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OCASA

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Commitment to Professionalism

History

Brief Overview & Timeline (PDF)
 

Membership

Membership is open to administrators within Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts &Technology/Institutes of Technology & Advanced Learning and other publicly funded colleges/institutions. For complete information, visit the Membership page.

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Mission

OCASA is the voluntary association that supports and promotes the interests and needs of the province's community college administrators. On behalf of its members, OCASA advocates professionalism, excellence, and learning for the betterment of the community college system.

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Mandate

OCASA pursues and fosters the interests of its members in their professional goals. Adhering to the values of professionalism, excellence and integrity, OCASA seeks to:

  • foster proficiency and professional excellence
  • achieve, through advocacy and consultation, provisions beneficial to the economic, social and working conditions of its members
  • influence the terms and conditions of employment at local colleges through advocacy and consultation
  • develop and present a common position on issues affecting members
  • collect and distribute information for the benefit of individual members and local administrative staff associations

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Commitment to Professionalism

  1. OCASA members are committed to the highest standard of professional conduct, acting with excellence and integrity. In the course of their duties, OCASA members aim to work in a manner that supports and promotes the strategic objectives of their local college and the work of their colleagues across the province.  
  2. OCASA, as an association, is committed to supporting its members in their professional goals through advocacy, encouraging professional development, providing regular communications and facilitating opportunities for networking and mentoring. To this end, OCASA is committed to working collaboratively and cooperatively with college partners while also upholding the highest standard of professional conduct, acting with excellence and integrity.