hub newsletter october 2013

The HUB

CONTENTS• Quality Assurance Project Begins

• CAPLA revises Bylaws

• NS Record of Achievement

• BC PLAN Update

• NS Competency Assessment Program

• NBPLAR

• CAPLA’s Draft Bylaws

• AGM Nomination and Proxy Forms

• CAPLA’s Board of Directors

OCTOBER 2013 ISSUE 43

CAPLACanadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment

...supporting the recognition of prior learning since 1997

Association canadienne pour la reconnaissance des acquis...oeuvrant à la reconnaissance des acquis depuis 1997

Ottawa, October 23, 2013 - The Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment (CAPLA) has received funding from the Government of Canada for a project that will explore good practices and develop guidelines for assessors who evaluate the informal learning of internationally trained workers.

“Our government is making significant progress to help skilled newcomers find jobs in their fields faster, and this project will bring meaningful change to the way that foreign qualifications are assessed and recognized in Canada,” said Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister for Multiculturalism. “Our Government is committed to removing barriers to employment faced by newcomers and to help them integrate into the Canadian labour market much faster.”

“In addition to degrees, certificates and diplomas, we need to have other reliable ways to assess the skills and competencies of newcomers to Canada, as well as Canadian-born workers, because they have a lot of experience that employers require,” said Patrick Donahoe, CAPLA Board Chair and Executive Director of Student Affairs at Vancouver Island University. “We are very

CAPLA’S Fall Focus Workshop is on

November 17 - 19, 2013 in Toronto.

Visit www.capla.ca to register and to

view programupdates.

Assessing Immigrants’ Skills andCompetencies using Quality Practices

Becomes Focus for CAPLAexcited about this project because it provides an opportunity to bring stakeholders together to develop standards that will help assessors in industry, the regulatory community and academic institutions, when they evaluate prior experiential learning. It will be a ‘win-win’ for the Canadian labour force and for citizens who have developed skills and abilities after years of working and living in their communities”.

CAPLA will be rolling out the quality assurance project at its November conference in Toronto with a range of activities throughout the three day event. Interested stakeholders are asked to contact CAPLA to become engaged in the project, which will end in 2016.

* CAPLA is Canada’s only non profit, PLAR membership organization. It was established in 1994 and has over 400 members across Canada and abroad. It advocates for better ways of assessing and recognizing non-classroom learning, so adults can get formal recognition for their learning achievements.** Prior learning assessment and recognition (PLAR) processes help determine what a person knows and can do from all their work and life experiences. It is different from school-based learning and testing because it takes into account all types of learning and all places where learning occurs.

CAPLA began an extensive review of its 2003 bylaws under the leadership of CAPLA member Gary McNeely (Brandon University) and CAPLA Board member Amanda Roberts (SAIT). Work began in 2012 in response to requirements contained in Industry Canada’s new Not For Profit Act (2013). CAPLA’s Board of Directors approved the revisions at their September 10, 2013 Board meeting and will present the draft bylaws for ratification by CAPLA members at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on November 18, 2013 in Toronto. Once approved, the bylaws will be forwarded to Industry Canada along with completed Letters of Continuance, so CAPLA can carry on its work as a not for profit corporation in good standing. The draft Bylaws can be found later in the newsletter and are also posted on the www.capla.ca website. All CAPLA members are encouraged to attend the AGM in person or by proxy, in order to exercise their right to vote.

Revisions to CAPLA Bylaws Undertaken

Nova Scotia’s Record of Achievement

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Nova Scotia’s Record of Achievement

There’s an exciting innovation taking place in Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) inNova Scotia. The NS Department of Labour & Advanced Education, in partnership with the PriorLearning Centre, have developed a unique way of validating the skills and abilities of adult learnerswithout high school qualifications who are seeking entry level employment.

The Record of Achievement (RoA) is a document issued by Labour & Advanced Education to anindividual who has completed a Prior LearningAssessment process to measure their skills andbehaviours against the Nova Scotia Core SkillsFramework for Employability. The RoA documentenables the learner to show an employer what theyknow and can do and provides the employer withdetailed information to help them determine if anindividual is the right fit for the job.

