There are many standard ways for a consultant to gain competence in a potential new area of practice. However, other strategies for acquiring competency in a new area should be avoided. A poor way to learn to apply for an LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment), a complex application, would be through: Question 2 options: a) Referring the LMIA to an experienced practitioner to represent, while you work on it pro bono to learn b) Finding a specialist to mentor you while you represent c) Taking seminars and researching as much as possible d) Finding an experienced RCIC to jointly take on the file with you