Timelines for the credentals process in Canada by the Allaince.

[eddie.c]

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[lavanworld]

hi ,
iam new to this forum. iam planning to apply for my credential evaluation . I have my bachelors degree from india and graduate diploma from melbourne, australia. I have a query should the concerned universities from both the countries have to send the mark list and related documents directly to alliance or only my indian university shd send it directly ? plz help me. thanks in advance!!

[emad]

When the Alliance up-date for applicant " We will send you results in couple of weeks" , Does it really happen the Allaince send results in 2 weeks? or Does it take long time as usual ?
cheeeers

[sami.crpt]

Emad,i too applied in 2011 .They received the documents to begin the assessment by december.still my pin status is the same.I dont know why its taking so long....
what is your status now? One more doubt guys...Many of my friends who did in the same university had received the PLAR for Clincal psychology,pharmacology ,etc. so is it ok that i do them earlier (i mean before i receive the Plar)?
please answer me
sami

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Aurelie,did you get the apt info on the requirements?me yet to receive the PLAR..
did u find the link to learn EBP?pls share

[emad]

Hi sami,
My current status " We will send you result in couple of weeks"
What country did you receive your education ? I am not sure what you can do if you better save time and go for courses, but usually they send you assessment report and your choices to go and take courses. Have not you study psychology and pharmcology during your study ?
cheers

[sami.crpt]

hi Emad,thanx for an immediate nresponse.ok so all the best ..u r almost done rite!
v did have psychology but they demand clinical psychology hours are not met . Do you know where & how to take up the evidence based practice(EBP).
Thanx in advance

[emad]

Hi All,

I am taking course regarding Canadian context. I and other physiotherapists have a facebook group regarding the credentials for internationally-educated physiotherapists in Canada. Every one is welcome to the group where will are going to discuss experineces , resources and exams news. here you are
link to the group
Welcome to Facebook

the name of the group on facebbok is Internationally-educated physiotherapists in Canada

cheers
Emad

[elseohjay]

The Alliance now has an update page on their website. They promise to update the timeline on a weekly basis.

http://alliancept.org/pdfs/credentia...nouncement.pdf

[Amtobi]

Hi,

I'm just at the beginning of my credentialing journey. I have submitted all the required paper work and after about 6 weeks I have been classified as "non-precedent"... which according to the website comes with a 51 week waiting period. I find this rather frustrating, but I can see that I'm not alone. What I would like to know is that if that time frame is just to have a result, or if it includes PLAR program as well? Also, does it include cases that did not submit all their documentation correctly and more clarification was required?

I'm hoping for a good result, as everything that I have seen is required I have covered in undergrad and post grad courses. I just want to know if they have received all the required paper work, is 51 weeks still a likely time frame? I'm 6 weeks down... 45 to go?

[rohitsawalkar.physio]

HI,

I had applied for credentialling in March 2010 and was eligible for PLAR in June 2011. completed my PLAR and Finally Credentialled in May 2012..Took Almost 2 years

[elseohjay]

HI,

I had applied for credentialling in March 2010 and was eligible for PLAR in June 2011. completed my PLAR and Finally Credentialled in May 2012..Took Almost 2 years

Hi,

How long did it take you to complete your PLAR? How many courses did you have to do and what was the time frame between the time The alliance received your completed PLAR certificates and issuing your exam eligibility?

[physio48]

Hi,

How long did it take you to complete your PLAR? How many courses did you have to do and what was the time frame between the time The alliance received your completed PLAR certificates and issuing your exam eligibility?

Hi,

I am a UK physio have just finally had my documents assessed by the Candian Alliance only took 53 weeks, and don't have to do the PLAR. As a UK physio depending on how long ago you qualified i think our education is very simular, so we dont have to do the PLAR, only the two exams.

Hope this helps.

[kitty m]

I have done my physiotherapy from india and I want to start my credential process soon but i heard that credential evaluation is taking time, they ask for PLAR for most students, so how much time it takes to complete PLAR?
- Usually in which courses international student get problem?
- How they assess our education? How can i know how much credit hours in each courses they require
-I read somewhere if i do master in physiotherapy form canada . i don't need to apply for credential process, i will be eligible for PCE exam directly.. is it true?
-Can u suggest me what r courses i can apply besides mpt in canada?
-what are the most relevant & useful books to prepare for the pce exam?
- suggest me what is best to prepare for pce exam, study myself or taking help of bridge course or apply for mpt?

[Danappan]

Hello Kitty M

Answers to most of ur questions have already been given in detail in various pages in this forum. Pls take ur time to go through it.

I will answer some of the questions U have asked to which answers might not be available here:

Credit hours or course work deficiencies cannot be calculated by the applicants, since the Alliance have their own tool to evaluate the credentials, we will only know once we get the results. Just that most Indian students get similar courses is the best guess in this regard.

