Staff & Faculty Guide

Keep in mind some key factors to ensure your activity is CCR eligible:

• Encourage and support student growth and development.
• It cannot be an activity required for academic credit.
• Positions cannot be paid, except for on campus employment.
• Must be verified by a Mohawk staff or community staff person.
• Only activities for the current academic year will be accepted.

Each position on the Co-Curricular Record includes a set of competency statements derived from Mohawk’s five Institutional Learning Outcomes. These statements reflect what a student has learned through their involvement, highlighting the skills and experiences gained from the activity and showing how it supports their personal, academic, and career development.

Mohawk's Institutional Learning Outcomes include:

Communication:

The activity helps develop the ability to communicate effectively with others of diverse background, values and personalities to develop meaningful relationships, share knowledge, manage conflict, solve problems, and foster positive change.

Collaboration:

Your role offers the opportunity to collaborate openly and productively across networks to enhance knowledge, generate innovative ideas, resolve challenges and respond to change.

Critical Thinking & Creative Problem Solving:

The volunteer position recognizes that creativity, problem solving and critical thinking skills can be of benefit to assess risk, make informed decisions and take appropriate timely action.

Continuous Learning:

The volunteer opportunity offers the chance to develop practical knowledge, career- or life-oriented skills; transferable skills and abilities; capacity to use learning technologies to stay current, pursue professional development, and personal renewal opportunities.

Personal, Educational & Career Development:

Technical Competence
Adaptability & Flexibility
Planning & Organization

Responsible Citizen: 

The activity helps you develop a sense of your role as a citizen; to apply personal, professional and social practices promoting physical, economic and emotional well-being; and also to foster civic engagement.

Jobs and Careers

Highlight Career-Ready Skills

The Co-Curricular Record (CCR) captures key employability skills such as leadership, teamwork, and communication that employers actively seek. Encourage students to use their CCR to demonstrate these strengths.

Enhance Resumes and Cover Letters 

The CCR provides verified, experience-based content that students can confidently include in their job applications. It adds substance and credibility to their resumes and cover letters.

Validate Student Involvement

Activities listed on the CCR are institutionally approved by Mohawk College, giving students and employers confidence in the legitimacy of their involvement.

Support Job Interview Preparation

CCR competency statements help students articulate their experiences clearly during interviews, giving them language to describe the skills they've developed through co-curricular involvement.

Personal Growth and Recognition

Promote Learning Outside the Classroom

The CCR recognizes meaningful learning from co-curricular activities such as volunteering, student leadership, and club involvement, helping students develop as well-rounded individuals.

Encourage Self-Awareness and Strengths Discovery

By reflecting on their CCR, students gain insight into their interests, strengths, and areas for growth, valuable for both personal and professional development.

Strengthen Award and Scholarship Applications

Encouraging students to track their involvement through the CCR can enhance their eligibility and competitiveness for scholarships, awards, and bursaries.

Support Post-Graduate Applications

The CCR demonstrates that a student’s learning extends beyond academics, helping them stand out in applications for graduate or professional programs.

To request that your activity be added to the CCR directory, first ensure that it meets the CCR criteria (explained above “Eligible CCR Activities”) and complete a CCR Position Request Form.

A CCR Activity Approval Process Checklist

• Written in the neutral narrative past tense, e.g. "this student acted as..."
• 1 small paragraph or less to describe the role (No recruitment pitches please)
• No bullets/numbered lists
• No need to state what the student will be rewarded with at the end of the activity (they will have a Co-Curricular Record!)
• Select 5-10 learning outcomes. Please only select the most relevant – do not select more than 10 (and in most cases only a handful should apply)
   

🔐 Log-In to the CCR

1. Go to https://careerready.mohawkcollege.ca
2. Click Staff/Faculty Login.
3. On the left menu, select Co-Curricular Record.
4. At the top, click the Validator Role tab.
5. In the Pending tab, you’ll see a list of students waiting for approval.

✅ How to Validate Student Positions

1. Click the student’s name.
2. Scroll to confirm:
   1. At least 2 competency statements are marked as “Achieved”.
   2. For volunteer roles, at least 5 hours are recorded.
3. Click the black circle button on the bottom-right of your screen.
4. Choose “Approve Validation”.
   (Optional: Edit the auto-email message by clicking the “x” if needed).
5. Click Approve.

✅ The student will be notified and the position will appear on their CCR.
💡 Tip: Only validate submissions that meet the minimum requirements. You can decline the position if requirements have not been met by the end of the semester.
 

Positions can be submitted throughout the academic year, September 1 – August 20.

Final date to have student positions validated for this academic year is August 20, 2025.

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💻 Attend a virtual workshop: Track Your Impact CCR Workshop

📧 Contact Student Life for support:

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