The QMJHL ensures, through its Education Policy, to facilitate the academic progress of its players with the help of the academic advisors acting as representatives. The team is responsible for providing education to its players. The academic advisor, named by the team, must work closely with the General Manager, the Coach and any other person among the team that is in charge of the education component in order to make sure that the players pursue their studies, in accordance with the QMJHL policy. The main tasks of the academic advisor are as follows:
- Act as an advisor to the team management for all matters concerning the players’ education, and mainly for the allocation of necessary resources in time, staff and money in order to carry out that mandate;
- Have the knowledge of the academic environment required to adequately advise the player in his studies, according to his profile;
- Collaborate with the school educational establishments, get involved in the process of the player’s registration and act as an advisor to the player and his parents for the selection of programs or courses;
- Work with the player, his parents and his billet family in order to maintain the player’s motivation for satisfactory school progress;
- Act as an advisor to the player who is invited to a professional camp in order to minimize any inconvenience that could affect his progress in school;
- Make sure that partnership agreements with appropriate local organizations are well established, maintained and managed;
- Monitor regularly the progress of each player and keep the parents informed;
- Keep a complete and up to date school file for each player and make it available to the QMJHL;
- Make sure that all needs for catching up or updating after unavoidable absences from school are met;
- Make sure that the players who are taking distance learning courses are well supervised, with a regular follow-up;
- See to the needs and monitoring of players presenting specific cases;
- If a player is traded, make sure to communicate all the necessary information regarding his school file to the academic advisors of other teams;
- Inform both the General Manager and the Coach about the school file of each player;
- Propose solutions and tools to improve the education program of the team and that of the League;
- Collaborate with Academic Advisors of the other teams;
- Fill out and submit on time all reports and forms requested through the software used by the QMJHL;
- Participate in all meetings called by the Commissioner, or his representative, for consultation, information and coordination purposes related to the application of the QMJHL education policy.