Education Council

The BCIT Education Council (EdCo) operates according to a series of established bylaws and standing procedures [PDF].

EdCo focuses on academic matters, including:

setting policies, criteria and procedures for awards, academic standing, appeals, and examinations
defining curriculum content for courses
advising the Board of Governors on developing educational policies, programs or priorities.

The Council consists of 20 voting members, either elected or appointed for terms of one or two years. Read more about the election process.

EdCo works directly with the Education (5000 series) policies and procedures. In addition, the Glossary of Educational Terms (previously Policy 5100) [PDF] is a resource of terms commonly used in policy and procedures.

Standing committees and sub-committees

The Council established the following committees (Council sub-groups) to fulfill its legislated mandate:

Programming Standing Committee:
Reviews all proposals for new programs and major changes, and makes recommendations to EdCo
Policy Standing Committee:
Reviews all new and revised educational policies and associated procedures, and makes recommendations to EdCo
Executive Standing Committee:
Coordinates activities for all EdCo activities
Education Technology and Learning Design Sub-Committee:
Provides strategic guidance and recommendations regarding the implementation and use of educational technology

Coordinator for the Education Council: Kerri Macmillan

Education Council and Standing Committee meeting dates [PDF]. Current meeting packages are accessible on the Education Council page on SharePoint (Staff/Student login required). Approved past minutes are linked below.

Meetings are held in SE40, Royal Oak Boardroom on the Burnaby campus from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. on the following Wednesdays: