AccelerateIEN is an innovative four-step training program that helps seamlessly transition Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) from theoretical knowledge to practical patient care in Canada.
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About the Program
The AccelerateIEN program seamlessly integrates custom eLearning, simulation-based training, workplace support, and mentorship to build confidence, enhance critical thinking and communication skills, and prepare IENs to navigate local work environments effectively—both before and during onboarding. Key program components include:
1. Canadian Nursing Essentials
Before starting hands-on training, IENs complete a week of targeted eLearning and virtual classes, gaining insights into Canadian nursing, healthcare, and culture.
2. Simulation Boot Camp
A two-week intensive prep that strengthens skills in a Canadian context through virtual scenarios and immersive VR clinical simulations, all in a risk-free environment.
3. Prior Learning Assessment
Following the Boot Camp, a nurse educator performs a Prior Learning Assessment with each IEN and creates a personalized learning plan to guide their on-the-job training.
4. Ongoing Expert Support
IENs and their preceptors receive up to eight weeks of work integrated learning, coaching, and personalized check-ins for targeted skill development and real-time support.
Key Resources & Features
Access to 100+ eLearning courses, VR simulation library, regular check-ins with Nurse Educators (IENs & Preceptors), and a Concierge Service with 1-on-1 assistance.
Revolutionizing IEN
Work Readiness
AccelerateIEN optimizes IEN training, shortening the path to full independent practice by up to six weeks while enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and improving overall performance.
Streamlines IEN training and transition, minimizing operational and compliance risks.
Enhances IEN readiness, confidence, and teamwork that supports better patient outcomes.
Increases preceptorship completion rates, accelerating overall IEN integration figures.
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Support Options
Additional support is available to help IENs thrive in their new roles and communities, focusing on addressing cultural and practice differences to enhance long-term retention.
Targeted Language Training – Group and one-on-one support to help IENs adapt to language and dialect differences.
Foundations of Staying – A 90-minute course for managers, coworkers, and community groups to improve the newcomer experience and retention.
Foundations of Belonging – An 8-hour program providing IENs and their families with practical strategies for community integration.
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Our Subject Matter Experts
Our dedicated in-house team of nursing experts boasts over a century of combined experience in clinical practice and nurse education, ensuring unparalleled expertise and insight.
Kimberly Workum
Director, Healthcare Innovation
& Learning Solutions
Kimberly Workum, RN, BScN, MEd, CHSE , CCNE brings 35 years of nursing experience across acute care and community health. As a Certified Canadian Nurse Educator, she spent over 20 years teaching at the university level, fostering inclusive and engaging learning environments. For 15+ years, she has supported Internationally Educated Nurses in confidently transitioning into the Canadian healthcare system. A Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator, Kim develops innovative programs integrating simulation and virtual reality to enhance clinical skills and real-world readiness.
Jane Power
Nurse Educator
Eadie Li
Nurse Invigilator
Vanessa Klayh

Nurse Invigilator

Jeanne SanMiguel

Nurse Invigilator

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We’ve outlined answers to some of the most commonly asked questions below. If you don’t see what you’re looking for, simply reach out using the form below—we’d love to connect and talk AccelerateIEN!

AccelerateIEN is the first in a series of Work Ready Accelerator solutions being developed by Bluedrop ISM, an award-winning Canadian-based training technology innovator. As a trusted partner to governments, industry groups, and training organizations worldwide, Bluedrop is committed to advancing skill development and empowering the workforce with modern training tools and impactful learning experiences.

Bluedrop ISM partners with Lumeto to deliver the components of the AccelerateIEN program. Lumeto is a Canadian-based company specializing in advanced XR simulation and training solutions, offering immersive, AI-enabled learning experiences primarily for the healthcare and safety sectors through their Involve XR platform.

AccelerateIEN is a structured four-step work-ready program that helps IENs apply their existing knowledge and skills in the Canadian healthcare system. It supports their transition to Canadian patient care and enables them to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.

Core components of the program include: (1) a review of Canadian Nursing Essentials, (2) an immersive skills training bootcamp, (3) tailored PLAN (Prior Learning Assessment Plan) development, and (4) ongoing expert support with Workplace Integrated Learning (WIL).

AccelerateIEN is delivered by Bluedrop ISM’s in-house Nurse Educators, who collectively bring over 50 years of nursing experience, including approximately 15 years of direct work with internationally educated nurses.

The AccelerateIEN training program includes four core stages including: (1) a review of Canadian Nursing Essentials, (2) an immersive skills training bootcamp, (3) tailored PLAN (Prior Learning Assessment Plan) development, and (4) ongoing expert support and Workplace Integrated Learning (WIL).

Pricing is based on cohort group sizes with volume discounts available for large groups.
Please contact us to discuss pricing options.

We work with Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) at various stages of their transition to Canadian practice. This training is designed for IENs who may or may not yet be licensed in Canada and who may have had some training but have not undergone a comprehensive orientation or onboarding in a Canadian healthcare setting.

The program currently is delivered to cohorts of 6 or 12.

The initial AccelerateIEN cohorts are currently active in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with another group launch in April 2025. Contact us if you’re interested in AccelerateIEN for a cohort in your jurisdiction. 

The program launched in January 2025, and new cohorts are now being added on a monthly basis.

Simply complete the form at the bottom of this webpage to be connected with our AccelerateIEN team. You will be contacted to discuss your training needs and to schedule a live virtual demonstration of the program, allowing you to see the training components and ask questions.

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AccelerateIEN is the first in a series of Work Ready Accelerators being developed by Bluedrop ISM, a pioneering Canadian-based learning technology innovator.

