Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Research and Planning Branch
Research @ MTCU: The OEN Extension Project
Chris Monahan, Director
OISE-MTCU-HEQCO Policy Research Symposium
OISE/UT, May 16, 2013
Ontario Education Number (OEN) Extension Project
OEN is a unique, numerical identifier assigned by the Ministry of Education to
elementary/secondary students
MTCU is working with colleges and universities to extend the use of OEN in the postsecondary
sector and (if feasible) to the employment and training sector
The OEN Extension Project makes available to institutions a validation and verification model
for student records that already have an OEN, and provides a mechanism for colleges and
universities to request that an OEN be assigned to students who do not have one
The project builds on the existing OEN registry in collaboration with the Ontario Ministry of
Education, and MTCU works closely with universities, colleges and the Ontario College
Application Services (OCAS)
This initiative is one of the MTCU’s priorities, is an integral part of the success of the Ministry
and sector data collection work and has potential to support innovation and transformation in
the sector
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Assignment Progress Report
Total new OENs assigned by PSE sector to date approx: 351,000 (Current as of April 19, 2013)
New OEN Assignment - Colleges
New OEN Assignment - Universities
180,000
167,128
160,000
133,433
140,000
120,000
101,637
100,000
80,000
70,624
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
April-June 2012
July-Sept 2012
Oct-Dec 2012
200,000
180,000
160,000
140,000
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
Jan-Mar 2013
OENs have been assigned to full and part time students
enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs, including out of province
and international students
182,222
149,952
120,998
50,585
April - June 2012
July-Sept 2012
Oct-Dec 2012
Activity includes OENs assigned to full and part time students
Source: ESAB – Count of OEN Assigned
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Jan-Mar 2013
Current Status
Universities
Colleges
82% of student records submitted by
universities included the OEN
86% of full time student records
submitted by colleges included the OEN
All universities reported OENs for their
students
All colleges reported OENs for their
students
Total OENs submitted : 400,937
Total OENs submitted : 184,766
*Preliminary Data from PFIS-CSER as of April 24, 2013
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Policy and Research Implications
The extension of the collection of student level data, including the OEN, will assist in
developing a better evidence base for the Ministry and for the sector
When fully implemented, the OEN will improve the ability to measure and promote
student success by:
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providing more meaningful and accurate measures of student flows and outcomes
informing tracking and research related to student pathways
improving data for evaluation, financial monitoring, planning and policy development
The value of OEN-based data will increase over time as more student cohorts that
have OENs progress through the system
I am looking forward to hearing the presentations and wishing all of us interesting
and productive conversations on some of the key issues of the Ontario
postsecondary education
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