfer and admissions
  6. To promote high standards in transfer credit assessment and administration
  7. To facilitate inter-institutional cooperation and collaboration, through articulation committees or other means
  8. To promote recognition of the legitimacy of transfer agreements within jurisdictions and to rely on credit agreements in jurisdictions as the basis of granting transfer credit in other jurisdictions.