Friday, December 9, 2011
11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Sydney’s at the Forks
215-1 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg
Event Fee: Members: $30.00 (includes lunch)
Non-Members: $35.00
Download info and registration
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Join us for this festive event as MPLAN members share highlights from the recent CAPLA conference – Cashing in on the Riches of Prior Learning workshops including…
- Canada’s PLAR Networks-Coast to Coast and International Highlights
- Building Community Capacity in RP
- International Qualifications Network (IQN) Website
- Fostering Transferability and Implementing Quality RPL in Canada’s Colleges and Institutes
- Using RPL Practitioner Competency Profiles
- Career Portfolio Manitoba: Employability e-Portfolio Using Essential Skills
- Beyond Academic Credentials- A 360 Degree Look at the Recognition of Prior Learning
- SMEs & Informal Workplace Learning in Canada
Red River College of Applied Arts, Science and Technology is pleased to once again offer a number of courses in the RPL Practitioner Certificate program. The attached brochure provides course information for 2011-2012. Registration details and additional course information can be accessed at www.rrc.ca/rplcertificate.
Registration is open for the Fall term and there are still openings in the following courses:
RPL Foundation – 2 delivery options are offered this Fall. The online distance delivery course runs from October 17/11 to February 12/2012. The classroom delivery (i.e. series of full day workshops) runs November 2, 2011- April 6, 2012.
Train the Trainer: Portfolio – online distance delivery course runs from September 26, 2011- December 5, 2011.
RPL Practitioner (advanced) Course – online distance delivery starts October 31, 2011- March 5, 2012. The RPL Foundation course (or proven equivalent prior learning) is the prerequisite for this advanced course.
Both the RPL Foundation and the Train the Trainer: Portfolio courses will be offered again in either the Winter or Spring terms. For those practitioners who have completed all of the theory courses, the final RPL Practitioner Certificate course(s) - RPL Practicum or the RPL Capstone Project are now available. Please contact me for further information.
We’re already planning for next summer and will once again offer two summer institutes. The 10th annual RPL Foundation Summer Institute will run from June 11-15, 2012 and the RPL Special Issues Summer Institute is scheduled for June 18-22, 2012.
Deb Blower
RPL Facilitator
Red River College of Applied Arts, Science and Technology
204 632 2065
dblower@rrc.mb.ca
This June, Red River College is very pleased to offer 2 RPL Practitioner Summer Institutes. Registration is already underway. Both are credit courses in the RRC RPL Practitioner Certificate. For detailed information on the RRC RPL Practitioner Certificate, please go to www.rrc.ca/rplcertificate .
Please download the attached information for details on these special June learning events…..
- RPL Foundation Summer Institute – June 13-17, 2011
- RPL Special Issues Summer Institute – June 20-24, 2011 (online module to be completed prior to the institute, opens on May 24th)
Both institutes will be held at Red River College’s Notre Dame Campus in Winnipeg, Manitoba from 8:30 am -4:30 pm each day.
To register, please contact RRC’S School of Continuing and Distance Education at 1 866 242 7073 or visit www.rrc.ca/rplcertificate. Early registration is recommended as space in both institutes is limited.
MPLAN offers a yearly scholarship of $400 towards a course tuition for an MPLAN member who is completing courses in the RPL Practitioner Certificate. For more information visit the MPLAN website at www.mbplar.ca .
PEARL Award
MPLAN is pleased to invite nominations for the 9th Annual Pursuit of Excellence in the Assessment and Recognition of Learning (PEARL) Awards. This is a opportunity to identify and recognize projects, programs and organizations demonstrating significant achievements in the field of prior learning and qualification recognition.
MPLAN Scholarship
MPLAN is also seeking applications for the MPLAN Scholarship which provides financial support to a student embarking on or enrolled in Red River College’s RPL Practitioner Certificate Program.
PEARL Award recipients and Scholarship winner will be recognized at MPLAN’s Annual General Meeting in May 2011.
MPLAN members are invited to join Red River College faculty and staff for a series of RPL@Noon seminars.
RPL@Noon sessions will be held every few weeks through out the academic year at Red River College. RPL@Noon will provide you with an update on current Red River College RPL practices, policies, exciting projects and initiatives!
For further information please contact, Deb Blower, RPL Facilitator at dblower@rrc.mb.ca or 632 2065. Be sure to check out the RPL section on the Anytime Anywhere Instructor Resource (AIR) site at http://air.rrc.mb.ca .
Join us for these upcoming RPL@ Noon seminars!
1. Socrates-Online Self Assessment Tool for RPL- A Demo
Date: Monday, December 6th 2010
Time: 12:00 noon -1:00 PM
Place: Orange Lecture Theatre, Notre Dame Campus, 2055 Notre Dame Avenue.
