Work experience before school graduation.

[Chidiblaq]

Good day all.

Please can I claim work experience before graduation?
This is the scenario below. I am a Pharmacist(a regulated profession), so after my final exams, I started working in a Community Pharmacy and my duties were same as a licensed/graduated pharmacist but it was still under the supervision of the superintendent pharmacist. I worked there for about 10months before I was inducted and given my school certificate, this delay was as a result of administrative procedures from my school. I understand that IRCC allows for work experience as a student as long as it is continuous, paid and meets other requirements. I also know that according to IRCC, one of the minimum requirements to practice in NOC 3131-Pharmacist is a Bachelor Degree and license.

So my question is can I claim the work experience before my graduation?
What can one advice me to do?

 

[thevisawhisperer]

In what country did you study and do this work?

"I understand that IRCC allows for work experience as a student as long as it is continuous, paid and meets other requirements."
That statement is a complete mishmash of wrong ideas.

 

[Chidiblaq]

In what country did you study and do this work?

"I understand that IRCC allows for work experience as a student as long as it is continuous, paid and meets other requirements."
That statement is a complete mishmash of wrong ideas.

https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=394&top=29

This is the link to the CIC website that says so.

But are you saying that I can't claim such point?

 

[thevisawhisperer]

It depends on what country you were studying/working in. Unless it was in Canada, it counts.

 

[thevisawhisperer]

Sorry, to clarify, the section you are quoting refers to work experience in order to meet the minimum requirements for FSW, which is a separate question from whether the experience counts.

 

[Chidiblaq]

It depends on what country you were studying/working in. Unless it was in Canada, it counts.

It was outside Canada

 

[Chidiblaq]

Sorry, to clarify, the section you are quoting refers to work experience in order to meet the minimum requirements for FSW, which is a separate question from whether the experience counts.

Please this explanation is confusing me, kindly through more light on it.
Thank you

 

[thevisawhisperer]

The section you quoted is about foreign work experience, while a student, that is you used to meet the minimum entry criteria for Federal Skilled Worker. That is why the work must be full-time, continuous for at least 12 months, and in a single NOC. Those are the criteria for FSW wherever the work was performed and whether you were a student or not.
If the work experience is not being used to meet the minimum entry criteria it does not have to be full-time, continuous, etc., but will still count as a year of work experience if a minimum of 1560 hours was worked

 

[Chidiblaq]

The section you quoted is about foreign work experience, while a student, that is you used to meet the minimum entry criteria for Federal Skilled Worker. That is why the work must be full-time, continuous for at least 12 months, and in a single NOC. Those are the criteria for FSW wherever the work was performed and whether you were a student or not.
If the work experience is not being used to meet the minimum entry criteria it does not have to be full-time, continuous, etc., but will still count as a year of work experience if a minimum of 1560 hours was worked

I understand all these.
My question is "does it also apply to professions like Pharmacy that requires a license to practice just like it was stated in the NOC minimum requirement to practice?"