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Nova Scotia College of Medical Laboratory Technologists
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TeKnowledge.ns
Program
Description The program is designed to:
TeKnowledge CreditsTo renew a license on an annual basis the MLT must have a valid and current TeKnowledge certificate. Each certificate will expire in 4 years. It is possible however to obtain a certificate before the expiry date issued.
Each NSCMLT applicant requires 8 credits. A maximum of 4 work credits can be submitted and a minimum of 4 education credits can be submitted. Work credits – Maximum 4 creditsFor every 500 hours worked the applicant will have accumulated 1 work credit. These work credits can be earned over the past 4 years from the date of filing the application. Professional Development Credits - Categories 1,2,3 – Minimum 4 creditsThe minimum amount of education credits required is 4. More than this amount can be submitted. Credits are typically assigned on the basis of 0.1 credit/ hour of activity. For example every hour in attendance at a workshop seminar, lecture etc. the applicant will earn 0.1 credit and for each 1 day (7.5 hours) seminar the applicant may submit 0.75 credits. Maximum credit categoriesThere are some activities that are assigned a maximum credit value/ year or / audit cycle regardless of how many hours are spent on the activity. These activities may happen during work time (already get 4.0 credits) and may be a part of the job requirement or considered to be important to the development of laboratory professionals but not deemed to be significant to the upgrading knowledge and skills in Medical Technology. These activities are being accepted to recognize the importance of new learning and updating knowledge. These maximum credit values are indicated in the credit value chart.
Categories of Professional Development:Category 1 – Professional ActivitiesActivities that promote enhance and deliver learning to self and others Category 2 – Non laboratory related – Transferable skillsWorkshops, courses, training in other non-lab specific subject matter Category 3 – Lab Related Professional LearningProfessional learning consists of formally planned Courses, workshops and conferences related to Medical Laboratory Science. Credit values are assigned based on hours of the program as indicated by the course description or CSMLS PEP criteria. Courses that do not have a CSMLS designation shall be submitted with the course description hours.
To support continuously updating knowledge and skills, NSCMLT members are encouraged to obtain the majority of credits in Category 1 and 3, the Professional activities and the Lab Related Professional Learning categories.
Completing the TeKnowledge ApplicationAll NSCMLT applicants must use the forms provided for application. You may attach log sheets or additional forms to the application if there is insufficient space to record all of your information.Completing Member InformationThe member information section must be completely filled in. It is very important to print clearly and include an email address and a phone number. Claiming CreditsAll professional development activities to be considered for credit shall:
Any activity or reading material documented on the application must be itemized. Activities that are not itemized or do not contain the required information shall not be included in the calculation of credits and may result in the Teknowledge application being rejected.
Unacceptable example: Applicants who submit “CSMLS journal articles x 10” Maintaining Documentation and Audit of ActivitiesDocumentation and proof of activity is required for all professional development activities. Appropriate documentation includes:
You are not required to send all the documentation with your TeKnowledge application. Random audits will be performed each year. Once you are identified for an audit you will have 1 month to produce the documentation for review. It will be returned to you within 2 months of receipt. Documentation and a copy of the application should be kept for 4 years in the event of an internal audit. A copy of the application should be kept by the member in case the initial application is lost or does not reach the NSCMLT office.
SignatureOnce the official application is completed with your signature, it becomes a legal document.
The TeKnowledge certificate must be renewed BEFORE the expiry date listed on the current certificate. Applications for a renewed TeKnowledge certificate should be submitted to the NSCMLT office no later than the 1st day of the month in which the TeKnowledge certificate expires.
Failure to renew a TeKnowledge certificate will result in suspension of a member’s license as described in section 16 (1) to (3) of the Medical Laboratory Technologists Registration Regulations.
Online Learning: MediaLab Inc.
MediaLab Inc. allows users to sign up for as
many as 52 different laboratory related courses in aspects of all MLT
disciplines. The module is extremely user-friendly and offers a printable CE
certificate upon successful completion of each course. There is even an
option to build courses, an aspect that we will be looking into using in the
future!
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