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CHAPTER 11

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Maintain and enhance professional practice

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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

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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

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Modelling behaviours

•Ethical and inclusive practice that is– respectful and considerate

– non-discriminatory

•Effective listening skills and general interpersonal communication

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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

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Seeking feedbackRelevant 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

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Currency plansYour 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

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Currency plans (cont.)

Your vocational currency 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

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Collaborating with peers

Provide feedback to, and seek feedback from, your peers in facilitation and assessment practice.

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Professional development

Self-initiated development External development

Subscription to professional, trade or industry magazines, journals and newsletters

Attendance at professional development sessions with industry bodies or professional associations

Membership of professional organisations or associations

Seminars, trade shows and conferences

Research projects Training and education courses Worksite visits Local or regional communities of practice Online training and e-learning

Vocational and VET professional development options can include:

Table 11.1 Means of maintaining vocational currency

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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!

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Professional associations

Join a national or local VET association, such as:•Australian Institute of Training and Development •Velg Training (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)

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Reflection

• Research development and trends

• Seek feedback from others regarding your

performance

• Document activities you have undertaken and

evaluate them for usefulness