Foreign credential recognition & bridging programs
Who came?
Mikeal H, Stewart Hillhouse, Kelsey Macdonald, Clare Tahershawns, Kinh Huynh, Francis McGuire
Questions?
Can we build more practical skills testing?
Can we build political pressure for change?
What will be the incentive to make the regulatory asus move?
Can we bring bridging down to 6 months?
Notes & ideas
Problem: immigrants have skills. Need recognition
Governing bodies make money credentialing have 0 interest in change
How to build pressure, one profession at a time
Actions
Find key professions
Build pressure from base
Employers should lobby certifying bodies
Be specific about the kind of changes needed
Take away
One brick at a time
