The Critical Importance of Measuring SDG Progress on Campuses

In recognition of SDG Week Canada, join us for a stellar international panel presentation on March 5th, hosted by the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics, SDG Affinity Group.

Global experts on the importance of measuring progress on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on campuses across the world will share on their expertise and case studies. The role of technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is key for a global shift to a more inclusive, just and sustainable society and economy. Our panelists from the Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC, UK), UNESCO-UNEVOC (Bonn, Germany) and the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE, USA) will share their perspectives on why the SDGs are relevant and timely for the TVET sector and why accurately measuring progress towards achieving these Global Goals is critically important to our world and the future of our planet.

Our panelists and moderator:

Charlotte Bonner, CEO, EAUC (SDG Accord secretariat)
Friedrich Huebler, Head, UNESCO-UNEVOC
Meghan Fay Zahniser, Executive Director, AASHE
Moderator: Jon Beale, Manager, SDSN Canada

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South Africa Skills Training Enhancement Program

The South Africa Skills Training Enhancement Program (SASTEP) increases economic opportunities for graduates of TVET institutions in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces of South Africa through TVET delivery that focuses on student success.

In collaboration with the Vocational Education division of the Department for Higher Education and Training (DHET) in South Africa’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation, SASTEP will strengthen the capacity of all 15 public TVET institutions in the two provinces to delivery and inclusive, innovative, and gender-responsive programs that promote career readiness for all learners, including women and people with disabilities.

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Event
In recognition of SDG Week Canada, join us for a stellar international panel presentation on March 5th, hosted by the World Federation of Colleges and... Read more
Blog Post
As a network, we’ve been working in international development for a long time, but many Canadians don’t realize the amazing impact our work has had.... Read more
CICan Program
The South Africa Skills Training Enhancement Program (SASTEP) increases economic opportunities for graduates of TVET institutions in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces of South... Read more
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CICan’s Education for Employment (EFE) programs are designed to support the development of responsive, demand-driven and practical learning opportunities for students that benefit the local... Read more
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Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan), invites proposals for presentations for the Pre-Conference Forum, Charting a Path to Net Zero: education’s role in delivering a green... Read more
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Join Canadian and international leaders, educators, practitioners, policymakers as we focus on the role of colleges and institutes in meeting the climate change commitments of... Read more
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More than 200 African students will have the life-changing opportunity to study at a Canadian post-secondary institution thanks to the first 14 scholarship projects launched... Read more
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Education for Employment

CICan’s Education for Employment (EFE) programs are designed to support the development of responsive, demand-driven and practical learning opportunities for students that benefit the local economy.

EFE fosters private sector development through student training and industry support in select sectors of the economy that lack qualified workers and entrepreneurs. By integrating labour market needs in applied education, EFE programs leave regions with a demand-driven Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system that sees more graduates employed.

Fighting Poverty, Changing Lives

Each EFE program contributes to economic growth and poverty reduction by aligning the skills of the workforce with the needs of the labour market. An estimated 80% of jobs available worldwide require strong TVET training that gives students direct entry into an occupation or trade. Employers have increasingly been identifying a mismatch between their needs and training provided by educational institutions. EFE programs allow educational institutions in participating countries to partner with Canadian colleges and institutes to enhance their program delivery through curriculum development and teacher training. These partnerships also allow them to improve their education policies through advocacy.

EFE provides support at the:

  • ministerial level by supporting policy reforms to better align training with employment realities;
  • institutional level by building the capacity of institutions to design and deliver demand-driven, competency-based training programs, and by supporting the development of entrepreneurial and management skills; and,
  • regional, national, and international levels by creating networks for effective sharing of knowledge, experience, best practices, and innovation.

3,000

employers and entrepreneurs work with institutions to develop demand-driven skills development

75

education and training partnerships created in 18 Andean, Caribbean, and African countries

80

Canadian colleges and 82 partner colleges in developing countries

In partnership with

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Event
In recognition of SDG Week Canada, join us for a stellar international panel presentation on March 5th, hosted by the World Federation of Colleges and... Read more
Blog Post
As a network, we’ve been working in international development for a long time, but many Canadians don’t realize the amazing impact our work has had.... Read more
CICan Program
The South Africa Skills Training Enhancement Program (SASTEP) increases economic opportunities for graduates of TVET institutions in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces of South... Read more
Page
CICan’s Education for Employment (EFE) programs are designed to support the development of responsive, demand-driven and practical learning opportunities for students that benefit the local... Read more
Opportunity
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan), invites proposals for presentations for the Pre-Conference Forum, Charting a Path to Net Zero: education’s role in delivering a green... Read more
Event
Join Canadian and international leaders, educators, practitioners, policymakers as we focus on the role of colleges and institutes in meeting the climate change commitments of... Read more
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More than 200 African students will have the life-changing opportunity to study at a Canadian post-secondary institution thanks to the first 14 scholarship projects launched... Read more
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Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is pleased to announce the launch of a second call for proposals for institutional partners as part of its Mille... Read more

