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School College Work Initiative Began 1997 Designed to build and sustain better linkages between the college system and the secondary school system to support expanded and improved transitions by secondary students to college
SCWI Activities/Forums In 2015-16 16 RPTs hosted 94 activities and regional forums across Ontario. Over 38,500 students, teachers, college faculty and administrators participated.
School College Work Initiative Led by Directors of Education and College Presidents Goal: to support expanded and improved transitions by secondary students to college Represents 24 colleges and 70 eligible school boards Began with wide variety of activities and forums Expanded to include DUAL CREDITS in 2005-06
SCWI Organization 16 Regional Planning Teams Chair Board Reps College Reps Ministry of Education and Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Council of Ontario Directors of Education Administers SCWI, convenes meetings of CMT, provides reports to EDU/TCU, as per contract with CODE Project Officer and Liaison Team School-College-Work Initiative Co-Management Team Comprised of: Directors of Education College Presidents EDU Representatives TCU Representatives
Dual Credit Programs 2005-6: 361 students, 36 school boards in pilot projects at 14 colleges Comprised of college-level courses in which carefully selected secondary school students may be enrolled Basically courses count as both secondary and college credits Students who meet the college-level standards in these courses granted OSSD credits as well as college credits Eligible students may take up to 4 non-compulsory OSSD credits Dual Credit Programs - Policy and Program Requirements, 2013 Ontario Ministry of Education
Growth in Dual Credit Programs 2005-06 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 14 pilot projects 450 programs 486 544 613 Over 600 Programs Over 600 programs incl. Adult DCs 361 students 18,584 19,151 19,958 20,264 Approvals for 22,443 >22,773 Students
Dual Credit Data At-a-Glance 2015-16 Check out: www.scwi.ca & www.iject.ca Source: Ontario Ministry of Education, 2017
Dual Credit Student Participation Student participation increased by 1.5% over 2014-15 (19,958 students to 20,264 students) Number of programs increased by 13% In 2015-16, approved vs actual student participants increased slightly at 93%
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Target Group Participation by Program Focus 20,264 dual credit students provincially 15,100 in the primary target group (75%) 3,694 SHSM students (18%) 1,920 OYAP students (9%)
Provincial Dual Credit Footprint 2014-15 Dual Credits Students Grade 11 and 12 Students 14,245 = 4.0% 354,327* * 2014-15 grade 11 and grade 12 enrolment (source: OnSIS)
Grade 12 Students who earned their OSSD 2015-16 OnSIS data* Number Percentage 8,123 75%
Transitions to Post-Secondary Education After one year, students who took a dual credit in 2014-15: 4,586 applied for college (23%) 3,023 registered for college (15%) 66% conversion rate (students who applied and registered|)
School Within a College (SWAC) Carefully selected students Classroom space provided by college OSSD courses taught by secondary teacher Dual credit course(s) done as well
Adult Dual Credits May 2017 announcement Potentially up to 600 adults (21 years and over) may be enrolled in dual credits in 2017-18 Includes transitional counselling (“After ADC”)
Added Enhancements “After SWAC” transition counselling Additional support for activities and forums that support transitions to post secondary
Dual Credit Programs - Policy and Program Requirements, 2013 Learn More Policy document: Dual Credit Programs - Policy and Program Requirements, 2013 Ontario Ministry of Education
www.gotocollege.ca & www.scwi.ca www.alleraucollege.ca & www.iject.ca Learn More Check out the SCWI websites: www.gotocollege.ca & www.scwi.ca www.alleraucollege.ca & www.iject.ca Annual symposium – May 15, 2018 Humber College SCWI spring & fall newsletters