Who We Are

The Canadian Virtual College Consortium (CVCC) is a Federally incorporated non-profit association of colleges and technical institutes interested in collectively developing online courses and programs and related projects. Presently we are working on two projects: Essential Skills Online and Blaze: Open Educational Resources (see the ‘Projects’ section of this site for details.) The objectives of CVCC are:

1. To provide a vehicle through which member institutions can apply collectively for grants, respond to Requests for Proposals and bid on contracts.

2. To facilitate and explore opportunities for CVCC Members to:

I. Develop new college/institute online and other technology-based courses, programs, and services through a collaborative approach.

II. Provide a forum where member colleges/institutes and sector councils can negotiate articulation agreements and partnerships as well as develop and market online learning opportunities for their members and students.

III. Explore and facilitate opportunities to trade, license, and purchase each other’s online courses, programs and other electronic curriculum elements

3. To market members’ distance learning offerings, in either or both official languages, to Canadian and International markets by providing links on the CVCC website to Members’ distance learning web pages.

Presently CVCC has a board of three and a part-time secretariat that is funded through CVCC’s projects. Member ship in CVCC is free with costs of running the consortium coming from project overheads. There is a yearly Annual General Meeting in the spring and members receive regular updates on CVCC activities via email.

If you would like more information on CVCC please download the ‘Prospectus’, ‘By-laws’ and ‘Membership Agreement’.

For more information please contact:

Paul Avon
Executive Director
pavon@sympatico.ca
Fax +1 866 350 7685

Or

Paul Little
Chair CVCC
c/o Red River College
CM30-2055 Notre Dame Ave
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 0J9
plittle@rrc.mb.ca
204.632.2232