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Course and Curriculum Development

The modern pace of technological advancements and industry training standards warrants that course content remain dynamic, not static, and undergo continuous development and improvement to ensure that graduates are equipped with the adequate training, skills and knowledge to be competent in their careers. It is also a well-known fact that most post-secondary institutions in Canada work within timelines and workload constraints that do not enable this continuous development and improvement to be accomplished. Thus, many institutions are saddled with outdated course content and curriculum designs that are not optimized for student success. Additionally, changing regulatory standards often have direct implications to course and curriculum content.

Let us help you bridge this gap by removing the complexity and uncertainty out of course and curriculum development for accredited, continuing education, or adult learning programs. We will work with your faculty, literacy / numeracy specialists and internal and external subject matter experts to ensure that your courses are developed to the highest quality standards. We will tailor the final product and deliverables to your needs and specificity, including options such as course module delivery, asynchronous and / or in-class facilitation, learning materials, and assessments to upload onto the learning mangaement system your organization uses.

Market Research and Surveys

Many new programs falter and fail due to inadequate market research conducted to identify stakeholder and industry training needs. Historical and program performance data from similar programs run in other institutions need to be analyzed and used as input to the design and the new program proposal.

With our background in advanced experimental design, data collection and analyses, we will take on the mantle of developing an effective market research plan, and to provide you with the best information to ensure that your resources are allocated to the best program ideas your institution can afford.

New Program Development and Applications

Most institutions incorporate programming growth at the core of their strategic academic plans and comprehensive institutional plans. However, adequately researching and resourcing for new program development is often a stressful and challenging feat to fit in an academic year. This is because a lot of work goes into developing the program objectives, budget, curriculum and market research and internal and external consultation required to ensure successful applications.

We simplify this process. Be it for an accredited or continuing education (non-credit) program, we take the lead in consulting all stakeholders, performing market research, conducting surveys, and putting together the budgets, application documentation and provide the highest quality deliverable in a timely manner to ensure a successful application or roll-out of your new program.

Strategic Academic Plan

A strategic academic plan is a bold, rolling plan, laying forth the short- and long-term programming objectives, projections and performance metrics for your institution. The plan is often based on historic and current performance data of all programs and factors in expectations from the comprehensive institution plan of your institution. The common mistake many institutions make in the planning process is rushing through key details and making false projections based on poor market research. It is worth emphasizing that a well-executed plan can go a long way to enforce financial discipline for your institution, promote accountability to stakeholders and regulatory bodies, as well as help tremendously with change management in your institution.

We will work with your team and stakeholders through a series of group and personalized consultations to collect input and to highlight priorities for your institution. The strategic plan will identify programming goals, key performance indicators, strategies and timelines for completion.

Program Performance Reviews and Revitalization Plan

In many institutions in Canada, growth in programming is often emphasized. However, with program growth comes the risk of lesser resources and attention placed to under-performing programs.

We will perform a program performance diagnostic based on set key performance indicators to help provide a strategy for program revitalization. We will consult with your faculty, industry partners and Program Advisory Committee members, to conduct internal program performance reviews to achieve this. The program revitalization plan, once developed, can be incorporated into your institution’s comprehensive plan and strategic academic plan. The plan will include strategies, tools, opportunities, an action plan with timelines and identify key responsibilities to ensure internal accountability.

Program Marketing and Student Recruitment

In the post-secondary sector, it is not a secret that strong competition exists among colleges and universities to meet domestic enrollment targets for programs. This cycle is ongoing from the start of the year to the day of enrollment and can be very tasking to coordinate within various schools, faculties, programs and streams to ensure that targets are met. Our strategy is based on a tried and true method of establishing meaningful engagement and relationship building with key demographics, industry and high schools.

We will work on your behalf to develop sustainable programs and partnerships with high school clubs, and by working to develop transfer credit options for current programs. This cohesive approach has been proven to create more mind share and is a cost-effective way to increase enrollment into programs. Additionally, we will take the lead to build relationships with supporting industries on your behalf as an approach to market key programs such as continuing education programs. This will be an ongoing effort, that will ensure visibility and targeted marketing to workers and industry groups to ensure your programs meet their enrollment targets. We can also coordinate campus fairs and work with your recruitment team to attend key recruitment events on behalf your institution to ensure that your organization is adequately represented in recruitment activities.

International Student Recruitment

Increasingly, colleges and universities are recognizing the value of increasing student diversity, with a greater emphasis placed on international student recruitment. In Canada, it is currently estimated that international student numbers have doubled since 2015, with current estimates at half a million. Although these international students are dispersed widely within the country, the vast majority settle in Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec.

 Our goal is to provide your institution with the competitive advantage in the international student recruitment, and to help match recruitment targets to available services. This is because although international students pay considerably more tuition than domestic students, any recruitment exercise must be balanced, factoring in considerations such as increased costs of enhanced and tailored services to ensure the success of international students, once enrolled.

 We will work with your team through consultation and organizational review to develop a plan and to set realistic and well-research recruitment targets for international students for your institution. The recruitment numbers will be set by country or regional targets and based on criteria set. We will work with recruitment agencies in the target counties to ensure that student recruitment levels are met and students are kept appraised on deadlines and key communications prior to their registration.

Grant Applications

Each year, millions of dollars worth of grant opportunities from private, industry and government agencies become available to institutions in Canada. These grants offer great growth opportunities to institutions such as growing existing programs or creating new programs, building new facilities or renovating older facilities retrofitted with advanced technologies and energy efficient systems. However, most institutions do not take full advantage of these grant, either due to a lack of awareness of their existence, or due to inadequate human resources allocated or available to devote to the grant application process.

Let us help you take full advantage of grant opportunities to help your institution grow. With our expertise in successful grant applications, we can take they pressure off your teams by taking the lead on the application processes. We will also engage and involve key partners and stakeholders in order to enhance the likelihood of success and to build and improve partnerships for your institution through this process.