10th Anniversary Milestones

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10th Anniversary Celebration 1994-2004 Milestones
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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

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada
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 DAvignon

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada

• 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

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada

• 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)

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada

• 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

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada

• 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

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada

• 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

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada

• 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

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada
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 AAACs international contacts

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada

• Bienvenue
• LAssociation des agences dagrément du Canada
  est une nouvelle organization
• nationale. Nous vous invitons à lire la présente
  brochure pour faire notre
• Connaissance et à vous mettre en rapport avec
  nous à ladresse indiquée en
• dernière page.

Mission Pour garantir une formation
professionnelle de la plus haute qualité,
lAssociation des agences dagrément du Canada
recherche lexcellence au niveau des normes et
des procédures dagrément.

• Avantages
• Accès à une tribure unique pour discuter des
  questions dagréments et des dossiers qui sy
  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
  lagrément et lévaluaton
• Identification sur le site Web de LAAAC
• Représentation au niveau fédéral
• Accès à des rapports et documents nationaux et
  internationaux traitant des nouveaux dévelopment
  dans le domaine de lagrément
• Accès à des organisations apparentées et à des
  rencontres intéressantes grâce au réseau
  international de contacts de lAAAC

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada

• 1998
• Guest speakers
• - C. Brimley, CCTT, on overview of Canada
  Technology Accredited Board
• - J. Cassie, RCPSC, on Criteria for an
  Acceptable Accreditation System

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada

• 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

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada

• 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

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada

• 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

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada

• 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

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada

• 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)

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada

• 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)

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada

• 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

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada

• 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

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada

• 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

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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada
History of Executives of AAAC
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Association of Accrediting Agencies of Canada
History of Executives of AAAC