Career Portfolio Manitoba

Community-based ePortfolio for Adult Employability

MPLAN Spring SymposiumMay 2012

Don Presant

Career Portfolio ManitobaProvincewide solution for adults in transition

• Based on Essential Skills– Not a straitjacket – customizable focus for

employability

• User friendly– For individuals and employers– Can be “simple and easy” or “rich and deep”

• Learner owned– Lifelong, lifewide

• Well supported– Hands-on course, exemplars, video tutorials, user support

• Open source and global:– Flexibility & sustainable continuous improvement

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Employment & related purposesDemonstrate, assess & improve Human Capital

• Qualification Recognition– Initial, formative, summative assessment

• Academic recognition– PLAR/RPL for courses and programs )

• Career Development– Gap analysis, exploration of alternatives, building pathways

• Employment (Web CV)– Hiring, career advancement, team building tool for employers

• Continuing Professional Development (CPD)– Tracking ongoing learning activities and reflection on practice– Recertification

Personal Planning and LearningOnline Locker, Interactive Workbook

• Online archive– Personal & downloaded documents– Links to useful websites

• Resources for self-directed learning– Webinars, videos, self-assessment surveys

• Learning plans and tracking tools– Set goals and track progress to them (Learning Plans)– Keep records of learning activities over time (CPD)

• Personal journal– Reflect on goals and alternative futures– Keep ad hoc “notes to self”, prepare agendas, etc.

• Ongoing Personal Learning Environment (PLE)

ePortfolio & industry-based PLARSmall “r” recognition

• A workforce development strategy based on:– Recognizing learning regardless of where it was

acquired– Actively seeking evidence of learning in individuals

to enhance their opportunities• Specific applications:

– Recruitment– Process/role/workstation qualification, team

building– Training needs identification– Internal promotion– Regulatory and certification compliance– Performance management– Talent management, succession planning

ImplementationOnline tour (careerportfolio.mb.ca)

Benefits for adults in transition“Career companion”

• Self-assessment, personal reflection• “Digital evidence bank” to support

professional goals and consideration of alternative goals

• Personal space for learning and building knowledge

• Develop communication skills, ICT skills

• Build business network, personal “brand”

Benefits for unengaged employersElectronic recruitment tool• Scaffolded solution for the Manitoba

workplace– Works with LinkedIn, job boards & other solutions

already used for electronic recruitment– Candidate evaluation can begin overseas

• Professional Page = quick, easy dashboard– Links to further detail and downloadable resume

• Deeper, richer “Web CV” rewards closer study– More complete picture of the candidate– Authentic demonstrations of skills and knowledge

• Job Match Summary simplifies assessment– Rubric aligns with employer’s original job description

Benefits for engaged employers Recruitment and beyond

• eSourcing/eRecruitment tools– Résumé Importing/Exporting/Searching– Assessments & Applicant Screening– Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

• Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS/HRIS)

• Onboarding (orientation) tools• Talent Development• Performance Management• Workforce Adjustment

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Don Presant

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