Project Title: Mapping Program to Labour Market Success for International Students and Graduates: Community Focus, Ontario Impact
Project Partners:  New Canadians Centre, Carmela Valles Immigration Consulting, Vicinity Jobs Inc.
Project Funder:  Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO)
Funding Amount:  $107,211

Project Overview

Fleming College and its project partners will investigate the alignment between postsecondary programming and international student and graduate employment in the communities surrounding Fleming College campuses in, Lindsay, Peterborough and Toronto.  The research team will document international student and graduate employment using surveys, alumni datasets and the Ontario College Graduate Outcomes Survey. The research team will map postsecondary credentials to labour market opportunities using data from program offerings at Fleming and the broader Ontario College system.  Labour market data from the National Occupation Classification system, Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities categories, and the Classification of Instructional Programs will be used as part of the mapping process.

Keywords International students and graduates, post-secondary credentials, labour market outcomes, community partnerships

This project is funded by the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO)