NEW PD UPDATE

Professional Development Strategy

The overarching purpose of the Strategy is to build the Adult and Community Education (ACE) sector’s capacity through a well-focussed and resourced approach to professional development (PD).

TEC has funded ACE Aotearoa to implement the ACE Professional Development Strategy.

2012 Professional Development Activities:

1. Offering Professional Development Grants
2. Providing professional support to the sector
3. Promoting success and resources through a knowledge sharing approach
4. Organising the Māori and Pasifika Hui/Fono
5. Hosting the ACE Sector Conference
6. Developing an Outcomes Framework
7. Developing standards for ACE practitioners
8. Facilitating and supporting an online community
9. Convening professional development workshops
10. Conducting ongoing research projects

The ACE Professional Development Strategy and Action Plan 2006-2010 is available here.

Professional Support

Consideration will be taken to provide requested professional support.

Māori and Pasifika Adult and Community Education Professional Development Hui/Fono

The Hui Fono is a unique space that brings together Māori and Pasifika working in adult and community education. The purpose of Hui Fono is to provide a space for professional learning, for and by Māori and Pasifika. Click here to see more details of Hui/Fono 2012.  

ACE Conference

The ACE Sector Conference provides the same refresh, development and reorient experience for all tutors and providers. Click here to see more details of the ACE Conference 2011.

Outcomes Framework

The Outcomes Framework is a tool that will enable providers to demonstrate how and what learner outcomes are achieved. The purpose of the framework is to establish performance outcomes for providers that answer the key questions:

• “What difference does ACE/our organisation make to our learners?”
• “How does what ACE/we provide contribute to ACE/our outcomes?”

ACEnet Online Community

ACEnet aims to use online tools to support tutors, providers and networks. The vision is: Sparking, inspiring and leading the ACE sector to connect with people, share and access online resources and tools, and build capacity and capability.

Standards Setting

This is a new approach that will focus on developing quality standards for tutors that result in improved benefits for learners.

Workshops

To enable more access to the professional development opportunities, ACE Aotearoa will be convening workshops around the country that meet identified needs.

Research

ACE Aotearoa will continue to collate existing research published on Adult and Community Education and conduct ongoing research against priority areas.