Call for Interest: CICan Pre-Conference Forum, Charting a Path to Net Zero

Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan), invites proposals for presentations for the Pre-Conference Forum, Charting a Path to Net Zero: education’s role in delivering a green transition.

Join Canadian and international leaders, educators, practitioners, policymakers as we focus on the role of colleges and institutes in meeting the climate change commitments of the Paris Climate Accords.

Over 1.5 days, up to 400 attendees from across Canada and around the world will gather to challenge the status quo, explore and envisage innovative solutions, and learn how domestic and international partnerships can and will work together to unleash the green potential of technical and vocational education and training (TVET).

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Symposium Objectives

  • Create tangible inspiration for all, regardless of size or budget of the institution, through communication and awareness-raising.
  • Empower behaviour change that is within reach for all through collaborative projects and research.
  • Equip delegates with the knowledge, skills and resources to address greenhouse gas emissions on campus and in curriculum.
  • Explore opportunities to build climate resilience by integrating Indigenous knowledge about environmental guardianship and stewardship, nationally and internationally.
  • Share insights into what it takes to unleash the potential of colleges and institutes to contribute to fighting climate change around the world, how creativity, flexibility, and innovation are behind our forward movement.
  • Confirm the place of rural, remote and northern colleges and institutes in national climate policies and their pivotal role in training the workforce required to reach net zero.

Symposium Guidelines

Presentation Format

Presentation blocks are a total of 60 minutes in length.

Each 60-minute block of time is expected to be shared by a maximum of three panelists, either across departments/perspectives or from multiple institutions.

Collaboration between and among colleges and with industry or community partners is strongly encouraged, however if you cannot fill the 60-minute block, CICan reserves the right to combine your proposal with another complementary speaker. In this case you will be informed well in advance and put in touch with the other member.

Slide projection and standard AV connection will be available to all presenters. Slides should be prepared in PowerPoint format and stored on USB.

Presentations may be given in English or French, although simultaneous interpretation is offered in a select number of session rooms.

Important Information

In keeping with CICan’s commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, panels should include speakers from a diverse background and range of experiences. And, to ensure fair access and inclusivity, and recognise the carbon footprint associated with travel, CICan will accept a limited number of virtual panelists or presenters. To maintain an excellent in-person ambiance, CICan will not allow fully virtual panels or workshops.

Submission Information & Evaluation Criteria

Submissions must:

  • include the title of the presentation.
  • include a short abstract (750-1000 character).
  • include the name(s) of the presenters, title(s) and institution(s)/organization(s).

Submissions will be evaluated based on the following criteria:
Does the presentation:

  • Create tangible inspiration for all, regardless of size or budget of the institution through communication and awareness-raising.
  • Empower behaviour change that is within reach for all through collaborative projects and research.
  • Equip delegates with the knowledge, skills and resources to address greenhouse gas emissions on campus and in curriculum.
  • Explore opportunities to build climate resilience, integrating Indigenous knowledge about environmental guardianship and stewardship, nationally and internationally.
  • Share insights into what it takes to unleash the potential of colleges and institutes to contribute to fighting climate change around the world, how creativity, flexibility, and innovation are behind our forward movement.
  • Confirm the place of rural, remote and northern colleges and institutes in national climate policies and their pivotal role in training the workforce required to reach net zero.

Submission Deadline

Submissions must be received by February 14, 2024. Notifications of acceptance will be provided two weeks following the submission deadline.

