Congratulations! You’ve successfully launched your longitudinal assessment as an alternative to a high-stakes exam. As your longitudinal assessment progresses, and gaps in practitioner expertise emerge, how do you make those results actionable? To put it a slightly...
Has your membership organization considered a third-party CE approval program? More than just another revenue stream, education management expands your community’s professional development options and your organization’s stature within your industry. When done right,...
Does your recertification or renewal program accept CE? If so, why not upstream your process and formalize a CE approval program? A CE approval program connects your community to relevant educational resources and creates the framework for your educational market's...
When we think about recertification, tracking CE activities inevitably comes to mind. How many hours or credits should be required? What kinds are acceptable? Certification boards may require certificants to track and submit their CE, but who manages the CE? The...
One of the hallmarks of Canadian professional regulatory organizations is an emphasis on professional quality assurance programs. These programs offer the tools for professionals to reflect on their practice in the context of improving provider outcomes, especially...
Most credentialing organizations require some form of continuing education (or CE) to maintain a certification or renew a license. Practitioners track their CE activities as they complete them and submit them as part of a renewal or audit. While CE tracking...
We are often asked if LearningBuilder a learning management system. And our response is “what do you mean by learning management?” And over the years, we have heard a variety of responses. So, to help our answer that question, we thought it would be helpful to break...
Certification programs rely on portfolio-based assessment certifications when the traditional exam-based evaluation method will not measure the qualification in a reliable and valid manner. The strength of a portfolio assessment certification program is that it can...
How do you know your certificants are as capable today as they were when they passed the exam? If you don’t have a good answer to this question yet, be prepared to have one. At some point, one of your certificants may just fall into this category, and people will be...
Whether you are in healthcare, safety, or another high-stakes profession, at some point, your Board of Directors is going to come knocking and ask the question: “what are we doing about continuing competence?” Your first inclination will be to look around at other...