Professional Development Training

CBIE has proven experience in the design, delivery and evaluation of short and long-term training programs for international clients seeking Canadian expertise and know-how for the educational and human-resource development of their accredited professionals.

Whether education practitioners or public policy professionals, bank and financial institution specialists or Diplomats and Foreign Service officers; CBIE has the capacity to bring the best of Canadian professional training to you.

CBIE is uniquely positioned to provide Professional Development Training services to international clients through our extensive network of Canadian member training partners. Coordinated by CBIE staff and consulting content specialists, we are able to access the best possible service providers in Canada to meet your training and up grading needs.

Our access to a wealth of training partners means that CBIE is able to respond rapidly to international requests for unique, non-recurring training programs in addition to providing capacity for long-term and annually recurring training cycles.

CBIE’s Professional Development Training services include:

• Training program design, planning and rationalization with client needs, policies and schedules
• Customization of Canadian and Internationally accredited programs to client specifications including culture and language requirements
• Briefing and pre-departure sessions in-country
• On-arrival orientation sessions in Canada
• Study tours and work experience programs in Canada
• Deployment of Canadian based Professional Development Training programs in client countries
• Program monitoring and performance and results evaluation

CBIE’s experience in Professional Training Programs include:

• 2007 – Diplomat Training Program, Ministry of Foreign Affairs – State of Kuwait
• 2006 – Instructor Training Program, General Organization for Vocational Education and Technical Training – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• 2006 – Principals’ Training Program. Ministry of Education – State of Kuwait
• 2005 – 2006 – Sultan Qaboos University Student Study Tour – Oman
• 2004 – School Leadership Program. Ministry of Education – State of Kuwait
• 2002 – Community Economic Development Program – CIDA / Government of Ukraine (Curriculum and Teacher Training Component)
  2000-2003 – Pakistan- Capacity Building for Community Educational
• 1998 – Civil Society Community Roots Program – CIDA / Government of Ukraine (Curriculum and Teacher Training Component)

Development and Management of Educational Institutions Abroad

At CBIE we are proud to be involved in the promotion and export of Canadian education institutions abroad and in sharing Canadian institutional capacity and know-how with international partner governments and private education investors.

Within the last decade alone CBIE has played an instrumental role in the creation of Canadian satellite colleges and Universities and we have helped to establish and continue to oversee Provincially accredited primary and secondary schools abroad.

CBIE maintains a cadre of international education service professionals and consultants that are available to meet all institutional capacity building needs. Our services cover the spectrum from facility planning and development to human resource management and institution operations.

We have extensive experience in education quality assessment and controls and education program monitoring and evaluation.

CBIE also has the necessary experience and expertise to respond to Public sector service requirements as well as Private sector enterprise needs.

CBIE’s Institutional Development services include:

• Business and feasibility studies
• Strategic planning for educational enterprises
• Consortia development
• Quality control of education delivery
• Verification of Canadian education program accreditation
• Canadian and host-country contract management and administration
• Recruiting and staffing services
• Professional Training for Educators and Administrators
• Evaluation and monitoring of education programs, institutional growth and development
• Marketing and promotion of education programs and institutions
• Agency services for Canadian representation and Provincial / Territorial Ministry of Education liaison

CBIE’s experience in this field includes:

• 2001 – Present: The Canadian International School of Egypt – Ontario accredited K – Grade 12 School
• 2006 Kindergarten to Grade 8 – Province of Alberta curricla school established in Doha Qatar
• 2001 – 2006 Canadian College of the North Atlantic – Qatar – Partnership between the Government of Qatar and the College of the North Atantic, Newfoundland and Labrador
• 1997-2000: Institutional Support for the establishment of the Hariri Canadian University

Internationally Sponsored Scholarship Program Management

CBIE’s breadth of experience in scholarship and fellowship management is both extensive and innovative. CBIE has and currently manages scholarship and fellowship programs for the Canadian government, governments from all regions of the world, and various private sector sponsoring agencies. Our management, placement, and support services for students are extensive and are grounded in a thorough understanding of the international student selection and placement process and the best practices necessary for project and training program success. CBIE’s monitoring, evaluation, and reporting capacity are excellent and is guided by project goals, anticipated outcomes, and the continued improvement of project performance.

CBIE’s Scholarship Management services include:

• Admissions and Placement Service
• Financial management of student scholarships
• Negotiate special agreements on behalf of government sponsors for international students in professional programs – Dentistry, Medicine, Engineering
• Customised training programs in technology, sciences, and the arts in Canada
• Assistance with student immigration issues prior to arrival and while in Canada
• Assistance with housing and accommodation
• On-arrival orientation session in Canada’s capital
• Academic monitoring with full report to sponsor each academic term
• Facilitate academic counselling
• Campus visits by a CBIE representative
• Guardianship for underage students

CBIE’s experience in this field includes:
International – Sponsored Students

Canadian – Sponsored Students

CBIE SCHOLARSHIP MANAGEMENT FACTS
In the last 30 years, CBIE has

• Managed more than 30,000 trainee/ student years from more than 60 countries
• Developed enhanced scholarship administration databases, unique to each funding authority
• Put in place sound risk assessment strategies to ensure welfare and safety of all students/interns
• Developed an in-depth understanding of the Canadian education system and a strong network of contacts in educational institutions at all levels
• Managed programs involving over 1,000 Canadians in studies outside Canada