In the recent years, ACCC has dramatically transformed the philosophical basis of its approach to programs and services it wishes implemented. The Association's visibility as the national voice for colleges and institutes has been enhanced and a consistent growth in credibility in government and among institutional membership has been achieved. This growth in the national scene has been complemented by the capacity ACCC has in delivering quality services to funders, internationally, as well as to partners in developing countries.
 

The partnership approach it has initiated with competing groups in the national as well as in the international context has given the organization an environment of trust where it can work more effectively for the colleges. Partnerships with the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), World University Service of Canada (WUSC), Universalia, and Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) are just examples of productive collaborative efforts to improve the educational image of Canada in the world market and to bring a more coherent Canadian educational voice to the world.
 

Internationally, ACCC has forged linkages with other national organizations involved in technical and vocational education. Many representatives from these organizations attended the last annual conference. As nations now form blocs with each other to meet the challenges of the world economy, ACCC aims to develop more experience in this multinational bidding environment for international financial institution projects.
 

The growth of the organization over the past years and the growing credibility it has in the national and international scene, as well as the working partnerships it has established, place ACCC in a stable position to develop a plan of operation which will respond to the emerging priorities and challenges facing the college/institute system in today's rapidly changing environment.