International Development Grant
Canadian College Partnership Program (CCPP) - 2001-2011
Project Number: CA-3-S061266PRG
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $60,000,000.00
Start Date: May 01, 2001
End Date: September 28, 2012
Duration: 11.4 years
Project Description
The goal of the Canadian College Partnership Program is to increase the capacity of educational and training organizations in developing countries to address their respective country's sustainable development priorities. The program provides funding on a cost-shared basis for projects developed by Canadian community colleges vocational colleges and similar institutions. The projects funded aim to build the capacities of educational and training institutions in developing countries to address the development needs of the communities they serve. The program supports two categories of projects: (1) major development and institutional strengthening projects that often involve policy development planning and the management of technical and vocational training systems and (2) smaller more narrowly defined partnership projects that focus on institutional capacity building and poverty reduction in specific communities.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of the project include: (i) 83 projects in 41 countries were supported; 1 782 local trainers/teachers and administrators (980 female and 802 male) improved their skills in competency-based teaching approaches and methods; (ii) over 20 000 students and community members benefited from training programs; (iii) local partners offered training and education programs to meet the needs of young unemployed people women marginalized populations and skilled workers. These results contributed to improving the ability of educational organizations in developing countries to address the sustainable development needs in their communities and to improving the employment outcomes for students and community members.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
Colleges and Institutes Canada
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Donor country personnel
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP