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Are you looking for an educational consultant who combines a passion for education with a deep understanding of innovation and technology? Meet Andrea Sesum, an accomplished education consultant who brings a unique blend of expertise, creativity, and forward-thinking solutions to curriculum development.

With years of experience in designing curricula that engage, inspire, and meet the evolving needs of today’s learners, Andrea is dedicated to empowering educational institutions to achieve their goals. She specializes in crafting tailored, technology-enhanced learning experiences that align with industry standards and future workforce demands.

Need regulatory support, assistance with launching a school, or help developing a new program? Andrea provides the expertise to navigate these critical areas, ensuring compliance, successful launch, and a lasting impact.

Choose Andrea Sesum as your partner in education, and watch your programs transform to meet the needs of tomorrow’s learners today. Reach out now to start building the future of education together!

ARC Advantage Limited offers a wide range of services for Career Colleges. With over 35 years of experience in educational programming and regulatory/ministry compliance, our breadth of knowledge in the career college sector is well recognized.

We have worked with more than 250 established and new career colleges to assist with operational, programming, and compliance issues.

Consulting services include:

• New school registrations & Re-registrations
• Program approvals & Re-approvals
• Compliance audits & training
• Compliance monitoring
• 3rd party AEM assessments
• Curriculum & program design
• Ministry liaison services
• Applications for ISP/DLI & OSAP designation
• Accreditation applications
• KPI processes
• Assistance with school sales

I have gained extensive expertise and knowledge during my 16 years as an inspector with the Career Colleges Branch, Ministry of Colleges and Universities.

I have reviewed hundreds of Career College registration applications and know that the process can often take months longer than necessary due to deficiencies that could have been avoided. In my past role as inspector, I have sat on the other side of the desk and know what the Ministry requires.

As a consultant, I now bring this expertise to clients as I accompany them every step of the way in submitting a complete, high-quality application first time round, ensuring quicker turn-around and savings in time and money.

If you already operate a registered career college, you know the Ministry takes its enforcement duties seriously and maintaining good relations with your regulator is key. Ensuring compliant operations is one of the best business decisions a career college owner can make. I provide customised staff training in compliant career college operations and conduct document/record audits. I provide guidance in dealing with student complaints in constructive and compliant ways, so as to benefit the college and student alike.

I am approved as a Compliance Monitor for the purposes of Conditions of Registration.

What do I bring to the table?

– Recently retired after 23 years of public service with the Government of Ontario.
– 16 years as inspector in the Career Colleges Branch, Ministry of Colleges and Universities.
– Oversaw regulatory needs of hundreds of career colleges and provided consumer protection to students.
– Developed expertise in translating complex legislation and regulations for small businesses.
– Known for offering clear, concise guidance on career college registration, program approval, and regulatory framework.
– Extensive experience in training, delivering custom sessions on registration and operations.
– Maintains high standards in customer service, with a reputation for responsiveness and professionalism.

Our mission at eLoft Careers is to maximize student and graduate success in today’s job market by teaching job search skills that work, bridging the transition from school to employment. We partner with Career Colleges to accelerate student and graduate job market success by complementing your existing job search services with expertly developed online/on demand courses covering the 4 pillars of job search.

As Canada’s leading publisher of learning resources for law and justice programs across the country, Emond is proud to partner with distinguished authors to produce practical, current, and top-quality resources for Ontario’s career colleges. We strive to equip students, instructors, and practitioners for success by delivering specialized Canadian content, affordable prices, and outstanding customer service. Visit our website to browse our full selection of resources:
www.emond.ca

Enriched Academy is one of Canada’s leading personal financial education programs, providing financial literacy training through online courses, personal coaching and live events. Our focus is on delivering financial education that is engaging, inspiring and that leads to life changing action

With more than 20 years of educating people on the necessity of financial awareness and responsibility, we have helped over 250,000 Canadians, including some of the largest organizations in the country, including corporations, unions, high schools, the CFL, TransUnion, police associations, colleges and universities among others.

We work with many of the most innovative and client-focused career colleges around the country, helping over 20,000 new students and hundreds of staff every year learn how to tackle student debt, learn to save and start to build a solid foundation of financial health and awareness. Our program can easily be integrated with your LMS and existing courses.

