Phil Bélanger, Executive Director www.nbcat.ca
www.nbplar.ca

“We should be concerned with what you know rather than where you learned it.”
Dr. Anthony Secco, Chair, NBCAT
What is NBCAT?
The New Brunswick Council on Articulations and Transfer (NBCAT) is a participatory council of the department of Post-Secondary
Education, Training and Labour (PETL). NBCAT facilitates credit transfer and articulation arrangements among NB post-secondary institutions.
It also promotes the appropriate and effective use of prior learning assessment and recognition to support learners.
NBCAT Vision
Learners access post-secondary education through inter-institutional transfer and recognition of formal and informal learning experiences.
NBCAT Mission
Always respectful of institutional autonomy, NBCAT works collaboratively to continuously improve awareness of, and opportunity for, learner mobility.

Structural Operation and Achievements
The NBCAT Council is composed of academic VPs from seven publically funded NB post-secondary institutions
UNB, STU, MTA, UdeM, NBCC, CCNB and NBCCD
As part of its operational structure NBCAT has a standing
Contact Persons Committee (CPC) composed of representatives from its participating institutions at the registrar level, as well as Crandall University and recently
Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification (AOC).
The work of the Council is carried out by staff provided by
PETL with the CPC

A d H o c T a s s k G r o u p s s o r
S u b c o m m i i t t t t e e s s a s s n e e d e d
T r a n s f f e r &
A r t t i i c u l l a t t i i o n
A g r e e m e n t t s s
R e s s e a r c h
PETL / MEPFT
NBCAT / CATNB
Executive Director
C o n t t a c t t P e r s s
Administrative Assistance o n s s
C o m m i i t t t t e e ( ( C P C ) )
P o r t t a l l a n d C o m m u n i i c a t t i i o n s s
Associate Director
N B P L A R / / E R A N B
A c t t i i o n G r o u p
M a n d a t t e : :
Promote and facilitate the delivery of prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) practices in NB through increased awareness, collaboration and common terminology and tools

Structural Operation and Achievements
Exchanges among participating members has led to the creation of the New Brunswick Credit Transfer
Portal http://portal.nbcat.ca/ , designed to simplify the process of searching for recognition of previous training
Special efforts have been devoted to facilitate articulation and transfer agreements between NB colleges and universities in the fields of Nursing,
Business and Engineering and Information Technology

Structural Operation and Achievements
An LPN-BN four year pilot articulation agreement with UNBSJ providing LPN graduates from the NBCC and CCNB the opportunity to pursue their education towards a BN, was launched in 2013 and implemented with much success to date
With the support of NBCAT the CCNB is in the process of transforming its LPN program curriculum with a competency based approach in order to facilitate the transfer of equivalencies to the BN program at the U de M
Also with the support of NBCAT, UdeM and CCNB reinforced their collaborative efforts by launching new articulated programs: Applied Bachelor’s degree in managing financial services, a applied bachelor degree in Marketing, and applied bachelor degree in Distribution Management, as well as Technology, Information and leadership.Other similar agreements are in the works
A transfer agreement was struck between the NBCC & UNB in the field of
Information Technology and Computer Science, and work is underway for credit transfer agreements in Engineering, more in the field of Business and Information
Technology and Computer Science, as well as Trades programs to a Bachelor of
Education

Working Collaboratively to Improve Learner Mobility
Student transferability / mobility enhancement is measured via a benchmarking model established in 2012. Our recent annual stats report has shown an 18% increase in total transfer credits awarded. And the focus for the future is to:
 Increase the number of Articulation Agreements – New Pathways to credentials
 Create a Central « Assessment Support Service » to assist in facilitating
Prior learning, and National and International academic credential assessment
 Create electronic transfer of transcripts using a common transcript
 Conduct research that will help inform and shape policy and practice, as needed
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Expand the Credit Transfer Portal to include transfers into NB from outside the province and country
 Work with other Canadian CATs for enhanced Pan-Canadian collaboration among our Post-secondary partners