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Canada's community college system is one of the world's best in training students to meet the needs of business, says Hazel Siromoni, Director, Canadian Education Centre (Network) India.
Canada's community college system is one of the world's best in training students to meet the needs of business, says Hazel Siromoni, Director, Canadian Education Centre (Network) India.
A representative of a Canadian university claimed that the Canadian education system is uniform. How is this uniformity maintained?
There is no centralised government body. Education being a provincial responsibility, each state or province draws up its own policy and directives regarding education. But education standards are uniformly high across the country.
Does this also mean that students can go for any university? Are there any 'star' institutes too?
There are no official rankings of institutes in Canada but students make their choices based on the programme content, costs, geographical location, admission requirements, area of specialisation, etc.
How easy or difficult is it to secure admission to a Canadian institute?
The admission is not difficult as long as the student fulfills the admission requirements.
Can you share the interesting aspects, if any, of the Canadian higher education system?
Canadian degrees and diplomas are recognised around the world, and are on par with those of other Commonwealth countries. Canadian work experience is recognised and sought after by multi-national companies, who actively recruit on Canadian campuses. Sixty per cent of animation technology in Hollywood is from Canada. The 1998 Gourman report, an independent US report, placed 18 Canadian Electrical Engineering programmes in the top 40 such programmes in North America. The 1997 Global Competitiveness Report ranked Canada number one in the G-7 for priority on developing knowledge workers.
Twenty-five per cent of Canada's research capacity is found within the education system. Students are frequently involved in research projects, often in their undergraduate years. The country's commitment to education extends to distance education and a variety of co-op programmes enabling students to gain valuable work experience as a part of their studies…
Canada's community college system is one of the world's best in training students to meet the needs of business, through co-op programmes and working closely with business and industry.
Any new scheme in the pipeline?
The Canadian Education Centre is launching a joint venture for a pre-school curriculum called MapleBear, through a franchisee model. It has been developed in Canada and customised to the needs of Indian children aged between three to five years.
