JOIN US ON NOVEMBER 25, 2024 FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL SKILLS SYMPOSIUM
Together, we will:
- Foster stronger relationships among the nine English-language CEGEPs, colleges and universities within the Consortium network
- Highlight initiatives happening within Consortium-member institutions that have proven successful in supporting students to develop their Skills for Success in Quebec
- Identify best practices, opportunities, gaps, areas for collaboration, and resource sharing
The event will feature lightning talk presentations on six skills-focused themes:
- French-second-language learning/French language training for the workforce in Quebec
- Innovative collaborations that are: cross-sectoral; inter-institutional; and/or inter-regional
- Career readiness and Work Integrated Learning (WIL)
- Impactful mentorship
- Curricular integration and innovation
- Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI)
Who should participate?
The Skills Symposium welcomes educators, students and staff, as well as community, government and employment partners and other stakeholders working in and with Quebec’s English-language CEGEPs, colleges and universities.
Event information
Date: Monday, November 25, 2024
Time: 9:00am – 4:30pm, followed by a networking cocktail
Location: Concordia University Conference Centre, 9th Floor, John Molson Building (MB), 1450 Guy St., Montreal, QC, H3G 1M8
The Symposium will be in-person, with dedicated time for sharing, presentations, discussions, networking and action planning. Breakfast, lunch and refreshments provided. There is no cost to participating.
AGENDA
| Time | Activity |
| 8:00 – 9:00AM | Registration & Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 9:30AM | Words of Welcome Celine Cooper, Managing Director, Consortium of English-language CEGEPs, Colleges, and Universities of Quebec Dr. Sandra Gabriele, Vice-Provost, Innovation in Teaching & Learning, Concordia University Overview of the Consortium & Takeaways from Skills Symposium 2023 Celine Cooper, Managing Director, Consortium of English-language CEGEPs, Colleges, and Universities of Quebec & Megan Marcoux, Skills Innovation Lead, Office of the Vice-Provost, Innovation in Teaching & Learning, Concordia University |
| 9:30 – 11:00AM | Lightning Talks | Round #1 Data-Driven Curriculum Innovation: A Model for Career-Ready Skills Integration in the Humanities – André Gagné, Julie Johnston & Ying Li (Concordia University) Collaborative Classroom Integration – Charles Gedeon (Concordia University) ExCELR (Experimental Community-Engaged Learning and Research) – Olivia Shan (McGill University) SkillXchange, FutureBound Skills Development Program – Andrea Taylor & Pièrre Foret (Concordia University) Social Science Mentorship Program – Jennifer Dickson (Marianopolis College) Peer Tutoring Program – Patrick Bennett & Anna Marczewska (Dawson College) Course-Integrated Mentorship: Empowering Careers through a Wholistic Approach to Mentorship – Salvatore Costanzo & Aniklet Zefi (Concordia University) Durable Skills Project – Avery Rueb (Vanier College) |
| 11:00 – 11:15AM | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 – 12:30PM | Lightning Talks | Round #2 French Language Test Preparation in Virtual Reality – Samantha Morley (Champlain Regional College, Saint-Lambert) Mentorat de langue française McGill-Montréal (MLFMM) – Julie Sénat & Jesse Smith (McGill University) J’apprends le français : Linguistic mentorship for students working in the retail sector – Clément Hossaert & Marie Membrado (Chambre de commerce du Montreal) & Nathanaël Black (Concordia University) Trauma Awareness Project – Mélanie Letendre Jauniaux (Bishops University) Student-Driven Partnerships: Building Career Skills – Olivier Pontbriand & Bassam Chiblak (Bishops University) Innovative Co-op Internships: Partnership with Cree Nation of Chisasibi – Cherine Zananiri & Nadia Mazzaferro (Concordia University) |
| 12:30 – 2:00PM | LUNCH |
| 2:00 – 4:15PM | Facilitated Discussion and Action Planning |
| 4:15 – 4:30PM | Closing Remarks John McMahon, Sous-ministre adjoint, Secrétariat aux relations avec les québécois d’expression anglaise (SRQEA) – Ministère des Finances du Québec |
| 4:30 – 6:00PM | Networking Cocktail |
REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED
Thank you for your interest in our Skills Symposium 2024. The event is now at capacity. Please note that registration has officially closed, and we are unable to accommodate walk-ins. Only those who have registered in advance will be permitted entry. We appreciate your understanding and hope to see you at a future event!
About the organizers
Organized collaboratively by the Consortium of English-language CEGEPs, Colleges and Universities of Quebec, and Concordia University’s Office of the Vice-Provost, Innovation in Teaching and Learning, this event is part of the Consortium’s broader Skills for Success in Quebec’s English-language Post-Secondary Education Sector project.
This event is funded by the Secrétariat aux relations avec les Québécois d’expression anglaise.
