In late 2017, Queen`s entered into discussions with the Ontario Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development and signed its Strategic Mandate Agreement (SMA) for the three-year period 2017-2020. The SA sets out some of the strengths that set Queen`s University apart within Ontario`s postsecondary education system and includes a number of DFATD commitments. Ontario has signed agreements with each of the province`s 24 colleges. Ontario universities have successfully negotiated individual agreements with the Ministry of Education, Qualifications and Development (DFATD). These agreements demonstrate the breadth of everything Ontario`s universities are doing, including improving the student experience, preparing students for the job market, leading research, economic and social development locally and globally, raising awareness and developing pathways between institutions, including Indigenous colleges and institutes. The results of the annual evaluation of year 1 of the SMA3 (2020-2021) are now published on the page of each institution and are available by clicking on the links to the college and university agreements below. The 2020-2025 agreements focus on institutional priorities and focus on improving performance results. They encourage institutions to channel their resources and invest in initiatives that lead to positive economic and labour market outcomes for students and ontarians. The Government will implement this system as part of the next round of MDAS.
The new ADMs will be five-year agreements that will articulate the university`s performance objectives on specific measures and outline our approach to the new policy. Choosing a College to Read its Strategic Mandate Agreement: In the 2019 Budget, the Ontario government announced that it would continue to provide a performance- and results-based funding system for all universities and colleges. By 2024-25, the Ontario government will allocate 60 per cent of existing postsecondary funding based on the achievement of objectives for 10 metrics consistent with the government`s stated priorities: improving skills, focusing on work outcomes, and promoting impact on the community and the economy. Strategic Mandate Agreements (SMAs) are documents created through negotiations with the Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCM) that provide universities and colleges with an opportunity to communicate their priorities, identify institutional strengths and objectives, and establish key performance indicators. The first round of Strategic Mandate Agreements (2014-2017) was negotiated with individual institutions in 2014 based on Ontario`s Differentiation Policy Framework for Postsecondary Education (PDF 250 KB). Over the course of these ADMs, the government has undertaken a review and change to the funding formula for Ontario`s universities. The current cycle of strategic mandate agreements (2017-2020) supports the implementation of the government`s differentiation objectives and the objective of ensuring financial sustainability throughout the university system. . The agreements are updated annually based on the results of the adm3 annual evaluation (2020-2025). Lakehead University`s SSA proposal submitted to the Ministry (2014) was used to inform the strategic mandate agreement and was the culmination of two years of academic development. The proposal was guided by the department`s requirements and its policy framework for differentiation and developed on the basis of consultations with the academic community, including students, faculty and staff, senators and members of the Board of Governors. Please click on the link below to download SMA2: Lakehead`s Strategic Mandate Agreement 3 (2020-25) The development of Lakehead`s ADM3 included a consultation process that included fall 2019 and winter 2020 and included faculty and senators.
Feedback from the academic community was incorporated into the final adm 3 agreement. Please email your thoughts to sma2020@ryerson.ca before October 31st. . Lakehead University`s Strategic Mandate Agreement 2 (2017-2020) outlines the university`s current role in Ontario`s postsecondary education system and how it will build on its current strengths to achieve its vision and help advance the system-wide goals set out in the ministry`s Differentiation Policy Framework. A big thank you to those who participated in the public meetings. You can always submit ideas, questions or suggestions for the next Ryerson ADM. Read more: Ministry of Higher Education and Skills Development Universities have some flexibility to negotiate weightings for measures, identify the strength and direction of the institution and propose a measure of the institution`s own economic impact. Lakehead University`s Strategic Mandate Agreement 2 (2017-2020) was guided by the requirements of the Department and its strategic differentiation framework, Lakehead University`s strategic and academic plans, and was developed with input from representatives from all university functions as well as faculties and staff. Lakehead University`s third Strategic Mandate Agreement (SMA3) has been signed with the Ministry of Colleges and Universities.
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