For questions regarding this call for interest, please contact: Kathryn Moore, Senior Program Officer

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Event
In recognition of SDG Week Canada, join us for a stellar international panel presentation on March 5th, hosted by the World Federation of Colleges and... Read more
Blog Post
As a network, we’ve been working in international development for a long time, but many Canadians don’t realize the amazing impact our work has had.... Read more
CICan Program
The South Africa Skills Training Enhancement Program (SASTEP) increases economic opportunities for graduates of TVET institutions in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces of South... Read more
Page
CICan’s Education for Employment (EFE) programs are designed to support the development of responsive, demand-driven and practical learning opportunities for students that benefit the local... Read more
Opportunity
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan), invites proposals for presentations for the Pre-Conference Forum, Charting a Path to Net Zero: education’s role in delivering a green... Read more
Event
Join Canadian and international leaders, educators, practitioners, policymakers as we focus on the role of colleges and institutes in meeting the climate change commitments of... Read more
News Release
More than 200 African students will have the life-changing opportunity to study at a Canadian post-secondary institution thanks to the first 14 scholarship projects launched... Read more
Page
Climate change is the single biggest challenge facing our world. Canada’s colleges and institutes act to fight climate change and its impacts through things like... Read more
Opportunity
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is pleased to announce the launch of the Request for Proposals (RFP) is to establish eleven (11) institutional partnerships between... Read more
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Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is pleased to announce the launch of a second call for proposals for institutional partners as part of its Mille... Read more

CICan Pre-Conference Forum: Charting a Path to Net Zero – The role of education in delivering a green transition

Join Canadian and international leaders, educators, practitioners, policymakers as we focus on the role of colleges and institutes in meeting the climate change commitments of the Paris Climate Accords

Over 2 days, up to 300 attendees from across Canada and around the world will gather to challenge the status quo, explore and envisage innovative solutions, and learn how domestic and international partnerships can and will work together to unleash the green potential of technical and vocational education and training (TVET).

Unesco Network logo

Objectives of the Forum 

  • Create tangible inspiration for all, regardless of size or budget of the institution through communication and awareness-raising. 
  • Empower behaviour change that is within reach for all through collaborative projects and research.
  • Equip delegates with the knowledge, skills and resources to address greenhouse gas emissions on campus and in curriculum. 
  • Explore opportunities to build climate resilience, integrating Indigenous knowledge about environmental guardianship and stewardship, nationally and internationally. 
  • Share insights into what it takes to unleash the potential of colleges and institutes to contribute to fighting climate change around the world, how creativity, flexibility, and innovation are behind our forward movement.; 
  • Confirm the place of rural, remote and northern colleges and institutes in national climate policies and their pivotal role in training the workforce required to reach net zero. 
Keyword:
Topic:
Type:
Event
In recognition of SDG Week Canada, join us for a stellar international panel presentation on March 5th, hosted by the World Federation of Colleges and... Read more
Blog Post
As a network, we’ve been working in international development for a long time, but many Canadians don’t realize the amazing impact our work has had.... Read more
CICan Program
The South Africa Skills Training Enhancement Program (SASTEP) increases economic opportunities for graduates of TVET institutions in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces of South... Read more
Page
CICan’s Education for Employment (EFE) programs are designed to support the development of responsive, demand-driven and practical learning opportunities for students that benefit the local... Read more
Opportunity
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan), invites proposals for presentations for the Pre-Conference Forum, Charting a Path to Net Zero: education’s role in delivering a green... Read more
Event
Join Canadian and international leaders, educators, practitioners, policymakers as we focus on the role of colleges and institutes in meeting the climate change commitments of... Read more
News Release
More than 200 African students will have the life-changing opportunity to study at a Canadian post-secondary institution thanks to the first 14 scholarship projects launched... Read more
Page
Climate change is the single biggest challenge facing our world. Canada’s colleges and institutes act to fight climate change and its impacts through things like... Read more
Opportunity
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is pleased to announce the launch of the Request for Proposals (RFP) is to establish eleven (11) institutional partnerships between... Read more
Opportunity
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is pleased to announce the launch of a second call for proposals for institutional partners as part of its Mille... Read more

Requests for Proposals for the KBEST program

Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is pleased to announce the launch of the Request for Proposals (RFP) is to establish eleven (11) institutional partnerships between Canadian Colleges and Institutes and fifteen (15) Vocational Training Centres, five (5) Technical Training Institutes, two (2) National Polytechnic Hubs and two (2) TVET authorities in Kenya under the Kenya Blue Economy Skills Training Program.

The below documentation provides extensive background information on the program, the Kenyan context, and the program’s intended outcomes. It also describes the institutional partners and overall objectives of the work to be delivered by Canadian colleges/institutes, as well as the admissibility criteria for members of Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) to apply for one or more of the partnership opportunities.

The submission deadline for proposals is October 17, 2023.

