Zoom link: all of CAPLA's 2026 RPL@HigherEd free webinar series. Email reminders will be sent closer to webinar dates.
CAPLA's RPL@HigherEd free webinar series are held on Zoom: Wednesdays 12.00-13.30 (ET). These free sesions present relevant research and applied projects to aid the development of RPL services.
There are normally 2 webinars in the spring and fall.
Spring 2026
Webinar 1: April 30, 2026: 12:00 -13.30 EST
Presenters: Dr. Paula Romano and Teresa Francis
Title: "Yes, but what difference did it make?" An Impact Evaluation Tool for RPL
Description
This presentation focuses on a topic that is often overlooked when programs are created – evaluating their impact on the end user. This session will introduce participants to a new tool that was the final outcome of a year-long project partnership between the Coady Institute (St. Francis Xavier University) and the NS Career Development Association. It looked at the scope, outcomes, and impact of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) programs and projects within the province of Nova Scotia over the last 10 years, specifically in the career development, immigrant resettlement, and post-secondary sectors. The overarching objective of the project was to determine what the true indicators of success are for these types of programs, and to then develop an impact evaluation framework that can be adapted to practitioners' own RPL programs.
Webinar 2: May 13, 2026 at 12:00-13.30 EST
Presenter: Dr. Tenielle McLeod
Title: Honouring the adult learner through recognition: Critically exploring immigrant experiences of PLAR considerations in Saskatchewan.
Description
This session shares findings from a narrative inquiry study exploring experiences of immigrants in Saskatchewan as they consider navigating PLAR as a potential pathway to credential recognition and commensurate employment. Through the stories of seven internationally educated newcomers, the session highlights the barriers, uncertainties, and hopes that shape their engagement with PLAR, as well as the impacts of underemployment and non-recognition. Participants will gain insights into how PLAR processes might better honour adult learners and support more equitable recognition practices across the province and beyond.
Zoom link: all of CAPLA's 2026 RPL@HigherEd free webinar series. Email reminders will be sent closer to webinar dates.
CAPLA's RPL@HigherEd free webinar series are held on Zoom: Wednesdays 12.00-13.30 (ET). These free sesions present relevant research and applied projects to aid the development of RPL services.
There are normally 2 webinars in the spring and fall.
Spring 2026
Webinar 1: April 30, 2026: 12:00 -13.30 EST
Presenters: Dr. Paula Romano and Teresa Francis
Title: "Yes, but what difference did it make?" An Impact Evaluation Tool for RPL
Description
This presentation focuses on a topic that is often overlooked when programs are created – evaluating their impact on the end user. This session will introduce participants to a new tool that was the final outcome of a year-long project partnership between the Coady Institute (St. Francis Xavier University) and the NS Career Development Association. It looked at the scope, outcomes, and impact of Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) programs and projects within the province of Nova Scotia over the last 10 years, specifically in the career development, immigrant resettlement, and post-secondary sectors. The overarching objective of the project was to determine what the true indicators of success are for these types of programs, and to then develop an impact evaluation framework that can be adapted to practitioners' own RPL programs.
Webinar 2: May 13, 2026 at 12:00-13.30 EST
Presenter: Dr. Tenielle McLeod
Title: Honouring the adult learner through recognition: Critically exploring immigrant experiences of PLAR considerations in Saskatchewan.
Description
This session shares findings from a narrative inquiry study exploring experiences of immigrants in Saskatchewan as they consider navigating PLAR as a potential pathway to credential recognition and commensurate employment. Through the stories of seven internationally educated newcomers, the session highlights the barriers, uncertainties, and hopes that shape their engagement with PLAR, as well as the impacts of underemployment and non-recognition. Participants will gain insights into how PLAR processes might better honour adult learners and support more equitable recognition practices across the province and beyond.
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Highlights
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Online