The journey to reinvent the training and education of Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션�s immigration consultants has been a two-year path at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Law. It culminates with the launch of the Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law. As of Aug. 1, this two-term, nine-course online program will be the only educational pathway for Canadians who want to become Regulated Immigration Consultants. 

Above and beyond a rethinking of how Canadian immigration consultants are educated and trained, it카지노 게임 컬렉션�s been a labour of love for Academic Director Sharry Aiken. And, in some respects, the culmination of her professional journey. 

카지노 게임 컬렉션�Before my appointment to Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Law, I had worked in community development in Asia and Latin America, and in northern Ontario. I learned through that experience that community partnerships are key to success,카지노 게임 컬렉션� she says.

Today, Professor Aiken is one of Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션�s most respected experts in immigration and refugee law. For the past two years, however, the development of the Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law has been one of her key focuses. 

카지노 게임 컬렉션�The national regulator had contacted us through a Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Law graduate for our input on their education program,카지노 게임 컬렉션� she explains. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�The regulator itself was in transition at the time, and under the leadership of its new CEO we opted to submit a bid in a competitive process to become the English-language provider of a completely revamped diploma program for immigration consultants.카지노 게임 컬렉션� 

That bid 카지노 게임 컬렉션� buoyed by the Faculty of Law카지노 게임 컬렉션�s success in the creation and launch of its national online Certificate in Law program 카지노 게임 컬렉션� was successful. The Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council 카지노 게임 컬렉션� the national regulatory body behind Canadian immigration consulting 카지노 게임 컬렉션� announced the law school카지노 게임 컬렉션�s successful bid on May 1, 2019. Since that date, Aiken has been building the program with both internal and external experts involved in its construction. 

카지노 게임 컬렉션�Stakeholder engagement is pivotal to success 카지노 게임 컬렉션� you need the support of the people whose lives your work affects to be effective,카지노 게임 컬렉션� she says 카지노 게임 컬렉션� speaking to a core philosophy behind the program카지노 게임 컬렉션�s design and development. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Even before the ink dried on our successful bid for this project, I set about building a credible national advisory committee. It is representative of the regions of Canada, the kinds of work that consultants do, and gave practitioners and the legal community a direct channel in the development of the program 카지노 게임 컬렉션� particularly important given concerns the bar has about the sector.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

The committee, she points, out, is not just window dressing, but a hard-working and vital part of the program카지노 게임 컬렉션�s development. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Members are very involved with regular meetings, direct input on program policy, and providing support in relation to the broad strokes of curriculum development. 

카지노 게임 컬렉션�As a past student, a sole practitioner, and an immigrant, I enjoyed sharing my perspectives and knowledge in the development of the program,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Ivory Xi, a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant living in Victoria, B.C., and part of the National Advisory Committee. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Professor Aiken카지노 게임 컬렉션�s approach organized us into a national team, contributing to this program by bringing our diverse skills and experience into play.카지노 게임 컬렉션� 

Building a program to meet the diverse needs of immigration consultants required input not only from coast to coast, but from around the world. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�As part of the process for submitting our bid to become the English-language provider of this program, we conducted an environmental scan of programs in Canada and similar jurisdictions such as Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain,카지노 게임 컬렉션� Professor Aiken says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Some of these jurisdictions were well ahead of the curve with a more sophisticated approach to competency-based education. The existing diploma programs in those jurisdictions, as well as my own experience as an immigration and refugee lawyer, helped us identify gaps in Canada카지노 게임 컬렉션�s prior approach to training consultants.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

The result is a program that puts equal emphasis on practical skills and academic knowledge. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�That equal focus is what distinguishes us from prior programs,카지노 게임 컬렉션� Aiken says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Skills have to be equal components with content knowledge, and both have to be integrated, practised and assessed in the program, woven into every course and evaluated.카지노 게임 컬렉션�

So how does this weaving happen? Creating an online program that combines pedagogical excellence with input from advisors and program developers poses its own challenges. Fortunately for the law school, these are challenges it was poised to face. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Over the course of the past few years, Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Law has invested in building a teaching and learning team composed of education experts, course developers, and multimedia designers,카지노 게임 컬렉션� says Laura Kinderman, Assistant Dean, Education Innovation and Online Programs at the law school. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�We카지노 게임 컬렉션�re working to provide high-quality educational experiences for our students, blending traditional teaching with the latest pedagogical tools for online education.카지노 게임 컬렉션� 

The Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law is the third Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Faculty of Law program to launch online in the last four years, continuing a pattern of growth in education that began under former Dean Bill Flanagan and continues under current Dean, Mark Walters. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�Our online programs bring to bear the expertise of national and international legal academics,카지노 게임 컬렉션� Dean Walters says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�In addition to one of the country카지노 게임 컬렉션�s leading JD and graduate programs, we now have an array of online programs that provide legal education to people of all walks of life. Access to justice is a key value at Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Law, and our online programs make it easier for all Canadians to access and understand the law.카지노 게임 컬렉션� 

Access to justice is a vital part of what Professor Aiken sees as the benefits of the program 카지노 게임 컬렉션� and only a part of its many benefits. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�We카지노 게임 컬렉션�re going to be building a cohort of competent, compassionate professionals poised to make a difference in the lives of their clients and our broader community. This program will be a flagship for Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션�s Law, in supporting the values that inform all our work at the law school,카지노 게임 컬렉션� she says. 카지노 게임 컬렉션�I카지노 게임 컬렉션�m very excited to see the project at the cusp of its launch. 

카지노 게임 컬렉션�It카지노 게임 컬렉션�s been a challenging and rewarding process, but the greatest rewards will be hearing from our future students about their positive learning experiences, and I카지노 게임 컬렉션�m looking forward to that.카지노 게임 컬렉션� 

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