The PLAR process has been designed to lay over or‘run alongside’ existing learning programs. Theassessment is learner-centred and uses a variety ofassessment methods, including: self-assessment, semi-structured interviews, observation and validation,learner reflection, third party reports and written andoral testing.

The obvious benefits of PLAR for assessment of thesedevelopmental learners include increased self-awareness and confidence, better understanding of theskills and behaviours desired by entry level employers,and increased ownership of one’s learning goals. RoAAssessors in the first two pilots reported that they had amuch clearer picture of the strengths and areas for further development for their clients once they hadcompleted the assessment.

Individuals are assessed against the NS Core Skills Framework for Employability, which consists of thefollowing components: Communication Skills, Reasoning Skills, Continuous Learning Skills andPersonal Management Basics. (A graphic of the entire Framework is provided at the end of this article.)

An external validation of the NS Core Skills Framework for Employability was completed earlier in2013. Further development is now underway in specific areas of the Framework. An expert review of thePLAR process for the Record of Achievement has recently been completed by Dr. Joy Van Kleef.

As a result of pilot findings, a Skills Record has been developed as a secondary product of the assessment.The Skills Record is for the individual and provides detailed information about their assessment results,emphasizing the individual’s strengths and any areas for further development.

Work is now underway to broaden employer understanding and use of the Record of Achievement acrossNova Scotia. One aspect of this work involves mapping out the ‘ideal RoA’ for several entry levelpositions which are in high demand, making the RoA an effective hiring tool for employers.

As we move to implementation, the Record of Achievement represents a shift toward a competencyapproach for assessing individuals and their learning as part of an overall economic/workforcedevelopment strategy. This work at the developmental level aligns well with Nova Scotia’s RPL strategythrough trades and professions, providing an essential foundation upon which to build.

For more information about the Record of Achievement, please contact Nancy Anningson at PriorLearning Centre (902) 454-2806 [email protected] (on behalf of Diane Gordon, Manager, RPL andLabour Mobility at the NS Dept. of Labour & Advanced Education, Adult Education Division).

“Expanding and strengthening our

concept of legitimate learning by

including an understanding and

acceptance of the value of lifelong, non-

formal and informal learning is

contemplated in Nova Scotia's Adult

Learning Act, 2010 but converting

conceptual commitment to action is not

easy. The Record of Achievement (ROA)

is one means of facilitating that

conversion.”

Dr. Joy Van Kleef, Canadian Institute

for Recognizing Learning; Nova Scotia

Record of Achievement: Expert Review

of PLAR Component, 2013

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BC Prior Learning Action Network (BCPLAN) celebrated the success of the International Symposium 2013 (in dynamic partnership with Thompson Rivers University) which featured researchers from Canada as well as Austra-lia, Scotland and the European Union who discussed prior learning practices and policies in their home countries. This distinguished gathering created additional impetus for the new provincial network in BC resulting in increased involvement from various employment and educational sector representatives at our AGM in June. The board of BCPLAN will now focus on establishing PLA as an integral contributor to economic growth and labour market development with the new provincial government in BC and exploring training and certification opportunities.For more information, please contact Norma Strachan, President of BC PLAN at [email protected].

BCPLAN

NS Core Skills Framework for Employability

New Competency Assessment Training Programin Nova Scotia!

There is much talk about the skills shortage in Nova Scotia and Canada. The working age population of Nova Scotia is shrinking. In fact, it is estimated that over the next decade, 47,000 workers will leave the workforce. At the same time, most of the jobs will be attained by people with post-secondary education and high skill levels. The dilemma for policy makers, educational institutions, and industry is that there won’t be enough people with those qualifications to meet the demand. This presents a challenge for government, employers and training institutions.

Both industry and government are in agreement that being able to formally recognize the competencies of Nova Scotia residents, and apply it to other fields, will help to solve this problem of skills shortages and increase the number of qualified employees for particular industries.