If you want to do Masters in physiotherapy in Canada you need to be eligible to practice in Canada, since it is part of the practical aspect of the course, and for that you should have already a license in the province you are enrolling for your masters. However you can do courses like Masters in medical rehabilitation which do not need you to have an eligibility to practice. You might be able to write the PCE directly if you do that since you might cover you earlier content gaps. Please google for this if you need more info.

Books and methods to prepare for the PCE, from what you have asked, is not in the near future for you, so concentrate on what is at hand and do what is needed without delay. All the rest you will get to know as time goes by. All the best.

[kitty m]

Hello Danappan.
Thanks for your valuable guidance..

[kitty m]

Hello Everyone..
As it is mentioned in notification like If you are interested in becoming registered in the province of Ontario, you may pre-register with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario before beginning the mandatory processes with The Alliance. Although pre-registration is optional, the College highly recommend..
Is it really useful? How it will help in credential process?

[kitty m]

Hello everyone..
I have one more query please help me out to find its solution..
As you know as school has to send form C ( Document Request form) for credential process ..
But i want to fill that form myself to provide as much as detail i can provide to our school . As i know my school is going to fill form in 2 or 3 llines. which i dont want.. so plz help me out.

Can u help me how i can support these questions?
qns 2 . was evidence practice included in curriculum.? tel me content areas covered in the course..
As it is not mention in my syllabus.. but whatever we studied is evidence based only..
so how can i convince them yes i have studied this in my course..

Qns 4, Was inter-professional practice and professional conduct or ethics.included in the curriculum..
these r course which is also not mention in my syllabus..
How can i prove it i have studied these things in my course.. as we usually learn these skills while studying..

Can a experience letter from school mention whatever we taught to student is evidence based is sufficient to fulfill this section?
Plz help me out as this is most common section where student are getting problems.. Help me out how can i convince them these areas i have covered during my study

[kitty m]

Hello everyone..
I have one more query please help me out to find its solution..
As you know as school has to send form C ( Document Request form) for credential process ..
But i want to fill that form myself to provide as much as detail i can provide to our school . As i know my school is going to fill form in 2 or 3 llines. which i dont want.. so plz help me out.

Can u help me how i can support these questions?
qns 2 . was evidence practice included in curriculum.? tel me content areas covered in the course..
As it is not mention in my syllabus.. but whatever we studied is evidence based only..
so how can i convince them yes i have studied this in my course..

Qns 4, Was inter-professional practice and professional conduct or ethics.included in the curriculum..
these r course which is also not mention in my syllabus..
How can i prove it i have studied these things in my course.. as we usually learn these skills while studying..

Can a experience letter from school mention whatever we taught to student is evidence based is sufficient to fulfill this section?
Plz help me out as this is most common section where student are getting problems.. Help me out how can i convince them these areas i have covered during my study

[kitty m]

Hello everyoneI have one query regarding Credential process. Do my school needs to send original copies of my documents to alliance along with form C?
Can it send photocopies of my documents to alliance ? Please guide me.

[kitty m]

Anybody knows about this course"Canadian Health Care System, Culture and Context for Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals"
How it is going to be useful for us in credential process? Can i do it before i get my assessment result?

[RashmiPhy]

Hello Everyone,

It is really great to see a form where people are helping each other with valuable information. I am currently in Brampton and waiting for credential process to get over. I just received the assessment results and I have been told to do following courses :

Criterion 5 : Geriatrics including elderly motor skills
Criterion 6 : *Independent practice/ autonomous practice/ primary care
*Evidence based practice

I seriously think we have covered these in our BPT and MPT. By looking at replies to the blog I can see some of the folks have got similar courses. Any suggestion on what should be my next step .... ? As we all know it is very tricky to get back to colleges back in India and ask them detailed info on above courses. Suggestions will really help.


Also if in worst case scenario , my college does not send the info on above courses, do anyone of list of approved colleges from where I can complete these courses in advance rather than waiting for another 2 months delay.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Regards,
Rashmi

[PinoyPT]

Im just new here in this forum and I am from Philippines. Im here now in Manitoba for about 5 weeks as Permanent Resident and in the process on getting ready for my Credentials Assessment. Hope i can get more information here. Thanks!

[khushi ji]

Welcome to Canada!

Pleas go to Alliance website you will get all the info you need.

Incase you need to to take exam preparation classes then feel free to contact me, at email [email protected]
or call 647- 824-4481

Im just new here in this forum and I am from Philippines. Im here now in Manitoba for about 5 weeks as Permanent Resident and in the process on getting ready for my Credentials Assessment. Hope i can get more information here. Thanks!

[Crystal R. Westergard]

Well folks, the written exam for May 2013 results just went up on the Alliance website. Take a look.
Anyone want to tell us how they did?

[elseohjay]

I passed! 2nd time lucky.

Now to start the preparation for the clinicals.