Professional Development Strategy
TEC has funded ACE Aotearoa to implement the ACE Professional Development Strategy. The six work streams for 2010 are
- PD Grants
- ACEnet – an online community for ACE practitioners
- Hui/Fono 2010
- Research and evaluation – ACE Aotearoa will contract evaluative research during 2010 to understand how effective implementation of the ACE PD Strategy has been to date.
- Knowledge sharing – during 2010 the Steering Group will consider how to share the knowledge being built across the ACE Sector through implementing the Strategy.
The ACE Professional Development Strategy and Action Plan 2006-2010 is available here: download PDF
The strategy is an opportunity for individuals in the ACE sector to enhance their skills and for the whole ACE sector to build its capacity and capability, and establish itself as an integral part of the tertiary education system.
It is aimed at integrating professional development into ACE practice at every level over the next five years.
The strategy identifies four main approaches to ACE professional development and contains an action plan prioritising activities.
The four main approaches identified are:
- Development of a sector-led working group that oversees, coordinates and monitors the implementation of the strategy.
- Formation of a core group of people to take a linking role in the sector.
- Identification of ACE skills and competencies requiring professional development.
- Building on ACE Networks and conferences.
