Seniors/All - Help on completing Study History Help Needed!

[olipearce1987]

Hi All,

have requested help on this before, but with no response. I am trying to complete my Study history and have a ECA. I have been told i can claim two or more, but not sure what to select where, this is what i have so far:

ECA REPORT:
CANADIAN EQUIVALENCY SUMMARY
Two diplomas (two years) and bachelor's degree (four years)

CREDENTIAL ANALYSIS

1. Credential Authentication: Official transcripts were sent directly by the institution
Country: United Kingdom
Credential: Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education
Year: 2005
Awarded by: Edexcel Limited
Institution Status: Recognized
Major/Specialization: Information and Communication Technology
Canadian Equivalency: Diploma (two years)

2. Credential Authentication: Official transcripts were sent directly by the institution
Country: United Kingdom
Credential: Higher National Diploma
Year: 2007
Awarded by: Business and Technician Education Council
Institution Status: Recognized
Major/Specialization: Computing
Canadian Equivalency: Diploma (two years)

3. Credential Authentication: Official transcripts were sent directly by the institution
Country: United Kingdom
Credential: Bachelor of Science
Year: 2008
Awarded by: University of the West of England, Bristol
Institution Status: Recognized
Major/Specialization: Information Technology
Canadian Equivalency: Bachelor's degree (four years)

Now i have populated the above 3 into the study section as below, should i be selecting two or more for any of them and if so where?
1.
Start - 2003/09
To - 2005/06
Complete/Full Academic years - 2
full time/part time - FT
standing at the end of study - awarded
country - Eng
institution - Bridgwater College
level of eduction - Two year program at a university...
**ECA Details Here**
Level of education show on ECA report your ECA report will tell you.... - Two year program at a university...

2.
Start - 2005/09
To - 2007/06
Complete/Full Academic years - 2
full time/part time - FT
standing at the end of study - awarded
country - Eng
institution - Bridgwater College
level of eduction - Two year program at a university...
**ECA Details Here**
Level of education show on ECA report your ECA report will tell you.... - Two year program at a university...

3.
Start - 2007/09
To - 2008/06
Complete/Full Academic years - 1
full time/part time - FT
standing at the end of study - awarded
country - Eng
institution - Bristol
level of eduction - Bachelors Degree, 3 or more
**ECA Details Here**
Level of education show on ECA report your ECA report will tell you.... - Bachelors Degree, 3 or more

please help and advice! thanks

 

[olipearce1987]

anyone?

 

[olipearce1987]

anyone?

 

[devnill]

I doubt that you can pick two or more as none of your programs were for three years. IRCC are quite clear about this

Two or more certificates, diplomas, or degrees. One must be for a program of three or more years

If you select two or more and when IRCC decide that you can't claim these points, they will deduct the CRS points and if it causes your CRS points to fall under the CRS points for that draw, they will reject your application.

 

[olipearce1987]

I doubt that you can pick two or more as none of your programs were for three years. IRCC are quite clear about this

If you select two or more and when IRCC decide that you can't claim these points, they will deduct the CRS points and if it causes your CRS points to fall under the CRS points for that draw, they will reject your application.

thanks for your response! to be honest, thats what i thought also, but when i explained my situation to a number of people historically, included a immigration consultant they said i could! think i wont to be safe though!

 

[olipearce1987]

I doubt that you can pick two or more as none of your programs were for three years. IRCC are quite clear about this

If you select two or more and when IRCC decide that you can't claim these points, they will deduct the CRS points and if it causes your CRS points to fall under the CRS points for that draw, they will reject your application.

And i suppose my other question really is then when it states A three-year or more certificate, diploma, or degree , does this mean the ECA results must state this, so what it is equivalent to in Canada, or what was complete in your home country?

 

[bestofluck]

I doubt that you can pick two or more as none of your programs were for three years. IRCC are quite clear about this

If you select two or more and when IRCC decide that you can't claim these points, they will deduct the CRS points and if it causes your CRS points to fall under the CRS points for that draw, they will reject your application.

It clearly says two or more degrees, one of them is three years. It is very very clear. dont confuse him.

