World Education Services Updates: Foreign Academic Credential Recognition in Canada LINC Assessors Conference February 20, 2009
Outline Recognition The Alliance World Education Services New - Preliminary Online Equivalency (POE) Live Demo of the POE Other Online Research Tools AICES (WES Database) Selected Clients 2
Recognition 44% for employment 30% for continuing or higher education 16% for licensure with professional licensing associations 7% for immigration Top 12 countries of Education India, Philippines, USA, UK, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Iran, Colombia, Sri Lanka, Romania and Ukraine 3
The Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada Academic Credentials Assessment Service (ACAS) - Manitoba International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES) - British Columbia International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) Alberta, Saskatchewan and N.W.T. Service des évaluations comparatives (SEC) - Quebec World Education Services (WES) - Ontario 4
The Alliance Quality assurance alliance of five provincially mandated services Conform to national quality assurance practices consistent with international guidelines - UNESCO Working together to facilitate recognition of international academic credentials The Alliance promotes the portability of assessments and qualifications in Canada and pan Canadian mobility Developing pan Canadian Quality Assurance Standards Members are publicly accountable www.canalliance.org 5
World Education Services (WES) An international not-for-profit agency whose purpose is to foster the integration of those with international credentials into academic and employment settings The recognized service of the Ontario government, funded in part by the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (MCI) Began in 1974; in Canada since 2000; in 2008, served about 9,000 applicants in Canada Staff of 19 in Toronto office, 5 in Evaluation Dept. Used by universities, colleges, professional licensing associations, employers, apprenticeship training programs and Canadian Visa Posts 6
New - Preliminary Online Equivalency (POE) Self-directed tool which provides instant Canadian academic equivalencies For $25, preview Canadian equivalency for one credential an additional 4 credentials can be reviewed for $10 Disclaimer, based on non verified documents 7
Preliminary Online Equivalency (POE) Suggested equivalency for post-secondary academic credentials from 91 source countries: Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Latvia, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad, Turkey, Uganda, UK, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam and Zimbabwe 8
Preliminary Online Equivalency PRELIMINARY EQUIVALENCY OUTCOME Preliminary equivalency promotional coupon code :. This code will be valid until Saturday, September 30, 2006. Make sure that you save this code and that you enter this code when you apply for the ONLINE application to get the $30 credit.there will NOT be any credit if you submit your ONLINE application after Saturday, September 30, 2006, and there will NOT be any replacement code if you lost/forget this code. Provisional Equivalency * (Please see notes below) 1. Country of Education: India Name of Degree: Name of Institution: Equivalency in Canada: Bachelor of Engineering Gujarat University Bachelor's degree (4 years) 2. Country of Education: India Name of Degree: Master of Engineering Name of Institution: Sardar Patel University Equivalency in Canada: Master's degree *Note The online preliminary equivalency tool provides the Canada equivalents of degrees earned outside of the Canada.It is based on information that has not been verified. It is not an indication, stated or implicit, that a particular person has completed a program or earned a degree. As such, it must not be used for any official purpose. An official credential evaluation based on official academic credentials may result in a different outcome than what is indicated above. To obtain a formal credential evaluation, please go to http://www.wes.org/ca/application/. 9
POE For End-Users Initial screening of job applicants, international students, applicants for licensure, or immigration Provide immediate results while waiting for an official evaluation report from WES For Intermediaries Facilitate presenting their clients qualifications to employers 10
Other Online Research Tools World Education Profiles (WEP) International Grade Conversions WENR World Education News and Reviews Document clearing house (AccessWES) - images of the documents verified in the evaluation process are available 11
AICES (WES Database) AICES (Automated International Credential Evaluation System) Searchable database of all completed evaluations, documents received and a file management tool Contains: Key details (admission requirements, program length) for more than 18,900 credentials Grade conversions for over 1,700 grading systems Contact details and status of more than 40,000 institutions (including 8,300 universities) in 215 countries and jurisdictions More than 5,000 program majors specific to the level of education Thus far, evaluated over 48,417 credentials and established 173 possible Canadian equivalency outcomes, e.g. B.A. (3 years) 12
Selected Clients Apotex Dofasco General Motors HydroOne IBM KPMG Magna International Monster.ca Mt. Sinai Hospital RBC; CIBC TD Financial Group Athabasca University College of Nurses of Ontario College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario Graduate Rehabilitation Science Programs McMaster University Ontario Medical Schools Queens University Seneca College University of Ottawa University of Toronto University of Western Ontario 13
Questions and comments? Kevin Kamal kkamal@wes.org 416-972-0070 ext 225 1-866-343-0070 14