10th Anniversary Celebration 1994-2004 Milestones

10th Anniversary Celebration 1994-2004 Milestones

Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada

November – December 1994• AAAC Established after May 1994 Trilateral

conference in Cancun on Harmonization of Standards and Mobility as forum for networking and exchange

• Founding Organizations ACMC – Medicine CAUSN – Nursing CAOT – Occupational Therapy CPT – Physiotherapy CCPE – Engineering CACB – Architecture


Founding/Early Members

Engineering CCPE Architecture CACB Don LaPlante Guillaume Savard Wendy Ryan

Nursing CASN Occupational Therapy CAOT Wendy McBride Liz Taylo Donna Klaiman

PhysioTherapy CPA Medicine ACMC Brenda Myers Dr. Harvey Barkun Diane Parker Taillon

Canadian Information Centre on International Credentials Nicole D’Avignon


1995• Round table discussions/presentations on

accreditation process of each member• Trilateral reports and presentations on

activities/relationships between each Canadian accrediting agency and USA and Mexico

• February - draft mission and objectives


1996• Approved mission and objectives of AAAC • Membership fee $500 approved• Created home page for AAAC on another organizations

website• AAAC members presented at conferences: - Partners for Prosperity (Trilateral, Guadalajara) -Trade Agreements, Higher Education and Emergence of

Global Professions: The Quality Dimension (Centre for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, Washington)

- Internationalization: Moving from Rhetoric to Reality (AUCC, Ottawa)


1996 cont.

• Membership survey on Key elements of Canadian Accreditation Processes

• Links to foreign accrediting bodies

- Attendance at American Specialized and Professional Accreditors meeting (ASPA, Chicago and Florida)

• Development of links with ASPA and exchange of information


1997• Annual budget and business plan developed• ACCC Hosted an international Conference on

quality assurance for Centre for Quality Assurance in Higher Education. Conference Title: Trade Agreements, Higher Education and the Globalization of the Professions: A multi national Discourse on Quality Assurance and Competency (May, Montreal)

• ASPA Chair, Carol Bobby Presented at AAAC conference


1997 Cont.

• Links to UNESCO via Centre on International Credentials (CICIC)

• Guest speakers (on international quality and higher education)

- D. Hollweck on FITT Skills Program• AAAC home page expanded to three languages (English,

French and Spanish)• Guest speakers - L. Arany, Industry Canada, on National Sector Teams - K. McBride, AUCC on Internationalization Conference and

invitation to AAAC to hold symposium


1997 cont.

• AAAC brochure developed in English, French and Spanish

• Draft of AAAC guidelines for Accrediting Agencies based on ASPA Member Code of Good Practice

• AAAC registered on Standards Council of Canada Web site


Welcome

The Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada in a newly formed national organization. We invite you to find out more about us by reading this brochure and contacting us at the address on the back page.

Mission

To ensure the highest quality education of professionals, the Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada pursues excellence in standards and processes of accreditation.

Benefits

•Access to a unique forum for the discussion of accreditation and related areas

•Annual Conference featuring national and international guest speakers at special member prices

•Access to a unique database of information on accreditation and evaluation

•Identification on the AAAC Web site

•Representation at the federal level

•Access to national and international reports and documents dealing with new developments in the area of accreditation

•Access to related organizations and events through AAAC’s international contacts


Bienvenue

L’Association des agences d’agrément du Canada est une nouvelle organizationnationale. Nous vous invitons à lire la présente brochure pour faire notreConnaissance et à vous mettre en rapport avec nous à l’adresse indiquée endernière page.