To that end, in 2009, the Nova Scotia Department of Labour and Advanced Education adopted the “Recognition of Prior Learning Policy Framework”. Since that time, the department has been working to build RPL services in Nova Scotia. They established the RPL and Labour Mobility unit within the Adult Education division, with a mandate to assist organizations in providing opportunities for individuals to receive recognition for their prior learning.

The RPL Policy Framework highlighted the need for competency based assessment. To assist with this, the Nova Scotia government has invested in the creation of a Competency Assessment Program. Ensuring that subject matter experts have the necessary training to undertake high quality, valid assessment is one of the underpinning s of an RPL system. The Nova Scotia Community College is delivering this important program.

How is Competency Assessment being used in Nova Scotia?

People seeking employment in Nova Scotia may possess much of the knowledge and required skills to transition to a new sector, without the formal qualifications and credentials. Competency assessment offers an alternative approach for these individuals to receive recognition for their prior learning and also for those starting down a path toward certification.

It is anticipated that competency assessments will become widely used in workplaces across Nova Scotia by qualified assessors who are experts in their various fields. This means that the demand for qualified Competency Assessors will grow.

Program Overview

NSCC’s Competency Assessment Program prepares industry experts to be Competency Assessors, able to conduct rigorous and engaging assessments that will determine competency for workers in a variety of different fields.

The training is based on the unique circumstances found in Nova Scotia, and will build on other well-known international and national competency assessment training programs. These certified Competency Assessors will play a crucial role for industry in Nova Scotia by providing a consistent and valid method of assessing competency that can be relied on.

The program gives participants top quality resources, training in a wide range of assessment techniques, and the tools to work with a candidate when assessing their competencies against a certification or occupational performance standard. As part of the assessment process, assessors will identify gaps in a candidate’s competencies and may make suggestions on what a candidate could do to address them.

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Evaluation of Pilot Program

The participants from the Pilot Competency Assessment Program completed evaluations using a rating scale evaluation. Over 90% ranked the usefulness of the program, facilitation, delivery of the content and overall impression of the program as very high or high. The same was stated about their level of confidence in implementing the program ideas with over 95 % stating they were very confident or confident.

There is no doubt that as more industries and organizations adopt the competency-based approach, the need for this skill set will expand. Another six day program is being offered starting in November 2013.

To find out more about Competency Assessment Program at the Nova Scotia Community College contact Tracy Peers [email protected] or attend the Competency-based Assessment in Nova Scotia – The Way Forward at the CAPLA Conference.

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Sometimes the Best Strategy is Simply to AskNew Brunswick has been making significant progress in its goal to increase the awareness and availability of assessment and recognition of prior learning among learners, workers, employers and newcomers. The NB Council on Articulation and Transfer (NBCAT) has increased the awareness of potential recognition for formal learning through the NB Credit Transfer Portal, which lists the most commonly-requested course transfer credits as well as formal credit transfer agreements among NB institutions.

The NB PLAR Action Group (NBPLAR) has been making progress as well with pilot projects of new uses for PLAR, collaboration between professional associations, post-secondary institutions and non-profits to create common standards for staff who work with PLAR and a research project outlining a possible model for a provincial PLAR service. With numerous future directions available, stakeholders felt it made sense to reach out beyond NBPLAR’s “usual suspects” and get feedback from organizations that would be likely to use PLAR in the future.

To accomplish this, the NBPLAR Action Group commissioned a series of research activities, including:• A review of member/client types involved with provincial or other PLAR associations in other jurisdictions, which led to the create of lists of

organizations in New Brunswick with similar characteristics;

• Communication with representatives of these organizations, making them aware of NBPLAR and asking them to consider participating in an e-questionnaire about potential future needs for PLAR;

• Completion of the e-questionnaire and the creation of client profiles by organization type and services identified;

• Creation of an e-questionnaire for practitioners using the identified future needs to determine capacity for service delivery and areas for capacity growth.

