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Building Portfolios Certification for Advisors/Counsellors

Series: Igniting the Power Within - Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)

Authors: Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)

In 2004, a group of First Nation, Métis, and non-Aboriginal practitioners met to discuss how the nine Essentials Skills (ES) and Recognizing Prior Learning (RPL) should be introduced and taught to Aboriginal communities in Manitoba. This meeting eventually resulted in the development of a four-level certification program called Igniting the Power Within (ITPW).

This document, the second in a series, contains the curriculum for a two-day workshop that focuses on the use of portfolio development as a means of assessing prior learning. During the first day, participants learn how to build portfolios for themselves, while on the second day, they learn how to coach a client who wants to build a portfolio.

The authors have included a variety of learning activities; information about best practices; a detailed agenda; and sample forms and handouts.

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Added: 2012-04-10

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Essential Skills and Portfolios for Your Community

Series: Igniting the Power Within - Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)

Authors: Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)

Igniting the Power Within (ITPW) is a series of certification workshops on Essential Skills (ES) and Recognizing Prior Learning (RPL), developed specifically for Aboriginal communities.

This document, the third in a series of four, presents the curriculum for a two-day workshop that builds on the progress made during the first two workshops. Participants are expected to leave the workshop able to create an ES profile that can be placed in the portfolio started in Level 2.

Participants are expected to learn the skill of self-reflection; how to use self-reflection when identifying the nine Essential Skills; and how to interview someone in order to assess his Essential Skills.

The authors have included a variety of activities; notes on best practices; and sample forms and handouts.

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Added: 2012-04-24

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Celebrating Our Voice

Series: Igniting the Power Within - Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)

Authors: Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)

This is the curriculum for the last in a series of four workshops on Essential Skills (ES) and Recognizing Prior Learning (RPL) for Aboriginal communities, developed through a program called Igniting the Power Within (ITPW).

Workshop participants learn about the hidden job market and the benefits of networking; tailoring an application to a specific job; preparing a portfolio for a job interview; and developing an ES profile specific to a job description.

The authors have included a detailed workshop agenda; tips for facilitators; a discussion of best practices; and sample forms and handouts.

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Added: 2012-04-30

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Series: Learning on Demand: Numeracy - The Basics - Video Tutorials

Authors: Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)

This video tutorial explains how to convert one measurement to another in the imperial system. Specifically, the focus is on conversions involving inches, feet, and yards.

The instructor works through a number of problems that require the conversion of a mixture of measurements into a single unit of measure. For example, a problem could involve figuring out the total number of inches if measurements are given in feet and yards.

The instructor uses the “factor label” method, which involves the application of conversion factors expressed as fractions

Added: 2012-06-11

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Series: Learning on Demand: Numeracy - The Basics - Video Tutorials

Authors: Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)

This video tutorial offers learners a chance to practise converting measurements in the imperial system.

The tutorial includes three conversion problems that can be solved by using the factor label method, which involves the application of conversion factors expressed as fractions. The problems use inches, feet and yards.

Learners can pause the video while they work out the conversions on their own, then restart it to see the instructor’s solutions.

Added: 2012-06-11

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Series: Learning on Demand: Numeracy - The Basics - Video Tutorials

Authors: Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)

This video tutorial builds on the skills required to make conversions within the metric and imperial measurement systems by showing learners how to make conversions between the two systems.

The instructor narrating the video uses the “factor label” method, which involves the application of conversion factors expressed as fractions, to solve a number of problems.

He recommends using a calculator to speed up the process.

Added: 2012-06-28

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Series: Learning on Demand: Numeracy - The Basics - Video Tutorials

Authors: Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)

Learners can use this video tutorial to practise their skills in making conversions between imperial and metric measures.

The tutorial includes three conversion problems that can be solved by using the factor label method, which involves the application of conversion factors expressed as fractions.

Learners can pause the video while they work out the problems on their own, then restart it to see the instructor’s solutions.

Added: 2012-06-28

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Series: Learning on Demand: Numeracy - The Basics - Video Tutorials

Authors: Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)

In this video tutorial, learners are introduced to conversions in the metric system involving the millimetre, centimetre and metre.

The instructor narrating the video uses the “factor label” method, which involves the application of conversion factors expressed as fractions.

He gives learners tips for placement of the decimal in metric conversions.

Added: 2012-06-19

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Series: Learning on Demand: Numeracy - The Basics - Video Tutorials

Authors: Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)

This video tutorial gives learners a chance to practise converting measurements in the metric system.

The tutorial includes three conversion problems that can be solved by using the factor label method, which involves the application of conversion factors expressed as fractions. The problems use millimetres, centimetres and metres.

Learners are asked to pause the video while they work out the conversions on their own, then restart it to see the instructor’s solutions.

Added: 2012-06-19

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Series: Learning on Demand: Numeracy - The Basics - Video Tutorials

Authors: Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)

This video tutorial introduces the concept of mixed and improper fractions in math. A mixed fraction is one that contains both a whole number and a fraction, while an improper fraction is one in which the numerator is larger than the denominator.

The instructor offers step-by-step instructions for converting a mixed fraction to an improper fraction, and vice versa.

Added: 2012-03-28

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