The Pattern
Canadian colleges and universities are consolidating their student placement operations onto a single platform with InPlace Software. The true driver behind this shift isn’t just cost reduction or administrative convenience. It’s proof. High-performing institutions are selecting systems that demonstrate measurable program impact across the sector, rejecting software that merely digitizes the same old spreadsheets.
Fleming College: The Proof Point
Fleming College selected InPlace to manage student placements across its School of Health and Community Services. This extensive deployment spans more than 27 programs, up to 1,300 students in active placements at any given time, and four separate campuses. The rollout began in fall 2026, launching initially with Fleming’s largest nursing and community services programs.
“Partnering with InPlace is an important step in modernizing how we support experiential learning and student placements across Fleming College. By moving to a more integrated placement management system, we will reduce manual processes, improve communication and visibility for students, staff and community partners, and strengthen our ability to coordinate placements at scale. Most importantly, this will help create a more seamless and supportive experience for students as they gain the hands-on experience, practical skills and community connections that prepare them for future careers.”
— Kevin Griffin, Dean, School of Health and Community Services, Fleming College
Stenberg College: Confirming the Trend
Stenberg College, a private post secondary institution based in Surrey, British Columbia, selected InPlace to manage thousands of annual practicum and clinical placements across 17 programs, spanning five study areas.
Before InPlace, Stenberg’s placement coordinators managed preplacement documentation largely on paper and PDF forms, tracking site-specific requirements that vary across provincial health authorities and programs with no centralized system. Faculty completed the evaluations on paper and scanned them after the fact. Coordinators checked student requirements manually, one email at a time, while also tracking detailed student placement constraints: prior work history, current employment, and specific exclusions. All by hand. Weekly practicum check-ins and progress notes were similarly challenged, with no central log of meetings, attendance, or assignments.
“Our students’ practice education experiences are crucial to preparing them to meet the needs of employers immediately upon graduation. InPlace gives us the visibility, structure, and tools to best support students with the right placements, track their progress, and do everything possible to ensure their success.”
— Jeremy Sabell, Senior Vice President, Strategic Development, Stenberg College
While Fleming College proved that the InPlace model thrives at a large, program-dense Ontario public institution, Stenberg confirms that this success isn’t regional, isn’t limited to a single program mix, and isn’t a one-time win. It is a market-wide pattern.
Expanding Across Faculties
This pattern of consolidation is equally visible within individual institutions. At Western University, InPlace is now live across seven areas, including Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Kinesiology, Advanced Health Care Practice, Arts and Humanities, and Education. When a major university expands a platform organically based on its own internal data, it serves as the ultimate validation.
See It for Yourself
Fleming, Stenberg, and Western University didn’t choose InPlace because of a sales pitch. They chose it because the platform delivers verifiable results. If your placement program is still weighed down by fragmented spreadsheets and endless email threads, let’s talk about what a centralized, proven system can do for your institution.
