There is a growing awareness and sense of urgency at the provincial and national level that Canada must do a better job of recognizing workplace learning, assessing foreign credentials, and streamlining transferability of credits between educational institutions, as evidenced in the reports below:
For a current paper on the status of PLAR in postsecondary institutions (Spring 2003) see the Council of Ministers of Education of Canada web site:
PLAR is a strategic initiative of the federal government :
www.innovationstrategy.gc.ca/cmb/innovation.nsf/TargetAnalysis/Target05
www.conferenceboard.ca/education/reports/default.htm
For specific information on foreign trained professionals, see the Canadian Information Centre for International credentials:
cicic.ca/factsheets/factsheet6en.stm
A paper detailing recommendations to support integration of refugees and foreign trained persons:
www.maytree.com/RefugeeImmigrantProgram/Publications/PublicationsAbstracts/FulfillingPromise.html
Canadian
Association for Prior Learning Assessment (CAPLA)
www.capla.ca
An association for the advancement of PLAR in Canada: a national organization
with an international perspective.
PLA Online
www.ola.bc.ca/pla
The Open Learning Agency has developed this website as a dynamic gateway
to PLAR that will serve the people of BC and anyone else who is looking
for basic, comprehensive information about PLAR.
Athabasca
University
www.athabascau.ca
Athabasca University is dedicated to the removal of barriers that traditionally
restrict access to and success in university-level studies, and to increasing
equality of educational opportunity for all adult Canadians, regardless
of their geographical location or prior academic credentials.
Prior Learning Assessment at Mohawk College, Ontario
www.mohawkc.on.ca/dept/pla/platbhmp.html
This link provides information about PLAR as it pertains to Mohawk College:
benefits, eligibility, assessment, policy, PLAR in the workplace and more.
PLAR in New Brunswick
www.gov.nb.ca/education/plar-era/index.htm
New Brunswick Community College (NBCC), a nine-campus network, is a key
component in New Brunswick's drive to develop a culture of lifelong learning.
Discussion Paper on PLAR
http://www.cmec.ca/nafored/english/ontario.stm
This discussion paper on Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR)
has been prepared to provide participants at the Third National Forum
on Education with a general understanding of PLAR and the major issues
facing organizations involved in its implementation.
Council
for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL)
www.cael.org
CAEL is a national organization dedicated to expanding lifelong learning
opportunities for adults. Through collaboration with educational institutions,
industry, government, and labor, CAEL promotes learning as a tool to empower
people and organizations.
American Council on Education
www.acenet.edu/calec/corporate/inside
guides.cfm