From this collection of data we were able to identify key potential stakeholders to approach, as well as the timeframe in which to approach them based on their organizational interests and needs. We are also able to plot out potential development activities for practitioners in the province to increase their effectiveness with PLAR as well as a larger variety of situations in which they are comfortable to use it.

So if you’re trying to figure out the needs or interests of your stakeholders, or worse, trying to figure out how to interest them in what you want to do, take

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some time to ask questions, review the answers and start building your PLAR action plan on the common ground you find.

Frank Vandenburg, Strategic InnovatorPostsecondary Education Training and Labour,Government of New [email protected]

Parfois, la meilleure stratégie est simplement de faire poser la question

Le Nouveau-Brunswick a fait un pas significatif dans son objectif d’accroître la sensibilisation et la disponibilité de l’évaluation et de la reconnaissance des acquis parmi les apprenants, les travailleurs, les employeurs et les nouveaux arrivants. Le Conseil sur les accords de transfert du Nouveau-Brunswick ( CATNB ) a augmenté la sensibilisation de la reconnaissance potentiel de l’apprentissage formel avec le Portail de reconnaissance d’unités de cours au Nouveau-Brunswick, qui énumère les reconnaissances d’unités de cours les plus fréquemment demandées ainsi que les accords formels de reconnaissance d’unités de cours entre les institutions au Nouveau-Brunswick .

Le Groupe d’action de l’évaluation et de la reconnaissance des acquis du Nouveau-Brunswick (ÉRANB) a avancé aussi avec des projets pilotes de nouvelles utilisations pour l’ERA , la collaboration entre les associations professionnelles, les établissements postsecondaires et les organismes sans but lucratif à créer des normes communes pour le personnel qui travaille avec l’ERA et un projet de recherche décrivant un modèle possible pour un service d’ÉRA provincial. Avec de nombreuses orientations futures disponibles, les parties prenantes ont estimé qu’il était logique d’aller au-delà des «suspects habituels» d’ÉRANB et obtenir la rétroaction des organisations qui seraient des parties prenantes de l’ÉRA dans l’avenir.

Pour ce faire, l’ÉRANB a commandé une série d’activités de recherche , y compris :

• Un examen des membres / clients typiques impliqués avec les associations provinciales ÉRA ou dans des autres juridictions , ce qui a conduit à la création des listes d’organismes au Nouveau- Brunswick ayant des caractéristiques similaires ;

• Communication avec les représentants de ces organismes , les rendant conscients d’ÉRANB et en leur demandant d’envisager de participer à un questionnaire électronique sur leurs besoins futurs possibles pour l’ÉRA ;

• Achèvement du questionnaire électronique et la création de profils de clients par quel sorte d’organisme et par les services identifiées ;

• Création d’un questionnaire électronique pour les praticiens utilisant les besoins futurs identifiés pour déterminer la capacité de livraison de services et les capacités qui ont besoin de croissance.

De cette collecte de données, nous avons pu identifier les principaux intervenants potentiels à approcher, ainsi que l’horaire dans lequel les approcher en fonction de leurs intérêts et les besoins organisationnels. Nous sommes également capables d’identifier les activités de développement potentiel pour les praticiens de la province en mesure d’accroître leur efficacité avec l’ÉRA, ainsi qu’une plus grande variété de situations dans lesquelles ils sont à l’aise de l’utiliser.

Donc, si vous essayez de comprendre les besoins et les intérêts de vos parties prenantes, ou pire, vous essayez d’identifier comment les intéresser à ce que vous voulez faire, prenez le temps de leurs poser des questions, examinez les réponses et commencez à construire votre plan d’action ÉRA sur le terrain commun que vous trouvez.

