The document summarizes the CIITE Project, which aims to help internationally trained immigrants in Ontario access college programs and employment. It discusses the project's phases, products and services including pre-entry advising, the Colleges Advisement System, and My Record/Record of Education and Experience (REE) - an electronic portfolio for immigrants to record their international credentials and qualifications. ITI advisors assist clients in identifying pathways to employment through education or other options by assessing qualifications and making choices given objectives and constraints. The REE facilitates consistent credential evaluation and recognition to help immigrants access opportunities.

1. “My Record” and ITI
Advising – Streamlining
Paths to Employment for
Internationally Trained
Immigrants (ITI) through
Advising and Credential
Recognition Services
Nov 3, 2010
Funded by the Government of Ontario, Ministry of
Citizenship & Immigration

2. Jane Brown
CIITE Project Manager, Credential
Recognition
Sally Burgess
CIITE Project Manager, Advising
Presenters

3. CIITE Project
Colleges Integrating Immigrants to
Employment
• Initiative of the Ontario Colleges of
Applied Arts and Technology
• Funded by the Provincial Government
• Managed by CONNECT Strategic
Alliances

4. CIITE Project Vision
Internationally trained immigrants (ITIs) have
access to programs and services in the
Ontario [college] system that build on their
qualifications and expedite their securing
employment in their field of expertise or in
a related field.
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5. Phase 1: December 2003 – December 2004 Identify
barriers ITIs face in college system. Funded by MTCU
and MCI.
Phase 2: September 2005 – December 2007 Develop
and test selected immigrant focused practices and
services in the college system. Funded by MCI.
Phase 3.1: April 2008 - March 2009
Implement immigrant focused practices and services in
the College System. Funded by MCI.
Phase 3.2: April 2009 - March 2011
Ongoing implementation of immigrant focused
practices and services in the College System. Funded
by MTCU.
Project Progression

6. Map of
Ontario
Colleges

7. Current CIITE Products and Services
Pre-entry Advising Services
• 25.75 CIITE-funded (total of 48) advisors advising ITIs at 18 colleges
Colleges Advisement System
• Customer Relationship Management tool to track and record client
information collected by ITI advisors
My Record/Record of Education and Experience (REE)
• Electronic portfolio containing international academic and experiential
information
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8. ITI Advising
Objective:
To identify and develop
pathways to employment for
Internationally Trained
Immigrants (ITIs) through action
at and by the Ontario colleges.

9. ITI Advisors
Assisting clients in the search for the
best bridge from their prior training and
work experience to the Canadian
employment they seek
– identifying and accurately assessing their
options
– making good choices given their
objectives and constraints
– focusing on all options, not only college
education as the pathway

10. • Network of advisors across province
• Familiarity with post secondary
programming
• Support through admissions processes
and systems
• Basic assistance with financial aid and
awards
• Information and support with credential
recognition
Value for your clients

11. My Record…
• is an online application
• allows an applicant to an Ontario College to record their international
education and experience
• info is sent to and evaluated by a credential evaluation agency
• is a virtual process
Record of Education and Experience (REE)…
• is a secure report produced when a client completes the My Record
process
• contains validated international academic credentials and self-reported
work experience
• is transmitted electronically to colleges they have applied to
What is My Record and the REE

12. Sample
REE –
Cover page
& Contact
Details
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13. Sample
REE -
Validated
Educational
History &
Credentials
Obtained
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14. Sample
REE-
Detailed
Credential
Analysis
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15. Benefit for ITIs
• Obtaining a REE will facilitate equitable and consistent college credential
recognition
• Access to a clear, consistent process which places education, knowledge and
skills into a portable document
• Credible, consistent and timely evaluations of international academic
credentials
• International post-secondary education credentials will be evaluated at no cost
(a $200 value)
• Participants will receive both a REE and a credential evaluation report from
either WES or ICAS
– The credential evaluation report can be used when they are seeking college
admission, employment, academic recognition, and/or licensing and
accreditation
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16. Questions?
Jane Brown
Project Manager, Credential Recognition
brown@collegeconnect.on.ca
519.400.7448
Sally Burgess
Project Manager, Advising
burgess@collegeconnect.on.ca
416.351.0330 x2246