Best Practices for Recognition of Prior Learning
All RPL at Fanshawe, including program pathways, is governed by agreed-upon best practices. These best practices are based on the principles which guide academic mobility in the post-secondary education sector in Ontario and across Canada, in particular those outlined by ONCAT. A summary of Fanshawe’s best practices for RPL is provided below; for the full text, refer to Appendix C.
Fanshawe is committed to:
- Act in the best interest of applicants and students.
- Research, collect, and share data to ensure the demand for, and the viability and potential risks of, proposed pathways and to evaluate the pathways following implementation.
- Agree upon methods for developing and terminating pathways and articulation agreements.
- Align the terms and procedures of pathways to the policies, practices, and regulations of relevant governmental, institutional, and accrediting bodies, including, but not limited to, Fanshawe institutional policies and strategic priorities, Fanshawe institutional partners, the MCU, PEQAB, OCQAS, and ONCAT.
- Communicate the opportunities, terms, expectations, and processes of credit transfer and articulation agreements timely, clearly, consistently, and transparently to applicants and students and other internal and external stakeholders.
- Build relationships within and among partnering institutions and internal and external stakeholders with the intention to facilitate student mobility and through a spirit of cooperation, parity, and respect, while recognizing individual institutions’ right to autonomy in their own decision-making processes.