Frank Vandenburg, Innovateur Stratégique,Éducation postsecondaire, Formation et Travail,Gouvernement du [email protected]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Definitions ....................................................................................3

Mission and Vision.......................................................................4

Article 1 Conditions of Membership

1.1 Classes of Membership ......................................................... 5

1.2 Payment of Membership Fees............................................... 5

1.3 Termination of Membership ................................................. 5

1.4 Discipline of Members.......................................................... 6

Article 2 Meeting of Members

2.1 Annual General Meeting....................................................... 6

2.2 Special Meeting of Members ................................................ 7

2.3 Notice of Meetings ................................................................ 7

2.4 Omission of Notice................................................................ 8

2.5 Voting Privileges................................................................... 8

2.6 Proxies ................................................................................... 8

2.7 Quorum.................................................................................. 9

Article 3 Audit ............................................................................9

Article 4 Dissolution of the Corporation .................................10

Article 5 Board of Directors

5.1 Board of Directors - Mandate ............................................. 10

5.2 Number of Directors ...........................................................10

5.3 Term of Office..................................................................... 10

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5.4 Nominations.........................................................................11

5.5 Election of the Board of Directors ......................................11

5.6 Meetings of the Board of Directors.....................................12

5.7 Powers of Directors …………………………………….12

5.8 Directors’ Liability ……………………………………..13

5.9 Remunerations of Directors ................................................13

Artcle 6 Committees

6.1 Executive Committee ..........................................................13

6.1.1 Duties of Officers .............................................................14

6.1.2 Other Officers ...................................................................15

6.1.3 Election of the Executive Committee ..............................15

6.1.4 Vacancies ..........................................................................15

6.1.5 Notice of Meeting of the Executive Committee..............15

6.1.6 Signing Authorities...........................................................15

6.2 Standing Committees...........................................................16

6.3 Ad hoc Committees and Working Groups..........................16

Article 7 Amendment of By-Laws ...........................................16

Appendix CAPLA Proxy Voting Form ...................................17

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Definitions

Page 3

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Mission

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Appendix

CAPLA PROXY VOTING FORM for Annual General

Meeting or Special Meeting of Members

As a member of CAPLA, I hereby appoint

____________________________ of CAPLA as my proxy to

attend and act at the Annual General Meeting or Special

Meeting of Members of the members of the said Corporation to

be held on _________________________ and at any

adjournment or adjournments thereof in the same manner, to the

same extent and with the same power as if I were present at the

Annual General Meeting or Special Meeting of Members or

such adjournment or adjournments thereof.

Dated the ______ day of _______________, 20_ _ .

_______________________

Signature of Voting Member

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1.1 Classes of Membership

1.2 Payment of Membership Fees

1.3 Termination of Membership

Page 5

6.2 Standing Committees

6.3 Ad hoc Committees and Working Groups

Article 7 Amendment of By-Laws

Page 16

1.4 Discipline of Members


2.1 Annual General Meeting

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6.1.2 Other Officers

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6.1.3 Election of the Executive Committee

6.1.4 Vacancies

6.1.5 Notice of Meeting of the Executive Committee

6.1.6 Signing Authorities

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6.1.4 Vacancies



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2.2 Special Meeting of Members

2.3 Notice of Meetings

Page 7

6.1.1 Duties of Officers

Page 14

2.4 Omission of Notice

2.5 Voting Privileges

2.6 Proxies

5.8 Directors’ Liability

5.9 Remuneration of Directors

Article 6 Committees

6.1 Executive Committee

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2.6 Proxies

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2.7 Quorum at either the Annual General Meeting or

Special Meeting of Members

Article 3 Audit

5.6 Meetings of the Board of Directors

5.7 Powers of Directors

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Article 4 Dissolution of the Corporation


5.1 Board of Directors - Mandate

of CAPLA. There shall be no alternate Directors.

