2007 ESL Student Outcomes Survey Report (1060Kb)

This report presents a summary of the findings from the 2007 English as a Second Language (ESL) Student Outcomes Survey. The snapshot taken by the survey shows a group of learners who took ESL courses at a B.C. public post-secondary institution between September 1, 2005 and August 31, 2006. The report describes who they are, why they took ESL, and what they thought of their studies. There is also a focus on former students’ transitions to further education and the labour market.

Adult Special Education 2006 Cohort Study - omnibus report of Phase I, II, and III (2089Kb)

The Ministry of Advanced Education (AVED) and the post-secondary institutions involved undertook the Adult Special Education (ASE) 2006 Cohort Study to broaden understanding of the programs offered under the ASE umbrella and to learn more about the ASE students who take these programs. The first phase of this study collected information on the programs being offered The Program Inventory contains detailed information on 50 Adult Special Education programs, submitted by the 15 public post-secondary institutions in BC that offer ASE programming. Phase II of the project is the ASE Registrant Study, which collected information on the students who were registered in ASE programs between September 1 and November 30, 2006. The ASE Registrant Study Report summarizes the information provided on students’ characteristics, assessments done, services provided, students’ educational goals, and employment or volunteer work. Phase III consisted of a brief exit survey that collected information from the students interviewed for Phase II, after they left their programs or courses. The results are reported in the ASE Exit Survey Report.

2005 Adult Basic Education Survey: Report of Findings (1612Kb)

"Adult Basic Education" is a broad term that includes a range of courses in fundamental academic skills, academic upgrading, and life skills or career preparation. Many students who take these courses are also enrolled in other college-level (non-ABE) programs. The public post-secondary institutions that deliver these courses and the Ministry of Advanced Education sponsored the 2005 BC College and Institute Adult Basic Education Outcomes Survey to gather information about the students who take ABE courses. The survey Report of Findings addresses the questions: Who takes ABE and career preparation courses? What are their reasons for enrolling? How do they evaluate their courses? What are their outcomes?