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GOVERNMENT'S NEW LEARNING RECOGNITION POLICY GIVES CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE

Released on June 15, 2004

Saskatchewan workers will soon be able to have prior experience and learning recognized or accredited, regardless of how the knowledge or skills were acquired.

Learning Minister Andrew Thomson today announced that the Provincial Framework for the Recognition of Prior Learning in Saskatchewan has been approved as government policy. The framework was prepared and submitted to the Minister by the Saskatchewan Labour Force Development Board (SLFDB).

"By recognizing prior learning we can help ensure maximum benefit from and full utilization of the skills of Saskatchewan people," Thomson said.

According to a 2001 Conference Board of Canada report, Brain Gain: the Economic Benefits of Recognizing Learning and Learning Credentials in Canada, Canada has a major learning recognition gap. In the past few years, there has been growing awareness and support of this type of program as an effective career development approach that fosters an individual's ability to identify, document, demonstrate, and manage the knowledge and skills gained over a lifetime.

"This policy is about giving credit where credit is due," Thomson said. "With it, we will be better able to promote and support the recognition of all learning that contributes to the development of a skilled, flexible, and responsive labour force that helps make Saskatchewan an even better place to live, work and raise a family."

To oversee the implementation of the framework, a provincial co-ordinating group of key stakeholders will be formed, co-chaired by Saskatchewan Learning and the SLFDB. Its first priority will be to concentrate on those occupational sectors which are experiencing skill shortages, such as the health sector, and it will engage professional and regulatory bodies and associations to develop practices that improve the recognition of qualifications and out-of-country work experience of highly skilled immigrants to help resolve these skill shortages.

"I want to thank the Saskatchewan Labour Force Development Board for their work in developing the policy and I look forward to working with them in the coming months to implement it," Thomson said.

More information about RPL and a copy of the Provincial Framework for the Recognition of Prior Learning in Saskatchewan can be found on the RPL's website at www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/P/rpl.

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For More Information, Contact:

Jacquie Mclean
Learning
Regina
Phone: (306) 787-5609

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