Key benefits for schools include:
• Helps tackle student debt and student loan repayments
• Helps prepare students for their careers by providing them life and money lessons
• Empowers both students and staff
• Feel-good story that schools can use for marketing

Great Exposure is a full service Marketing Agency solely dedicated to clients within the post-secondary education sector of Canada. Every service offered, from web design to email campaigns to lead management, has been developed organically in-house to meet the needs of both clients and student users everywhere.

Assisting schools in everything from lead generation and brand building to hiring and training recruiters, Great Exposure has become synonymous with education and are widely regarded as experts in the field of lead management technology.

Jones DesLauriers is a proud affiliate of the CCO and is happy to provide Commercial Insurance for its members. Our unique insurance program takes all exposures into consideration to protect your investment at a competitive price.

Our risk management approach is the cornerstone of the value we bring to our clients with a dedicated team of expert advisors, loss control specialists, and in house claims advocates to ensure fair and expeditious settlements of claims. With broker partners coast to coast, we provide local touch combined with national strength.

Jones DesLauriers is a division of Navacord. A privately owned Canadian company with over 50 years experience. We take a holistic approach while reviewing your risks and business operations to protect your investment.

Please reach out to discuss how we can help.

At Maria Onilla Consultancy, we specialize in providing comprehensive services to support private post-secondary institutions throughout Canada. Our expertise includes curriculum development, PARIS implementation, PCC registration assistance, website design, and branding. We are committed to helping private institutions meet regulatory requirements, develop effective curriculum, and establish a strong brand identity that sets them apart from their competitors. Our experienced team is dedicated to helping institutions build engaging online platforms that meet the needs of students and the demands of the market. With our guidance and support, private post-secondary institutions can provide quality education that meets the needs of their students and ensures their long-term success. Let us help your institution stand out in the private education sector.

The team at onsite images specializes in producing high quality event photography.

We appreciate the occasion, whether recognizing the significance of the graduation portrait or celebrating the sport, seasonal or special event. We are also available for Corporate, Commercial and Industrial photography.

Since 2018, Smart Owl has specialized in developing Ministry-approved, transferable curriculum for Canadian career colleges, helping them establish programs that open pathways for learners. We tailor solutions to each client’s goals, ensuring a smooth, compliant launch while supporting seamless program transfers. Drawing on extensive experience with program rollouts, we provide expert guidance through regulatory and industry-specific challenges. Our curriculum team collaborates with industry leaders to create programs that align with Ministry standards, current trends, and workforce needs. With offerings in business, technology, health & community, and construction, our programs equip learners for career success. Contact us at hello@smart-owl.ca to learn more.

Safety & Compliance consulting firm, with 20 years of industry experience. Providing services to various clients within the Private Career Colleges & Transportation Sector, such as new PCC registration, compliance monitoring, Program development, and maintenance.

We provide a cloud based ERP solution for managing PCC administrative tasks, such as Student enrollment, contract generation, resource management.

We develop, train, execute, and evaluate programs within Regulations of Private Career Colleges, Ministry of Transportation, Department of Transportation and various other regulatory bodies.

Our goal is to ensure compliance is adhered to and results are tracked through internal audits and KPIs.

Recognizing that career colleges have unique reporting requirements which are defined by the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, our firm has developed an audit team that understands both the technical requirements as well as specific audit requirements.

We have experience in executing as well as assisting our clients in streamlining the year end, prepaid unearned revenue, revenue by source, PCCA trust account, foreign and domestic student enrolment and KPI audits. We also have compiled pro-forma financial statements for schools seeking PCC registration as well as acted as a Subject Matter Expert for PCCs seeking MCU approval of new vocational programs.

We have also acted as compliance monitors for various PCCs providing the necessary on site visits and compliance reports required by MCU.

Our experience on KPI audits for new OSAP registrations allow our firm to have a supportive role with respect to compliance for OSAP registered colleges and colleges seeking registration.

Finally we have contributed to the Private Career College industry with respect to providing audit guidance to senior policy advisors at MCU as well we have lectured for CCO on KPI matters both at workshops and at the annual conference.  Edmund Leong, CPA, CA is currently actively acting as an advisor to the board of Career Colleges Ontario.