Presenters: Deb Blower (RPL Facilitator) and Janet Smith (Socrates Project Lead)
2. Understanding RPL Policies and Processes – Q and A
Date: Monday, January 17, 2011
Time: 12:00 noon-1:00 pm
Place: Boardroom A137, Notre Dame Campus, 2055 Notre Dame Ave.
Presenters: Lauren Waples (RPL Advisor) and Deb Blower (RPL Facilitator)
Additional RPL@Noon seminars will be announced early in 2011.
Location: Sydney’s at the Forks, 215-1 Forks Market Road, Winnipeg
Conference Fee (includes lunch): Members: $30.00 Non-Members: $35.00
Date: December 9, 2010 11:30am – 1:30 pm
Join us for updates from the 2010 CAPLA conference!
Topics include:
- IPLAN Panel Presentation: Sustainability through National and International Sharing
- Presented by: Gail Hall
- Reframed Learning Concepts Portfolios
- Presented by: Ann Pedersen
- The Mature Worker and RPL workshop
- Presented by: Don Presant
- International developments in ePortfolio and Career Portfolio Mantioba
- Presented by: Don Presant
- Efficiency and Effectiveness in Quality RPL Practice
- Presented by: Deb Blower
- Pilot to Socrates: Institutions Share the Results of Pilot Projects Using the Socrates Online Self-Assessment Tool
- Presented by: Deb Blower
- University PLAR Liaison: Sharing our Experience in the University Sector
- Presented by: Barb Read
Reframing Manitoba’s Workplace: Uncovering Hidden Skills offers Manitoba’s decision-makers and influencers a full day of practical and inspiring workforce development strategies that promise to reveal the previously-hidden skills and abilities of your workforce.
Keynote Speaker: In a rare Manitoba engagement, world-renowned author/lecturer Dr. Peter Senge (author of Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization) will deliver the morning’s keynote address at this one-day conference on Recognizing Prior Learning (RPL). The Financial Times and Business Week named Dr. Senge as one the world’s top ten business management gurus.
Afternoon workshops will focus on Manitoba-made models for implementing RPL strategies into workforce development practices. (Click here for more workshop information.)
When: Thursday, December 2, 2010
Where: Winnipeg Convention Centre
To register please click here to visit the online registration page
Questions? Contact Dani Magnusson at (204) 257-5205 or by email at dmagnusson@plannersplus.ca.
Workplace Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (WPLAR) is a non-profit business, labour and government partnership created to oversee workplace prior learning activities in Manitoba, including researching best practices, guiding the development of RPL workplace practitioners, and supporting industry-based projects.
www.epforum.eu
Contact Don Presant for registration discount don[at]learningagents.ca
Next 5-7 July 2010, Learning Forum London will welcome over 300 professionals coming from 30 different countries to discuss state of the art in the field of learning technologies, ePortfolios and digital identity.
In 2003, during the first international ePortfolio conference, EIfEL set the challenge that by 2010 every citizen should have access to an ePortfolio. Since the work on ePortfolio has expanded to include personal learning environments, personal knowledge management systems as well as digital identity (digital self) and identity construction. More than mere technology, the ePortfolio has been a catalyst to the transformation of our views on the impact of learning and learning technologies: technologies are not just neutral tools, they transform the way we perceive and
interact with reality. They are change agents.
To understand how ePortfolios are transforming learning, and how far we are from the ePortfolio for all goal, join us at Learning Forum London, England, 5-7 July 2010, Savoy Place. The event will feature ePortfolio 2010, the 8th international ePortfolio conference, with a special track on healthcare as well as Key Competencies 2010, the 4th international conference on skills for life with a special focus on 21st century skills and competencies and the first Internet of Subjects Forum.
Tammy Fraser and Lynn Campbell from the Manitoba Department of Labour and Immigration shared updates about current programs and strategies during the afternoon workshop at MPLAN’s Spring Learning Event.
Tammy Fraser: Provincial Nominee Program
Lynn Campbell: Integration Services and Adult Language Training
Join us at MPLAN for our spring celebration of lifelong learning!
Location: Winnipeg Technical College, 130 Henlow Bay, Winnipeg
Conference Fee (includes lunch & AGM): Members: $35.00 Non-Members: $55.00
Register online or: Download registration form
Agenda
11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Lunch and PEARL Awards
Menu: Manitoba Naturally Raised Angus Roast Beef, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Glazed Vegetables, Dessert: Chef’s Selection
1:00 pm – 4:30 pm: “Immigration to Integration” Workshop (Manitoba Department of Labour and Immigration)
Manitoba welcomed more than 12,000 immigrates in 2009 and Manitoba Government departments are working to meet the needs of these newcomers. Representatives from the Manitoba Department of Labour and Immigration will share updates, including current programs and strategies during the afternoon workshop.
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm: MPLAN Annual General Meeting
All welcome. Wine & cheese provided.
