Application of the Institutionnal Policy on program evaluation

The establishments affected by the College Education Regulations are required, after consulting their Academic Council, to adopt an institutional policy on program evaluation (IPPE) and to ensure its proper application (art. 24).

Between 1998 and 2000, and in 2005, the Commission led an operation which was a step towards establishments taking charge of the evaluation function and development as an integral part of educational activities.

Based on the evaluation process selected and the information sent to the institutions, the Commission evaluated the institutional policy on program evaluation. It requested each institution offering one or more programs leading to a DCS to apply their Institutional Policy on Program Evaluation by evaluating a program of their choice. Some 70 establishments participated in this evaluation between 1997 and 2002. Twenty-one of them completed this evaluation within the Guidance Document.

The Analytical Framework of the operation outlines the subjects to be evaluated, along with the criteria used by the Commission. The Assessment Guide is intended to inform personnel in these institutions about the suggested process for carrying out the self-assessment on a program of study.

The Summary Report, , published in December 2015 reports the main findings by the Commission during assessment visits carried out in 18 non-subsidized private colleges.