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Services
Credentials Validation
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The Credential Validation Service (CVS) provides timely validation of programs
of instruction to the colleges.
The CVS service is consistent with the Minister of Training, Colleges and
University’s Binding Policy Directive, Framework for Programs of Instruction. The mandate
of the CVS, as spelled out in the Binding Policy Directive, is to:
• provide reasonable assurance that all post-secondary programs of instruction
leading to one of the Ontario College Credentials (Certificate, Diploma,
Advanced Diploma, or Graduate Certificate), regardless of funding source,
conform to the Credentials Framework and are consistent with accepted college
system nomenclature and/or program titling principles; and,
• maintain the integrity of the credentials offered by the system and protect the
interests of students and employers who require a reasonable guarantee of
consistency and quality in post-secondary programs of instruction offered by
Ontario colleges.
The CVS is established to provide timely validation of programs of instruction
to the colleges. To this end, the CVS has been designed to operate
electronically, using the following forms:
A college may choose to submit programs to the CVS either prior to, or
following, submission to their Board of Governors for approval. In the event a
college is planning to seek funding approval from MTCU, they must receive both
a validation from the CVS and approval by its Board of Governors. There is no
requirement or necessity to have these two operations completed in any
particular sequence; they both have to be completed prior to seeking approval
for funding.
Validation by the CVS will be signified by the assigning of an Approved Program
Sequence (APS) number. Once a program has been validated by the CVS, the APS
number is assigned and this becomes the “mark” or indication of a program that has been validated. In the rare cases where a
program may not be validated, no APS number will be assigned and the
documentation will be returned to the originating college with a reason for the
non-validation decision.
Generally, turnaround time is 6-10 working days from receipt of application to
credentials validation or further direction for credentials validation.
To initiate the CVS process, please read application instructions and submit the
completed application via email to klassen@ocqas.org.
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