The goal of electronic portfolios is to stay focused on the quality of work by a learner during Work-integrated Learning and the valid alignment of their work to the standards and goals of education. Portfolios have been around for a very long time. Lecturers and learners have used the paper-based portfolio system very successfully in the form of files, boxes and/or binders holding paper, cassettes, pictures, drawings, long before the digital age. Currently the work-integrated learning curricula of universities of technology requires a paper based document, generally referred to as a portfolio.  The latter reflects the evidence of the learner’s practical experience.  Some research has been done to address the shortcomings of traditional work-integrated portfolios, for example how to save learning evidence on computer. The so-called e-portfolio could be an effective solution in this regard. An electronic portfolio, also known as an e-portfolio or digital portfolio, is a collection of electronic evidence assembled and managed by a user (in this case a student or learner), usually via the Web.  Such electronic evidence may include electronic files for formats such as text, images, multimedia, blog entries and even hyperlinks to other web-based files.  e-Portfolios demonstrates the user’s ability to utilise web platforms for self-expression.  Furthermore they can be maintained dynamically over time.  Some e-portfolio applications even permit varying degrees of audience access: the same portfolio might be accessed by various users (e.g. academics, employees, learners) and for multiple other purposes.

This paper establishes to what extent the electronic portfolio can be utilised to gain effective access to the learning record or evidence of learners during and after work-integrated learning.  To conclude various features of the e-portfolio will be addressed, such as

·         specifications of a typical e-portfolio system

·         infrastructures (e.g. Blackboard)

·         user perceptions (learners, academics and employers)

·         curriculum development

·         examination procedures

·         levels of users access.

The electronic portfolio is a technology-based form of authentic learner-based assessment. They are collections of learner’s work over a period of time. e-Portfolios are both practical and effective because of the rubrics used.  The benefits include clear set standards or expectations, quick access, easy storage and increased technology skills. E-portfolios have become an important tool to document learners' work and to demonstrate that learning took place.