Bill 172 explained in plain English
Learning Through Workplace Experience Act, 2014
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Bill 172 establishes an Advisory Council on Work-Integrated Learning to advise the Minister on increasing and promoting work-integrated learning opportunities for post-secondary students in Ontario.
This bill, the Learning Through Workplace Experience Act, 2014, amends the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act. Its main purpose is to establish an Advisory Council on Work-Integrated Learning. This council will be composed of members appointed by the Minister from various groups, including student organizations, educational institutions, employers, labour organizations, and professional bodies. The council's mandate is to advise the Minister on increasing work-integrated learning opportunities, promoting these opportunities to employers, identifying resources for educational institutions, and making recommendations for a website to share information about these opportunities. The council is also required to report annually on Ontario's progress in this area. The bill also clarifies definitions and makes administrative changes related to advisory committees within the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act.
- Establishes the Advisory Council on Work-Integrated Learning. (Section 3.1(1))
- Appoints members to the Council from a variety of stakeholder groups, including student organizations, universities, colleges, employer groups, labour organizations, faculty representatives, professional regulatory bodies, workforce planning boards, municipal economic development offices, chambers of commerce, and the Ministry. (Section 3.1(2), 3.1(3))
- Mandates the Council to advise the Minister on increasing work-integrated learning opportunities, especially paid ones. (Section 3.1(6)(a))
- Requires the Council to recommend ways to inform employers about the benefits of offering work-integrated learning and the supports available. (Section 3.1(6)(b))
- Requires the Council to identify resources to help post-secondary institutions incorporate and deliver work-integrated learning effectively. (Section 3.1(6)(c))
- Directs the Council to recommend how to ensure students in relevant programs have the opportunity for appropriate work placements. (Section 3.1(6)(d))
- Requires the Council to recommend the design and creation of a website for sharing information on work-integrated learning opportunities. (Section 3.1(6)(e))
- Mandates the Council to monitor and report on Ontario's progress in work-integrated learning. (Section 3.1(6)(f))
- Requires the Council to prepare and publish an annual report on its activities and findings. (Section 3.1(7), 3.1(8))
- Amends the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act to include definitions for 'service learning' and 'work-integrated learning'. (Section 1(1))
- Defines the criteria for a work placement to be considered 'work-integrated learning'. (Section 1(2))
- Makes administrative changes to the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act regarding advisory committees. (Section 3)
- The Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities
- Post-secondary students in Ontario
- Post-secondary educational institutions (universities, colleges)
- Employers in Ontario
- Student organizations (Canadian Federation of Students — Ontario, Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance, College Student Alliance)
- Labour organizations
- Faculty members of post-secondary institutions
- Professional regulatory or licensing bodies
- Workforce planning boards
- Municipal economic development offices
- Chambers of commerce or boards of trade
- The Minister is required to establish the Advisory Council on Work-Integrated Learning.
- The Council is mandated to advise the Minister, make recommendations, identify resources, monitor progress, and report annually.
- The Council must include at least one representative from specific stakeholder groups.
- Post-secondary institutions must ensure that work placements meet defined criteria to be considered 'work-integrated learning'.
- Post-secondary institutions must assist students in reflecting on their work experience.
- The Minister must table the Council's annual report in the Legislative Assembly and publish it online.
- The Act comes into force three months after receiving Royal Assent.
- The bill does not specify the exact number of members for each stakeholder group on the Advisory Council, only that it must be at least one representative from each group and a total of at least 13 and no more than 18 members.
- The bill indicates that the Minister appoints members 'in accordance with this section and the regulations,' but the specific regulations regarding appointments are not detailed within this text.
- The bill refers to 'criteria' that a work placement must satisfy to be considered 'work-integrated learning' as outlined in section 1(2), but does not specify what happens if these criteria are not met.
- The bill states the Council may make by-laws 'Subject to any restrictions in the regulations,' but these restrictions are not detailed in the provided text.
This Act is amended to establish the Advisory Council on Work-Integrated Learning and to define 'service learning' and 'work-integrated learning' and the criteria for work-integrated learning. It also makes changes related to other advisory committees.
Source: Title, Section 1, Section 3, Section 3.1
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