ePortfolio Recognition and employability for Manitoba’s immigrants Office of the Manitoba Fairness Commissioner March 14, 2012
Dec 04, 2014
ePortfolioRecognition and employability for
Manitoba’s immigrants
Office of the Manitoba Fairness Commissioner
March 14, 2012
Recognition ChallengesRegulated occupations
Regulator ChallengesOperational
• Regulators’ main concern is protection of the public• Safety concern reflected in practice: incompetent
applicants out vs. competent applicants in• Paper vs. person • Incomplete requirement = non recognition• Mid-career professionals with experiential learning
assessed by system designed for recent graduates (sequential education ) = years of experience as if non existent
• Generalists vs. specialists• Little analysis about the purpose of the requirement /
person meets the substance of the requirement / Courts have ruled there is a duty to accommodate
BRAIN GAIN, DRAIN & WASTEThe Experiences of Internationally Educated Health Professionals in Canada (Bourgeault et al., 2010)
Relevant Needs:– Improve access to health sector and
profession-specific language training;– Provide clear, consistent information from
multiple sources about the process and outcomes of integration
– Increase opportunities to gain cultural competence both formally and informally.
http://bit.ly/OMFC_BGDW
What is ePortfolio?
http://www.jiscinfonet.ac.uk/infokits/e-portfolios
Résumé vs. Portfolio
(Courtesy FuturEd)
ePortfolio: Product and Process• Product
– Digital archive– Showcase: celebration & assessment of learning
• Education: Acceptance/advanced standing, course requirement, graduation requirement
• Workplace: Hiring, HR development, professional development, project team selection
• Process– Assessment for learning (e.g. CLPA)– Reflection, self-assessment– Transferring skills, making transitions– Coaching, collaborative learning– Learning plans
FuturEd 2004
Benefits of “e”• Information Management capabilities
– Collecting, archiving, making different versions• Easy sharing
– “One to many”, digital copies, links to specific pages• Collaboration
– Easy to add comments, edit, mentor, coach– Can integrate with other ICT systems
• Measurement– Link to frameworks, rubrics, track learning over time
• Easy to illustrate/demonstrate with multimedia– Pictures, PowerPoint, Audio, Video
• Integration with Internet skills– Online research: documents, networks– Internet literacy– Builds personal network, grooms digital identity
Ways ePortfolio can be used
• Initial, formative assessment tool– Assemble work experience, knowledge of the field– Demonstrate Essential Skills for employability (“Language +”)
• Online Learning Workbook– “Personal Learning Environment”: knowledge building, learning
plans, reflection– Benchmark progress, with online coaching
• Challenge full/partial accreditation – RPL (authentic evidence)• Employment, career advancement
– Online resume, Web CV, Job Match Summary
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Record– Record of learning activities, knowledge building, reflection– Performance support (Personal Learning Environment)
• Requalification (if a requirement)
QR process flow
ExamplesRoyal College of Nursing, NHS Scotland (UK)
ExamplesRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Portfolios and IEHP
• Atlantic Connection for IEHPs– Portfolio Development Guide for IEHPs
• Ontario– College of Respiratory Therapists (paper
portfolio)
• Saskatchewan– Career Pathing Orientation Manual (SAHO)
• Alberta – Mount Royal University – Professional
Communication for IEHPs
IEHP Toolkit
ExamplesInternationally Educated Engineer (MB)
Career Portfolio ManitobaProvincewide solution for adults in transition
• Based on Essential Skills– Not a straitjacket - a focus for employability
• User friendly– For individuals and employers– Can be “simple and easy” or “rich and deep”
• Well supported– Hands-on portfolio building program– Exemplars, step by step video tutorials, ongoing user support
• Complementary to other programs– e.g. Collaborative Language Portfolio Assessment (CLPA)
• Open source and global: always improving– Flexibility & sustainable continuous improvement
Building on Essential Skills
DemonstrationCareer Portfolio Manitoba
Benefits for newcomers• Self-assessment, personal reflection• “Digital evidence bank” to support
professional goals and consideration of alternative goals
• Personal space for learning and building knowledge
• Develop communication skills• Build business network, personal
“brand”
• Visibility, transparency– (esp. with exemplars)
• Holistic view of applicant– Authentic valorization of experience
• Overseas engagement?– Early “teachable moments” with time to improve
• Value-added service to candidates– Low stakes tool for triage– Process & product supports career development
• Can point to alternative career options
• Ongoing services for registered members– Employability Showcase, CPD (e.g. CME)
Potential benefits for RegulatorsSupporting fairness, providing utility
Looking forward:Options for Manitoba Regulators• Refer learners to WEM’s Career
Portfolio Manitoba program:Phyllis MannProgram Coordinator for Essential Skills for ImmigrantsWorkplace Education Manitoba1000 Waverley StreetTel: [email protected]
• Explore individual solutions that integrate current organizational workflows
Don [email protected](204) 219-5933
http://careerportfolio.mb.ca/
Phyllis MannProgram Coordinator for Essential Skills for Immigrants1000 Waverley Street(204) [email protected]