1. Good Practices in Canadian Nursing Regulation 2 nd Canada-Australia Foreign Credential Roundtable Mary-Anne Robinson, RN, BN, MSA Chair, National Nursing Assessment Service

2. Responsibilities of Profession Governing Bodies  Collaborative  Accessible  Consistent  Evidence informed  Fair 2 Public Protection Public Protection

3. Illustrations from Nursing Professions  Canadian Councils of Nurse Regulators  National Nursing Assessment Service  Learning from Experience Project (Alberta) 3

4. Canadian Councils of Nurse Regulators  Three disciplines - RN, RPN, LPN  Three national councils  Focus on harmonizing registration requirements, labour mobility and common entry-to-practice competencies and standards 4

5. National Nursing Assessment Service  Single window for initial application to register as a nurse in Canada  Collaborative initiative amongst regulators for the three nursing disciplines in Canada

6. Acknowledgement  This project is funded by the Government of Canada's Foreign Credential Recognition Program through Human Resources and Skills Development Canada

7. What is it?  Single point of web access for international applicants  Harmonized application assessment criteria  Complete credential assessment report for each applicant

8. The value proposition  Ease of access for international applicants  Harmonized approach to determine eligibility  Opportunity to capitalize on knowledge and expertise  Economy of scale

9. Key components  Not for profit  Harmonized assessment criteria and process  Common database of applicant information  Deep data on nursing education programs  Scalable service  Capitalize on technology

10. Where are we now?  Start up funding secured!  Assessment service vendor engaged  Data gathering underway  Official kick off April 2013  Pilot implementation fall 2013  Full steam ahead fall 2014

11. Learning From Experience (LFE) Improving the Process of Internationally Educated Nurses’ (IENs) Applications for Registration  A five year retrospective analysis of international applicant information

12. Goals of LFE … to improve the efficiency of the IEN application process …  build evidence to inform policy direction  be transparent  be clear with applicant communication  build capacity and leadership

13. Project Support 13 Internationally Educated Health Professionals Initiative

14. LFE Project Overview 14 Retrospective Review Registration Policy and Practice Changes Pre-Pilot Data Pilot Post-Pilot Data 2011-2013 2013 2013 - 2015 2015 - 2016

15. What are the characteristics of international applicants?  Demographics  Education  Practice profile  Health system profile 15

16. How do characteristics predict outcome?  Remediation needs  Direct to practice  Final success in achieving registration 16

17. Questions? Thank-you 17