In 2011, Michael Ringuette joined the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) team, at the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC). In 2017, he was promoted to head of CICIC.

At the pan-Canadian level, Michael has worked on the development of standards and tools for the community of academic credential assessors and organizations involved in qualification recognition issues, to support Canada’s compliance with obligations under the Lisbon Recognition Convention (LRC). Through CMEC, Michael has supported the consultation process with provincial and territorial governments, as well as with organizations involved in recognition in Canada, on the UNESCO 2019 Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education.

At the international level, Michael held the vice-chair position of the UNESCO Editing Group, whose key responsibility was to support UNESCO and Member States with finalizing the draft text of the Global Convention. Michael was also a member of the Canadian delegation that attended the UNESCO intergovernmental meetings in 2018 and 2019, where negotiations were held on the draft Global Convention, and ensured that Canada’s interests were reflected in the final text approved by experts in March 2019. Michael also held the vice-presidency of the European Network of Information Centres (ENIC) from 2013 to 2014. He also held the chair of a working group led by the Council of Europe, UNESCO, and the European Commission to facilitate communications between those 55 national information centres that make up the ENIC-NARIC Networks from 2015 to 2020.

Throughout his career, Michael has been a strong advocate for student and professional mobility, and its benefits for individuals and society as a whole. Michael spent nine years of his career working and traveling abroad.

Karihwakeron Tim Thompson is the Chair of the International Indigenous Recognition of Prior Learning Collective.

Kevin Wainwright, PhD is the Associate Dean in BCIT’s School of Business and Media and the Director of the BCIT SITE Centre, which carries out research in human capital. He developed BCIT’s Advanced Placement and Prior Learning (APPL) Program, which assists mature students by providing learning recognition and fast-track credential options. In addition to his role at BCIT, Kevin sits as a Board Member of BC PLAN.

Justine Arsenault is a Program Planning Analyst with the BCIT SITE Centre and member of BC PLAN. In her role at BCIT, she is responsible for assessing the knowledge, skills and experiences of mature students and advising them on educational pathways based on the APPL method. She also manages the BCIT Legion Program, providing prior learning assessments and career development or transition support to Canadian Armed Forces members.

Cailleagh Sharples has been the RPL Program lead since she was hired in 2007. During this time, she rolled out the CCA RPL Program throughout NS, worked collaboratively with key stakeholders to recognize and mitigate challenges, developed and enhanced quality controls, led the numerous revisions for the RPL Program, and continues to evolve the program based on statistics as well as industry, participant, and navigator feedback. Cailleagh continues to lead the RPL Program with passion, enthusiasm and a dedication to quality.

Cailleagh graduated with a Bachelor of Science, went on to gain her Early Childhood Education through equivalency, obtained her Certificate in Adult Education, received her Foundations in Portfolio Development and Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition certificates, and has completed all the modules for the National Association of Regulatory Accreditation (NARA).