Campus News
EQA
Winston College has met the eligibility requirement and has been approved by British Columbia Council of International Education (BCCIE) with EQA designation in July, 2011.
BCCIE was established in 1990 as a non-profit society responsible for strengthening international education within the BC public post-secondary system. Supported by 20 years of dedicated effort from international education professionals, in January 2009 BCCIE updated its constitution and has greatly broadened its scope. Today, BCCIE facilitates a coherent international education strategy for all of BC.
BCCIE offers quality professional development events annually for international practitioners, networking events and forums, stakeholder newsletters, sector-wide advocacy and system-wide outreach and marketing opportunities.
BCCIE and the British Columbia Ministry of Advanced Education (Ministry) entered into an Administrative Agreement on July 9, 2009. BCCIE, as an independent society, will administer the EQA Designation on Government’s behalf.
PCTIA
Winston College successfully completed 5-year re-accreditation audit from PCTIA in May.2011.
Accreditation is a process undertaken by institutions who wish to prove their educational and operational excellence based on standards established by the Private Career Training Institutions Agency (PCTIA) and increase consumer confidence in their educational product.
The accreditation process is controlled by the Private Career Training Institutions Agency (PCTIA), a government organization in the Province of British Columbia. The PCTIA is responsible for establishing standards of educational and operational quality that must be met by institutions seeking to achieve or maintain accreditation. Successful completion of the accreditation process confirms that the private career training institution has the capability, including management of quality, to deliver programs based on established quality standards.
ESLI & Trinity Western University
Winston College has signed up co-operation agreement with ESLI to set up Winston ESLI program in June.2011. Winston ESLI program is to help international students from non-English speaking countries successfully enter and study at Trinity Western University or another 7 universities in the USA.
Winston ESLI program introduces students to the essentials of academic writing and communication required for academic study. It focuses listening, note-taking skill, presentation skill, group discussion skill, general skill, pronunciation skill, writing skill, academic skill and other skills.
After completion of Winston ESLI program (BF-Level 2) in 9 months, students will be required to continue to study higher level (Level 3-5) of ESLI program at ESL’s Langley Campus and further pursue bachelor and master degree in 8 universities in North America, including Trinity Western University from Canada.
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