5.2 Number of Directors

5.3 Term of Office

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5.4 Nominations

5.5 Election of the Board of Directors

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5.3 Term of Office

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5.4 Nominations


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5.3 Term of Office

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5.4 Nominations


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2.7 Quorum at either the Annual General Meeting or

Special Meeting of Members

Article 3 Audit

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5.6 Meetings of the Board of Directors

5.7 Powers of Directors

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5.3 Term of Office

5.4 Nominations


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2.6 Proxies

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2.2 Special Meeting of Members

2.3 Notice of Meetings

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6.1.1 Duties of Officers

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6.1.4 Vacancies



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2.6 Proxies

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1.1 Classes of Membership

1.2 Payment of Membership Fees

1.3 Termination of Membership

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6.2 Standing Committees

6.3 Ad hoc Committees and Working Groups

Article 7 Amendment of By-Laws

Page 16

Mission

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Appendix

CAPLA PROXY VOTING FORM for Annual General

Meeting or Special Meeting of Members

As a member of CAPLA, I hereby appoint

____________________________ of CAPLA as my proxy to

attend and act at the Annual General Meeting or Special

Meeting of Members of the members of the said Corporation to

be held on _________________________ and at any

adjournment or adjournments thereof in the same manner, to the

same extent and with the same power as if I were present at the

Annual General Meeting or Special Meeting of Members or

such adjournment or adjournments thereof.

Dated the ______ day of _______________, 20_ _ .

_______________________

Signature of Voting Member

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6.1.4 Vacancies



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TO THE NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS COMMITTEE

CAPLA NOMINATION FORM (2013)

I __________________________ being a member of CAPLA in good standing, do

hereby nominate __________________________________ a member of CAPLA in

good standing, for election to the Board of Directors. Attached is a brief profile of the

background of my nominee.

Date ___________________________ Signed ___________________________

Fax form to Guy Fortier at 866-598-6712





CAPLA NOMINATION FORM (2013)

ACCEPTANCE OF NOMINATION

I accept my nomination by ________________________ and am prepared to allowmy name to stand for election to the Board of Directors.

Date ___________________________ Signed ___________________________

Fax form to Guy Fortier at 866-598-6712








CAPLA PROXY VOTING FORM (2013)

As a member of CAPLA, I hereby appoint ____________________________ ofCAPLA as my proxy to attend and act at the Annual General Meeting of themembers of the said Corporation to be held on November 18

th, 2013 and at any

adjournment or adjournments thereof in the same manner, to the same extent andwith the same power as if I were present at the Annual General Meeting or suchadjournment or adjournments thereof.

Dated the ______ day of _______________, 2013

_______________________Signature of Voting Member

Note: Proxies sent by e-mail will be accepted.Please e-mail this completed form to:

Guy FortierDirecteur généralCompétences Montréal3205 boul. St-Joseph EstMontréal, QC H1Y 2B6Telephone: 514-789-0067 poste 205Fax: 866-598-6712Email: [email protected]

Current CAPLA Board Members

T.A. “Chip” Dickison Eileen Kelly FreakeDeb Blower Patrick DonahoeGaelyne MacAulay Diane GordonGreg Sowak Amanda RobertsFrank Vandenburg Philip MondorGuy Fortier




COMITÉ DES MISES EN CANDIDATURE ET DES ÉLECTIONS

FORMULAIRE DE MISE EN CANDIDATURE, CAPLA(2013)

Je, soussigné(e) __________________________, membre en règle de CAPLA,

propose par la présente la candidature d’un membre en règle de CAPLA à un poste

au conseil d’administration : ________________________ . Je joins une brève

notice biographique de la personne dont je propose la candidature.

Date _______________________ Signature_________________________

Envoyer le formulaire par fax à Guy Fortier au 866-598-6712.




COMITÉ DE MISES EN CANDIDATURE ET DES ÉLECTIONS

FORMULAIRE DE MISE EN CANDIDATURE, CAPLA(2013)

ACCEPTATION D’UNE MISE EN CANDIDATURE

J’accepte ma mise en candidature par ________________________ et j’accepte

que mon nom apparaisse sur la liste des candidats à des postes au conseil

d’administration.

Date _______________________ Signature ___________________________

Envoyer le formulaire par fax à Guy Fortier au 866-598-6712.