As a trusted partner to governments, industry groups, and training organizations around the globe, Bluedrop is committed to developing cutting-edge training solutions that empower individuals and organizations with impactful, modern learning experiences that drive workforce success.
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Enhancing Critical Workforce Skills

Bluedrop’s experience and proven eLearning content development capabilities are foundational in supporting our customers’ upskilling & reskilling requirements, and in maximizing the power of the SkillsPass™ Integrated Skills Management Platform.

Whether for broad State/Province upskilling programs, or single use, rapid response training requirements for a specific industry requirement- we can deliver an online solution with proven effectiveness and verifiable training results.

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Bluedrop has developed and deployed eLearning training to support large and diverse upskilling and reskilling initiatives of governments and industries around the globe.

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Bluedrop has amassed a a vast library of proven and impactful eLearning courses. Specialization includes commercial truck driver training, workplace productivity, entrepreneurship and a host of regulatory inspired courses,

CONNECTED

The eLearning content solution combined with our SkillsPass ISM platform to help connect workers, employers, and related stakeholders. We also offer full execution support and program management including marketing, adoption, and customer support specialists that help drive successful uptake and results.

Our Solution – Multi-Stakeholder Benefits

Offers online training, certification, and credential management capabilities to support the transformation of broad-based upskilling/reskilling.

Is industry-agnostic, and is now securely deployed with governments, industry associations and employers around the world, with close to 3 Million users.

Enables the deployment of wide ranging course content options to support skill development including industry mandated, OH&S, and upskilling in those critical in-demand functions required in the new digital economy.

Provides partners with a digital, single line-of-sight into training results, credentials, and certifications at the industry through to the individual level.

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With security and support that safeguards our client investments in two key ways:

  1. Battle-Tested Solutions– Having met the highest levels of audit, scrutiny, and testing related to data security, privacy/consent legislation, and web content accessibility guidelines.
    • Our consent-driven architecture supports the latest regulations and best practices in data privacy/consent, security, accessibility. The platform is secure and audit-proof- with SOC 2 Type I Audit Certification, PCI standards compliance, adherence to all SaaS security and privacy requirements, and more.  
    • We are global leaders in this space. Over the past few years, we have been through 500 governmental client Threat Risk Assessments, passed 5 Provincial PIAs, launched with 8 governments and 5 regulators, been approved and deployed by the US state departments to deploy the solution in 30 Countries.  
  2. Full Delivery Support Options– Our experienced Adoption Services Group can help clients realize their objectives after launch. We help ensure that if you build it, they actually will come.
    • Our team has managed client training initiatives that have impacted millions of workers, and support training stakeholders (e.g., training partners and employers) to adopt solutions.
    • Our optional managed services range from supporting client adoption efforts to full outsourcing of the rollout and operation of training initiatives. For some of our clients, we actually operate their entire training solution, including:
      • Full onboarding and training for stakeholder groups (such as training partners or employers) 
      • Generating awareness, engaging with potential partners, performing system demos, signing on partners, etc.
      • Sales and Marketing– we staff account management and sales roles, complete marketing strategies, design and place advertising, and develop promotional materials.

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Providing end-to-end training delivery and credential management for all training formats…

  • This can include virtual, online, in-person, and blended training. Core capabilities include:
    • Manage learning paths that can include combination of online, virtual and blended offerings
    • Manage prerequisite requirements 
    • Track microcredentials that can be combined to form a master credential
    • Allow clients to build their own online courses and assessments 
    • Provide bookmarking so that learners can complete training in multiple sessions 
  • We have a globally recognized team of Learning Design and Production experts that work with industry SMEs to produce online and blended courseware and microcredentials.  They can take a project from concept to finished product within a few weeks. 
  • Over the years we have also amassed a large library of specialized courseware to address stubborn or urgent skills gaps with almost immediate time-to-launch and value.

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A seamless online training ecosystem connection for all stakeholders or partners…

  • Including governments, regulators, industry associations, unions, career centers, training providers, employers and more.
  • These cross-organizational and complex training situations would overwhelm an LMS. SkillsPass fixes that, with a robust suite of NexGen features and functionality including:
    • ONLINE TRAINING HUB– our embedded MarketPlusTM online training marketplace- allowing our clients to go beyond their own training offerings and consolidate external training sources, whether classroom, online, or virtual. 
    • UNIQUE ARCHITECTURE– Industry open architecture solution design that enables third party solution integration and the bringing together of key partners/systems and eliminating the siloed, restrictive nature of the traditional LMS.
    • TRAINING PARTNER INTEGRATION– Training partner enablement through unique storefronts to accept bookings, track attendance, and issue certificates working in concert with each client’s marketplace. APIs are also available for Training Partners with their own software.
    • DIGITAL WORKER PASSPORT– The industry-first SkillsPass Worker Passport, allowing end-users to access and share their validated credentials securely with employers and regulators (via QR code).
    • MULTI-LEVEL REPORTING– Robust reporting and insights at an employer and industry (client) level. Clients can provide a business account for each employer partner to allow them to track valid certificates, assign training, and see the final results and expiry notifications. The platform also generates valuable client insights about training completion at certificate, demographic, partner, industry, and regional levels.
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  • Applications can be received from the following:

    • A registered not-for-profit or charity that supports refugees and recent immigrants in NL
    • A refugee or recent immigrant with a specific need in NL
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Applications can be received from the following:

  • A woman registered in a recognized technology related program
  • A registered college or university wanting to provide a grant
  •  A registered not-for-profit or charity that supports women in tech programs
  • A tech sector focused community group 
  • Student and organizations need to reside in Canada
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