Postsecondary education is an important element of CMEC activities. CMEC's mandate in postsecondary education is to coordinate activities and projects that are of collective priority and interest to the provinces and territories, and where there is a value to promoting a Pan-Canadian approach.
The Postsecondary Education Unit works through a collection of committees and working groups on a variety of issues. Specific areas of focus currently include:
- Adult Literacy
- Affordability
- Credit Transfer
- Quality Assurance
- Student Financial Assistance
In follow-up to a review of the mission and mandate of CMEC, ministers decided in September 2004 to place priority emphasis on three aspects of Canadian education in the coming years. One of these priority areas is postsecondary education capacity.
Ministers recognize that Canada's postsecondary education systems face a number of challenges in the broadly defined area of capacity. To address these challenges, ministers have identified objectives and an action plan [PDF] to help them more fully understand and create change in postsecondary education over the next three years.
