Conference Program:

May 26, 2025 - Preconference

10:00 a.m. – Conference Registration Desk Opens

1:15 – 4:45 p.m. Preconference Workshop:

Gary McNeely, Brandon University – Building a Competency Framework for Seasoned RPL Practitioners

5:30 – 7:00 p.m. – Conference Opening Reception:

Formal Introductions, Indigenous Acknowledgement, music, & snacks

Supper on your own

Day 1 - May 27, 2025

8:00 a.m. breakfast

9:00 a.m. – Conference Keynote Address #1

Dr. Wendy Cukier, Toronto Metropolitan University – RPL’s Role in Diversity, Inclusion & Innovation in Canada

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Nutrition / Networking Break

10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions 1 (3 Rooms – 1 each for PSI, CD & IS)

11:35 a.m. - 12:35 p.m. Concurrent Sessions 2 (3 Rooms – 1 each for PSI, CD & IS)

12:40 - 1:40 p.m. Lunch (on-site)

Afternoon

1:40 - 2:30 p.m. Conference Plenary #1

Jeremy McQuigge, Council Advancing Work-Based Learning – Unlocking Inclusive Labour Market Attachment: A Conversation of Work-Based Learning & RPL

2:30 - 2:45 p.m. Nutrition Break

2:45 - 3:45 p.m. Concurrent Session 3 (3 Rooms – 1 each for PSI, CD & IS)

3:50 - 4:50 p.m. Concurrent Session 4 (3 Rooms – 1 each for PSI, CD & IS).

4:55 – 5:45 p.m. Plenary Session #2

Serge Ravet, Reconnaître - Open Recognition Alliance Open Recognition: a Copernican Revolution for Lifelong Learning?

Supper on your own

Day 2 - May 28, 2025

8:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:00 p.m. Conference Keynote Address #2

Susan Forseille, Thompson Rivers University – Democratizing Knowledge: Empowering Learners Through RPL

10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Concurrent Session 5 (3 Rooms – 1 each for PSI, CD & IS)

11:00 - 11:15 a.m. Nutrition / Networking Break

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Concurrent Session 6 (3 Rooms – 1 each for PSI, CD & IS)

12:15 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch (on-site)

Afternoon:

1:15 - 4:45 p.m. RPL Capacity Building Workshops: Energizing New RPL Practitioners in Your Sector

Three concurrent sessions:

• Room #1 – Post-Secondary Education – Andy Brown, CAPLA

• Room #2 – Immigration Service Organizations – Mohja Alia, Immigrant Settlement Services, NS

• Room #3 – Employment Services – Teresa Francis, NS Career Development Association

5:00-5:15 Conference End - Closing Remarks