Mission

Pour garantir une formation professionnelle de la plus haute qualité, l’Association des agences d’agrément du Canada recherche l’excellence au niveau des normes et des procédures d’agrément.Avantages

•Accès à une tribure unique pour discuter des questions d’agréments et des dossiers qui s’y rattachent

•Congrès annuel auxquels sont invités des conférenciers canadiens et étrangers et auxquels les membres peuvent assister à prix réduit

•Accès à une banque de données unique sur l’agrément et l’évaluaton

•Identification sur le site Web de L’AAAC

•Représentation au niveau fédéral

•Accès à des rapports et documents nationaux et internationaux traitant des nouveaux dévelopment dans le domaine de l’agrément

•Accès à des organisations apparentées et à des rencontres intéressantes grâce au réseau international de contacts de l’AAAC


1998

• Guest speakers

- C. Brimley, CCTT, on overview of Canada Technology Accredited Board

- J. Cassie, RCPSC, on Criteria for an Acceptable Accreditation System


1998

• AAAC members attended and presented at conferences- 6th Annual International Conference of CQAIE

(Washington)- Minister for International Trade: Round table on Education

Marketing (Toronto)- J. Robert, Government of Quebec and L. Longbell, ICES

and K. Morrow, IQAS on International Assessment Services Organizations

• Draft of AAAC by laws


1999

• Incorporation of AAAC constitution and bylaws• Guest speakers- E. Heideman, CCHSA, on accreditation of health

services and facilities and international activities- D. Smith, J-F Bergeron, DFAIT, on Education

marketing strategy and International Perspective

1999 cont.

• Independent website for AAAC- J. Coleman, AUCC, on Internationalization

of Education - G. Savard, CACB, on Reciprocity and the

Role of Accreditation• AAAC represented on DFAIT Trilateral

Working Group and attended meetings in EL Paso and San Diego


2000• Liability insurance acquired for AAAC directors and officers• First formal elections under the constitution (November 27)• Guest Speakers- J-F. Begeron, DFAIT, Trilateral Initiatives- C. Mario Comeau, CCHSA, International Organizations and

Quality Assurance- P. Brennan, ACCC, Perspective and Policies on Quality

Assurance in Internationalization



2001

• AAAC members presented at conferences - Prior learning Assessment and Recognition Conference

(Halifax)- Globalization and the 21st Century Conference (San Diego)- Council for Higher Education Assurance (CHEA, New Orleans)- Net work of Regulatory Agencies (NORA, Ottawa)- Coalition of Regulatory Related Agencies (CORA, Ottawa)


2001• Letter to D. Cunningham, Minister of Ontario

Training Colleges and Universities on role of Accreditation vis-à-vis quality assessment of private college programs

• Continued involvement on Trilateral Work Group• Representation on External Review Committee for

Canada – European Community Program for Cooperation in Higher Education and Triage at the Program for North American Mobility

• Workshop on Terminology (for CICIC guide to terminology)


2002

• Protocol agreement between ASPA and AAAC• Protocol agreement between AAAC and CONAHEC

(Consortium of North American Higher Education Collaboration)

• Discussions initiated between AAAC and the Learning Library for an on line generic training module for surveyors/reviewers

• Invited Speaker- D. Baker, Ontario Post Secondary Education – Quality

Assessment Board


2002 cont.

• Two page profiles developed on each AAAC member organization

• First internal audit of financial statements• Update of Web site (English and French only)• Workshop on Accreditation and Outcomes

Based Assessment (CPT)• Policy on membership: executive committee to

review and make recommendations to members on application for new membership – and new members will make presentation to members at a meeting


2003 - 2004• Development of on-line training modules for site

visitors• Round Table discussions• List serve member surveys• Membership increased to 22• 10th Anniversary Celebration

Chairs/Co-Chairs Treasurers Secretaries/Administrators

Guillaume Savard

1995

Wendy McBride

1995-1996

Diane Parker Taillon

1995

Wendy McBride

1996 - 1999

Sharon Fotheringham

1997 - 2001

Wendy Ryan Bacon

1997

Donna Klaiman

1996 - 1999

Lorne Riley

2002 - 2004

Donna Klaiman

1998 – 1999 January


History of Executives of AAAC


Chairs/Co-Chairs Treasurers Secretaries/Administrators

Georges Lozano

1997 - 1998

Guillaume Savard

1999 August - November

Dave Bennett

1999 - 2001

Stephanie Awrence

2000 - 2001

Deborah Wolfe

2002 - 2003

Michele Oberoi

2002 – 2004 June

History of Executives of AAAC

Cathryn Beggs

2002 - 2004

Bob Cross & Jackie Budd

2004 June

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