See only the final outcome of ECA
ECA REPORT:
CANADIAN EQUIVALENCY SUMMARY
Two diplomas (two years) and bachelor's degree (four years)

 

[olipearce1987]

It clearly says two or more degrees, one of them is three years. It is very very clear. dont confuse him.

See only the final outcome of ECA
ECA REPORT:
CANADIAN EQUIVALENCY SUMMARY
Two diplomas (two years) and bachelor's degree (four years)

great thanks! so out of my 3 entries, which ones do i select two or more or all 3?

 

[devnill]

It clearly says two or more degrees, one of them is three years. It is very very clear. dont confuse him.

See only the final outcome of ECA
ECA REPORT:
CANADIAN EQUIVALENCY SUMMARY
Two diplomas (two years) and bachelor's degree (four years)

That's the equivalency.

If you look at the dates that the diplomas and degree was awarded, none of them took three years to achieve.

Diploma 1 awarded in 2005 took 2 years to achieve
Diploma 2 awarded in 2007 took 2 years to achieve
Degree 1 awarded in 2008 took 1 year to achieve

A full program of 3 years or longer was never actually completed, the diplomas were used as credit for achieving the degree.

 

[olipearce1987]

That's the equivalency.

If you look at the dates that the diplomas and degree was awarded, none of them took three years to achieve.

Diploma 1 awarded in 2005 took 2 years to achieve
Diploma 2 awarded in 2007 took 2 years to achieve
Degree 1 awarded in 2008 took 1 year to achieve

A full program of 3 years or longer was never actually completed, the diplomas were used as credit for achieving the degree.

thats what i mean, is the length to complete the degree based on the years it actually took to complete or the equivalency? it doesn't actually state anywhere on the CIC website which, it just say 3 years or more, 3 or more academic years or the equivalent?

and also Diploma 2 and the degree are 3 years, i did them in separate places, but i got separate award, but a degree where ever u do it is 1st year, 2nd year HND and 3rd year degree.

 

[devnill]

thats what i mean, is the length to complete the degree based on the years it actually took to complete or the equivalency? it doesn't actually state anywhere on the CIC website which, it just say 3 years or more, 3 or more academic years or the equivalent?

I think for the "three years or more" part they are looking for how long it took to complete in academic years rather than equivalency.

and also Diploma 2 and the degree are 3 years, i did them in separate places, but i got separate award, but a degree where ever u do it is 1st year, 2nd year HND and 3rd year degree.

That's not quite true - generally if you start a degree and quit partway through it, you do not get any award.

I think you need to make a decision as this is not your first thread on the topic and the advice is not going to change.

 

[neorol]

How did you get a degree of 4 years if you studied only 1 year? Did they accept your former studies and you didn't have to take a lot of courses?

There must be a reason why you got the diploma awarded and why WES accepted it. You should go with your ECA's result and explain the situation of your Bachelor Degree.

 

[olipearce1987]

How did you get a degree of 4 years if you studied only 1 year? Did they accept your former studies and you didn't have to take a lot of courses?

There must be a reason why you got the diploma awarded and why WES accepted it. You should go with your ECA's result and explain the situation of your Bachelor Degree.

i did my HND at college, a HND is the same level as the 1st 2 years of a degree, so its one final year to convert it to a degree, so its 3 years of studying.

 

[neorol]

i did my HND at college, a HND is the same level as the 1st 2 years of a degree, so its one final year to convert it to a degree, so its 3 years of studying.

I see what you mean. So, they accepted your former studies as two years and you had to do only 1 year. I think if you explain this well and ECA already says you have 2 diplomas and 1 bachelor (4 years) equivalent, you should definitely go with it. That's why ECA exists, officers just accept it, and they don't care about the original county's rules. The decision is yours of course...

 

[olipearce1987]

Again, what matters is the equivalency. I don't even understand why there's any debate about it.

You get an ECA so CIC can understand the Canadian equivalent of your degrees. It clearly says that it is equivalent to a four year degree and a 2 year degree. That's the reason why they append the number of years to the equivalent degree, and your actual academic years were already taken into account for this assessment.

If WES thinks your 10 week summer course is equivalent to a Canadian PhD, then that's what you can claim points for. End of story.

Cheers all! my initial question was how to complete the study screen. Do u just select two or more against each level of study?