Ontario is investing $575,000 to help Canadian Armed Forces members convert their skills into the post-secondary credits they need to secure in-demand jobs.
According to the province, the investment will make it easier and faster for veterans and other military-connected learners to transition to civilian life, while building on the province’s historic measures and investments to build a strong, resilient workforce that can support the most competitive economy in the G7.
“Our government will always stand up for those who have put their lives on the line to protect Ontario,” said Nolan Quinn, Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security. “By recognizing the valuable skills veterans have gained through their service, we’re helping them enter rewarding and in-demand careers faster while strengthening Ontario’s highly skilled workforce.”
Through this investment, the Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT) has launched Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) projects at six publicly funded colleges and universities across Ontario, including: Fanshawe College, Georgian College, Canadore College, Lakehead University, the University of Waterloo and the University of Windsor.
These projects include:
- Recognizing the skills and experiences gained from the Canadian Armed Forces as credits toward a university-level Bachelor of Engineering.
- Developing Al-powered tools to automate and speed up prior learning assessment and recognition processes for military-connected learners.
- Creating a new platform to help postsecondary administrators identify course equivalencies based on military records.
- Creating a course credit bank that allows veterans to quickly identify options for accessing postsecondary programs.
- Standardizing the prior learning assessment and recognition of military training and experience.
“As we commemorate Veterans’ Week, our government is undertaking meaningful action to help support our veterans as they transition to civilian life,” said Graham McGregor, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism. “This investment will ensure the skills obtained from those who have served are recognized by postsecondary institutions and used to fuel their future careers.”
The Canadian Military, Veteran and Family Connected Campus Consortium is also receiving funding to identify and develop best practices for the recognition of Canadian Armed Forces training within the Ontario postsecondary system.
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