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Chapter 11. TAEPDD501A Maintain and enhance professional practice. Professional practice. Modelling high standards of performance Determining personal development needs Collaborating with peers in professional development Participating in professional development activities
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Chapter 11 TAEPDD501A Maintain and enhance professional practice
Professional practice • Modelling high standards of performance • Determining personal development needs • Collaborating with peers in professional development • Participating in professional development activities • Reflecting on and evaluating professional practice
Personal work plans • A ‘to do’ list for your day or week • A reminder of essential actions that need to be completed • Allow for prioritisation
Modelling behaviours • Ethical and inclusive practice that is • respectful and considerate • non-discriminatory • Effective listening skills and general interpersonal communication
Personal development • Assess yourself against benchmarks to determine development needs and priorities • Seek feedback about your development needs • Identify ways to update and maintain vocational, and Vocational Education and Training (VET) knowledge and skills as well as trainer and assessor competence and prepare a currency plan • Combine your vocational and VET currency plan into an overall professional development plan
Seeking feedback • Relevant others who can provide useful feedback: • facilitators, such as those within your professional network • your manager or supervisor • other training or assessment staff • participants/learners • clients • mentors or coaches • professional development personnel • professional association representatives • a university’s education faculty staff
Currency plans • Your VET currency plan may include: • an outline of your professional goals in the VET sector • your organisation’s requirements for development (points/hours) • any current standards and regulatory requirements • any identified opportunities for development including: • updated VET qualifications, including TAA-to-TAE, upgrade to diploma or adult education degree courses • VET sector engagement, such as professional seminars, expos, and conferences
Currency plans (cont.) • Your vocationalcurrency plan may include: • a self-assessment of current skills and knowledge and any gaps in skills or knowledge • opportunities for development including seminars, conferences, industry expos or extra training courses • procedures for vocational development, including: • work-team meetings • professional practice groups • industry contact • training • job rotation • conferences • research • return to industry • industry visits
Collaborating with peers Provide feedback to, and seek feedback from, your peers in facilitation and assessment practice.
Professional development Vocational and VET professional development options can include: Table 11.1 Means of maintaining vocational currency
Professional development (cont.) • Benefits of professional networks include that they: • broaden your professional horizons by offering multiple perspectives • provide professional opinion, encouragement, advice and support • keep you abreast of upcoming changes in the industry • improve or increase your industry and facilitation knowledge and skills • allow you to share or enhance your skills and knowledge through mentoring or coaching opportunities • keep you in contact with leaders or experts in the field • give you the opportunity to make friends!
Professional associations Join a national or local VET association, such as: • Australian Institute of Training and Development • VelgTraining (Formerly the Voc Ed Learning Group) • Vocational Education and Training Industry Group • LinkedIn (and associated groups within the LinkedIn network) and • an association or organisation related to your profession/trade (e.g. Master Builders)
Reflection • Research development and trends • Seek feedback from others regarding your performance • Document activities you have undertaken and evaluate them for usefulness