Keyword:
Topic:
Type:
Event
In recognition of SDG Week Canada, join us for a stellar international panel presentation on March 5th, hosted by the World Federation of Colleges and... Read more
Blog Post
As a network, we’ve been working in international development for a long time, but many Canadians don’t realize the amazing impact our work has had.... Read more
CICan Program
The South Africa Skills Training Enhancement Program (SASTEP) increases economic opportunities for graduates of TVET institutions in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces of South... Read more
Page
CICan’s Education for Employment (EFE) programs are designed to support the development of responsive, demand-driven and practical learning opportunities for students that benefit the local... Read more
Opportunity
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan), invites proposals for presentations for the Pre-Conference Forum, Charting a Path to Net Zero: education’s role in delivering a green... Read more
Event
Join Canadian and international leaders, educators, practitioners, policymakers as we focus on the role of colleges and institutes in meeting the climate change commitments of... Read more
News Release
More than 200 African students will have the life-changing opportunity to study at a Canadian post-secondary institution thanks to the first 14 scholarship projects launched... Read more
Page
Climate change is the single biggest challenge facing our world. Canada’s colleges and institutes act to fight climate change and its impacts through things like... Read more
Opportunity
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is pleased to announce the launch of the Request for Proposals (RFP) is to establish eleven (11) institutional partnerships between... Read more
Opportunity
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is pleased to announce the launch of a second call for proposals for institutional partners as part of its Mille... Read more

Call for Proposals: Mille femmes program in Senegal

Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is pleased to announce the launch of a second call for proposals for institutional partners as part of its Mille femmes: Je suis Femme, j’Existe, je Participe Program (One Thousand Women: I am woman, I exist, I participate – FEP) in Senegal.

  • Seven (7) calls for proposals (ETS_01) to support developing instrumentation for Professional Specialization Certification (PSC) programs within the Project’s partner TVET Establishments (ÉTS), promoting gender mainstreaming in its adaptation.
  • One (1) call for proposals (ETS_02) to support building the capacities of the heads of TVET partner establishments, trainers and actors involved in the training of trainers in the gender approach, and more specifically in gender-sensitive pedagogy.
  • One (1) call for proposals (MIN_02) to support communication officers from the Ministry of Vocational Training, Apprenticeship and Integration (MFPAI) and civil society partners to develop, design and implement promotional activities, advocacy campaigns and awareness-raising campaigns to overcome the economic, socio-cultural and political constraints faced by girls and women.

Please note that the operating language of this program is French. Proposals must, therefore, be submitted in French and the Terms of Reference are available in French only.

The five-year Mille femmes: Je suis Femme, j’Existe, je Participe Program is funded by Global Affairs Canada.

The deadline to submit proposals is 12:00 pm Thursday, on October 19, 2023 (EDT).

View Terms of Reference

We will be hosting a webinar to present the call for proposals and answer questions on September 27, from 10am- 11 :30am..

Register now

If you have questions you would like to have answered during the webinar, please submit them to fhebert@collegesinstitutes.ca before September 21 2023.

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Topic:
Type:
Event
In recognition of SDG Week Canada, join us for a stellar international panel presentation on March 5th, hosted by the World Federation of Colleges and... Read more
Blog Post
As a network, we’ve been working in international development for a long time, but many Canadians don’t realize the amazing impact our work has had.... Read more
CICan Program
The South Africa Skills Training Enhancement Program (SASTEP) increases economic opportunities for graduates of TVET institutions in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo provinces of South... Read more
Page
CICan’s Education for Employment (EFE) programs are designed to support the development of responsive, demand-driven and practical learning opportunities for students that benefit the local... Read more
Opportunity
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan), invites proposals for presentations for the Pre-Conference Forum, Charting a Path to Net Zero: education’s role in delivering a green... Read more
Event
Join Canadian and international leaders, educators, practitioners, policymakers as we focus on the role of colleges and institutes in meeting the climate change commitments of... Read more
News Release
More than 200 African students will have the life-changing opportunity to study at a Canadian post-secondary institution thanks to the first 14 scholarship projects launched... Read more
Page
Climate change is the single biggest challenge facing our world. Canada’s colleges and institutes act to fight climate change and its impacts through things like... Read more
Opportunity
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is pleased to announce the launch of the Request for Proposals (RFP) is to establish eleven (11) institutional partnerships between... Read more
Opportunity
Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) is pleased to announce the launch of a second call for proposals for institutional partners as part of its Mille... Read more