RELAXATION TO POST GRADUATE WORK PERMIT RULES FOR THE ALLOWANCE OF ONLINE LEARNING (OUTSIDE CANADA)

RELAXATION TO POST GRADUATE WORK PERMIT RULES FOR THE ALLOWANCE OF ONLINE LEARNING (OUTSIDE CANADA)

All around the world, post- secondary institutions have decided to hold their summer terms through alternate modes of teaching, like the online system of learning.

Alternate modes of teaching, other than front to front teaching has been opted by Canadian institutions (Fall Term) with the exception of only a few classes in which physical presence is mandatory- lab practical, shops, skill enhancement trainings, etc.

Even though these steps ensure the safety of the entire student body and their families, when it comes to the faculty and staff, they have led to employment and detention challenges.

Many studies over the news and online articles are showing that the quality of online education and concerns regarding the student experience are withholding and halting the working of the education system.

Most of the challenges include-

• The capability of the new educational environment to benefit the students’ learning experience.
• Concerns regarding the lack of social networking connections and cultural experiences, that are an integral part of international education.
• Travel restrictions

Another benefit of studying in Canada, is that the student will be entitled to the Post-Graduate Work Permit, which allows him/her to stay and work for up to 3 years after graduation. This is often used my many to convert into permanent residence, ending in Canadian Citizenship.

For students pursuing distance learning through modes of online teaching, their online work time will be deducted from the length of time that they have been allowed under the Post-Graduate Work Permit. This hence has a drawback since many international students would not like to study through the online process and hence might go for other alternatives.

However, IRCC declared an alteration to the eligibility rules for the Post Graduate Work Permit program, for studies and admissions taken between now and December 31,2020. According to this, a student can earn credits even if they begin their classes online irrespective of them being inside or outside Canada and complete their study program by 50% through distance learning.

Things to be kept in mind-

• Students need to make sure that their portions of online education study should not exceed 50% of their program,
• These change in rules are valid only to the study courses taken in 2020.

New innovative programs are being revealed and explored by the post-secondary institutions such as shorter certificate programs, badges and micro credential supported programs, which will be advantageous to students on deciding their mid-stream. The last area of though and the most important one will be to carefully analyse how these programs will fit into the permit system and how the students on understanding the conditions and consequences) will benefit from them.

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