Academic credentials are often automatically included in job requirements because they are seen as minimum standards for skills and knowledge.
But current practice in Europe is placing increasing emphasis on recognizing learning in the workplace because that is where the rubber hits the road in terms of effectiveness.
John Konrad has been tracking these issues for several years as a vocational instructor and an internationally recognized researcher.
Apprenticeship Manitoba: The Trades Qualifications Process - Ken Czernicki, Apprenticeship Manitoba
Teaching the Language of Employers: Farm Women in Russell, Manitoba - Rosanne ZulakManitoba RPL conference, December 2, 2010
RPL Is About Good Business - Sherry Sullivan, Winnipeg Technical CollegeManitoba RPL conference, December 2, 2010
RPL at New Flyer Industries - Ricky Lawrence, New Flyer IndustriesManitoba RPL conference, December 2, 2010
Achieve Strategic Results: Expanding the Learning Journey through RPL - Rosalie Olson, Dynamic Resource ManagementManitoba RPL conference, December 2, 2010
WPLAR Initiatives 2001-2007Project Catalogue
A labour shortage of health care professionals to provide quality Psychiatric/Mental Health services in the NOR-MAN Health Region has driven the need for innovative recruitment research. The primary focus has been the exploration of the potential to establish and deliver an Advanced Practice Licensed Practical Nurse credential in Psychiatry/Mental Health as part of a broad recruitment and retention strategy.
A Study of Gap Training Models in Canada
Completed for the Province of Manitoba Advanced Education and Training Workplace Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition Committee
The purpose of this report is to inform the reader about the practice of PLARnationally and internationally as it relates to workplace-based practice inManitoba.
