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Transitions in Canada: From Early Childhood Education and Care to Primary Education

This pan-Canadian companion report to the OECD’s Starting Strong V: Transitions from Early Childhood Education and Care to Primary Education places certain aspects of the early learning systems of Canada’s provinces and territories into an international context. This report focuses on the transitions experienced by children entering Kindergarten and Grade 1 across Canada, drawing on key pan-Canadian comparison findings from the OECD.

Appendix Tables referred to at the bottom of graphs in this publication are available in the companion file, accessible at the following link: https://cmec.ca/docs/Transitions_in_Canada_EN_APP_B.xlsx

Categories: Early childhood education, Learner transitions, Learning outcomes, Lifelong learning, Quality assurance

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2018 OECD Skills Summit, June 28–29, 2018, Porto, Portugal

This report contains the main highlights of the June 2018 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Skills Summit, which was co-organized by the OECD and the government of Portugal. Exploring the theme of “skills for a digital world,” the summit focused on three main areas: risks and opportunities in a digital world; rethinking education and lifelong learning policies; and better skills policies for tomorrow’s world. Participants discussed the impact of digitalization on workplaces, what governments are doing to ensure that citizens are equipped with the skills they need to participate effectively in an increasingly digitalized world, and how institutional policies can be redesigned to be more responsive to the challenges and opportunities of a digitized world.

Categories: Civic and Citizenship Education, Early childhood education, Elementary and secondary education, Enrolment and graduation, Information and Communication Technologies, International Organizations and Meetings, Learner transitions, Learning outcomes, Lifelong learning, Postsecondary education, Skills training, Technical and vocational education, Priorities and goals in education

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CMEC Reference Framework for Successful Student Transitions

At its 106th meeting, CMEC approved the CMEC Reference Framework for Successful Student Transitions and two accompanying tools: a self-assessment tool and action plan template. The Reference Framework reflects shared perspectives on transitions and signals the importance of the issue for CMEC. Each jurisdiction may use the elements that best suit its specific objectives and context. The draft assessment tool and action plan template are resources that can be used by provinces and territories, as well as the many stakeholders engaged in work to improve transitions, to gauge the development of initiatives and set out future plans within the context of the Reference Framework.

Categories: Indigenous Education, Access to Learning, Adult Education, Apprenticeship, At-risk students, Diversity, Education for sustainable development, Elementary and secondary education, Enrolment and graduation, Equity, Guidance and counselling, Learner transitions, Lifelong learning, Postsecondary education

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Joint Declaration of Provincial and Territorial Education and Labour Market Ministers

The joint declaration offers three principles to guide work on the alignment of education and skills training and labour-market needs and proposes specific pan-Canadian activities.

Categories: Accountability, Apprenticeship, Education data and research, Education systems structure and operation, Learner transitions, Lifelong learning, Postsecondary education, Cooperation and partnerships, Priorities and goals in education

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Literature Review on Factors Affecting the Transition of Aboriginal Youth from School to Work

While Aboriginal peoples represent Canada's fastest-growing population, their education and employment outcomes lag significantly behind the rest of the population. This literature review examines the challenges faced by Aboriginal youth in completing their education and the factors that impede or foster their successful transition from school to work.

Categories: Indigenous Education, Apprenticeship, At-risk students, Diversity, Education data and research, Equity, Learner transitions, Postsecondary education

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Pan-Canadian Report on Official Languages in Education, 2005–06 to 2008–09

This is the second of two reports called for under the Protocol for Agreements for Minority-Language Education and Second-Language Instruction, 2005-2006 to 2008-2009. It provides a summative description of the achievement of outcomes supported by protocol funding — the projects, initiatives, and ongoing efforts in minority-language education and second-language instruction carried out by the provinces and territories.

Categories: Access to Learning, Accountability, Adult Education, Diversity, Early childhood education, Education systems structure and operation, Elementary and secondary education, Enrolment and graduation, Inclusive Education, Learner transitions, Lifelong learning, Official languages, Postsecondary education, School improvement, Teaching tools and resources, Teachers and teaching

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Education Indicators in Canada 2007

The statistical indicators of education in Canada in this 2007 report cover various aspects of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education, including enrolment, graduation, human resources, and financing. The first section provides a statistical portrait of the school-aged population, while the last one shows measures of transitions from secondary to postsecondary education, and to the labour market. Labour-market outcomes are also included.

Categories: Education data and research, Elementary and secondary education, Enrolment and graduation, Learner transitions, Postsecondary education

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A Report on Education in Canada 1998

This second report on education from the ministers of education outlines the ongoing changes in education. The 1998 report looks at the social and economic environments in which education operates, with descriptions by each jurisdiction of how it is preparing students for the challenges of the future, with a focus on transitions from the classroom to the world of work.

Categories: Elementary and secondary education, Learner transitions

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Education Indicators in Canada 2003

The statistical indicators of education in Canada in this 2003 report cover various aspects of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary education, including enrolment, graduation, human resources, and financing. The first section provides a statistical portrait of the school-aged population, while the last one shows measures of transitions from secondary to postsecondary education, and to the labour market. Labour-market outcomes are also included.

Categories: Education data and research, Elementary and secondary education, Enrolment and graduation, Learner transitions, Postsecondary education

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Fact Sheet: Transitions to the Labour Market

The Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP) is an ongoing initiative of the Canadian Education Statistics Council (CESC), a partnership between Statistics Canada and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), to provide a set of statistical measures on education systems in Canada. This fact sheet reports on transitions to the labour market.

Categories: Education data and research, Elementary and secondary education, Enrolment and graduation, Learner transitions, Learning outcomes, Postsecondary education, Student and teacher mobility