COLLEGE EDUCATION
COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS

The following items were discussed at the February 11, 1987 meeting of the
College Education Committee:

1.

Information on Job Assessment and Preparation Program - Approved by
Education and Student Services Division for recommendation to College
Board.

Gerry DellaMattia stated that Douglas College has been effective in
developing programs and services for people with various needs, however,
nothing has been structured for people with emotional problems. He
referred to the circulated application for funding for a Job Assessment and
Preparation Program. The program is designed for those people who have
experienced emotional problems and who have recovered sufficiently to be
able to undertake studies or return to work but may need help in preparing
themselves.

Gladys Loewen joined the meeting to speak to the proposal, provide

background and answer questions. She stated that the proposal was

developed in response to a need identified through meetings with the Adult

Special Education Advisory Committee and Job Preparation Advisory

Committee. The meetings were attended by representatives of all agencies

within the College region.

The Committee passed a motion of support for the proposal.
Status of Policy Revisions

Gerry DellaMattia advised that the policies dealing with Recognition of
Completion of Prerequisites and Recognition of Prior Knowledge and Skills
is being dealt with at the Division level and will be available for final
review in March.

The Admission policy is also going through the governance system and will |
be brought forward to the March or April meeting of CEC.

Policy Revision - Student Evaluation

The policy was tabled with the advice that it would be discussed at the
Division Education Committee meetings to be held on the 16th. The
Committee expressed its appreciation to the Applied Program Division
Education Committee for its initiative in addressing the issue. However,
because of the complexity and the many issues involved it was felt that it
might best be handled by a College-wide Committee. To that end the
following motion was passed:

WHEREAS the policy proposed for modification was created at a time when the
College was much smaller and simpler and based on a set of assumptions of
the kinds of programs offered, and