COMITÉ DES MISES EN CANDIDATURE ET DES ÉLECTIONS

FORMULAIRE DE VOTE PAR PROCURATION (2013)

À titre de membre de CAPLA, je nomme par la présente _____________________,membre de CAPLA, en tant que mon fondé de pouvoir pour assister et agir en monnom lors de l’assemblée générale annuelle des membres qui doit se tenir le 18novembre 2013, et à tout ajournement de ladite assemblée, de la même manière,dans la même mesure et avec les mêmes pouvoirs que si j’étais présent(e) àl’assemblée générale annuelle ou à tout ajournement de ladite assemblée.

Daté du ______ jour de _______________ 2013

_______________________Signature du membre avec droit de vote

Nota : Les procurations envoyées par courrier électronique sont acceptées.Prière de transmettre ce formulaire dûment rempli par courrier électronique à :

Guy FortierDirecteur généralCompétences Montréal3205, boul. St-Joseph EstMontréal, QC H1Y 2B6Téléphone : 514-789-0067, poste 205Télécopieur : 866-598-6712Courriel : [email protected]

Membres actuels du conseil d’administration de CAPLA

T.A. “Chip” Dickison Eileen Kelly FreakeDeb Blower Patrick DonahoeGaelyne MacAulay Diane GordonGreg Sowak Amanda RobertsFrank Vandenburg Philip MondorGuy Fortier




CAPLA Board Members 2012-2013Chair Patrick J. DonahoeExecutive Director, Student AffairsVancouver Island UniversityBuilding 200, Room 223900 Fifth StreetNanaimo, BC V9R 5S5Office: 250-740-6570

Past Chair Gaelyne MacAulay536 Augustine CoveBorden-Carleton, PE C0B 1X0Telephone: 902-437-2476Email: [email protected] Vice Chair Guy FortierDirecteur généralCompétences Montréal3205 boul. St-Joseph EstMontréal, QC H1Y 2B6Telephone: 514-789-0067Fax: 866-598-6712Email: [email protected] Treasurer Philip MondorSenior Vice PresidentCanadian Tourism Human Resource CouncilSuite 608, 151 Slater Street,Ottawa ON K1P 5H3Telephone: 613-231-6949 Ext. 228Fax: 613-231-6853Email: [email protected] Secretary Diane GordonManager, RPL & Labour MobilityGovernment of Nova Scotia2021 Brunswick Street, PO Box 578Halifax, NS B3J 2S9Telephone: 902-424-8786Email: [email protected] Executive Director Bonnie KennedyPO Box 56001RPO Minto PlaceOttawa, ON K1R 7Z1Telephone: 613-860-1747Fax: 705-878-5018Email: [email protected]

Board Members Deb BlowerRPL FacilitatorRed River College2055 Notre Dame Avenue, C519Winnipeg, MB R3H 0J9Telephone: 204-632-2065Fax: 204-632-8675Email: [email protected] T.A. “Chip” DickisonTraining CoordinatorNova Scotia Boatbuilders Association57 Crane Lake DriveSuite 1Halifax, NS B3S 1B5Telephone: 902-423-2378Email: [email protected] Eileen Kelly-FreakeDirector of Employment Programs & Career ServicesAssociation for New Canadians-AXIS Career ServicesPO Box 2031, Stn. C, 144 Military Rd.St. John’s, NL A1C 5R6Telephone: 709-579-1780Email: [email protected] Amanda RobertsPLAR CoordinatorSAIT Polytechnic1301 - 16th Avenue NW, MC221Calgary, AB T1P 1M3Telephone: 403-284-7025Fax: 403-284-7345Email: [email protected] Greg SowakAssociate Registrar, AdmissionsNAIT11762 106 Street NWEdmonton, AB T5G 2R1Telephone: 780 471-7427Email: [email protected] Frank VandenburgInnovateur StratégiqueCCNB/PETLPO Box 25139Moncton, NB E1C 9M9Telephone: 506-856-2933Email: [email protected]

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hub newsletter october 2013

Documents

recognition of prior

learning achievements

informal learning

types of learning

prior experiential learning

nonclassroom learning

schoolbased learning

capla board chair