Professional Development Directory
This part of the website is for all Professional Development resources. If you have resources please send them to admin@aceaotearoa.org.nz.
The Professional Development Resources are organised into six sections:
- Treaty of Waitangi (ToW) >
- About ACE (AA) >
- ACE Networks (NWC) >
- Coordination and Management (CM) >
- Governance >
- Māori >
- Pasifika >
Please click here for a full list of the resources in each of the above sections. Please email any additional resources that you are able to share with others in the sector to admin@aceaotearoa.org.nz.
Needs Analysis
Resources Treaty of Waitangi
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- Declaration of Commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ACE Aotearoa
- Approach to fulfilling Treaty of Waitangi Obligations, Tairawhiti REAP
- Preparing ourselves for Treaty relationships, 30 questions, Treaty Resource Centre
- Information on the Treaty People Kit for Migrants, Auckland Regional Migrant Services
- Network Waitangi Otautahi website, a link to NWO with many resources for Treaty education and support
Websites
- The Treaty Resource Centre (www.trc.org.nz) has a number of learning exercises and other free educational resources
- The Government's Treaty of Waitangi website (www.nzhistory.net.nz) compares the Treaty in Maori and English.
Publications
- Tangata Tiriti - Sustaining our Communities from Network Waitangi Otautahi
- Tangata Tiriti – Treaty People Kit - an interactive workbook for migrant communities order form.
Starting Off, Guidelines for tutors and adults learning together
First published in 1995 by the Department of Education, Wellington. Second edition published 1998 by the National Resource Centre for Adult Education and Community Learning. Click here for word version of this resource.
Internet resources
This file is taken from the TEC/Adult education website:
- www.goodpracticeparticipate.govt.nz - set up by the office for the community and voluntary sector. It has resources to help you gather information and consult your community. For example- participation techniques, efficient surveys and information collection techniques, assistance available when consulting specific groups (eg Maori, Pacific peoples, people with disabilities, rural communities, older people)
- www.acfe.vic.gov.au - good description of adult and community education in Victoria, good material and examples on clustering of ACE providers
- www.niace.org.uk - website of the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education in England and Wales. It's an excellent source of information on all aspects of adult learning.
- www.LSDA.org.uk - information on research to inform policy and practice; help to shape and communicate education policy; and improvement and support programmes for organisations that deliver post-16 education and training. Click on 'publications' for several guides available including 'Dancing on a Moving Carpet': Leading change for quality improvement in adult and community learning' and 'Fit for Purpose: Self-assessment for small providers'.
- www.lifelonglearning.co.uk - information about several aspects of adult learning in England including promoting learning, community learning and older learners.
- www.dia.govt.nz - Community Resource Kit is available on this site. It includes community development practice, setting up a community group, planning, employment, running meetings, project management, sources of funding and practical record keeping.
- www.ericsp.org - this is a literature database.
- www.edna.edu.au - resources for education and training, including materials, case studies and templates relating to ACE.
- www.community.net.nz - Up-to-date information about hui and events relevant to community groups; 'how to' guides, for example analysing community problems and solutions; and case studies of successful community initiatives.
- www.ala.asn.au - the Adult Learning Australia site has interesting information on several topics including building learning communities, research and links to other websites.
- www.lcc.edu.au - the Learning Communities Catalyst has been established to serve as a clearinghouse of information, research, case studies and practical tools to assist communities, councils, government, businesses, policy-makers and other stakeholders research, advocate for and develop learning communities.
- www.eaea.org - this is the topics page for the European Association for the Education of Adults. Scroll down the left hand side bar until you get to Quality Assurance and click. You may be interested in viewing the other topics to do with adult education as well.
- www.qualityacl.org.uk - site of the UK Learning and Skills Development Agency Learning and Quality Support Programme. A site completely dedicated to quality in adult education.
- www.aontas.com - AONTAS is the Irish National Association for Community Learning. This page provides contact details of staff working on their quality assurance project. If they are happy to put their contact details on the net they will probably be happy to talk to you about their work.
Resources About ACE
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Resources ACE Networks
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- Network Coordinator Job Description
- PD Guidelines for ACE Networks, University of Canterbury
- A Collaborative Approach to Community ACE Funding, Buller High School and Buller REAP
- Collaboration community partnerships and stakeholder engagement, WestREAP ACE manual
- Consultation Questionnaire, WestREAP
- Collaborative and Partnerships policy, Tairawhiti REAP
- Development Triangle, Tairawhiti REAP
- Leadership and the ACE Wellington Network, Linda Leech
- Community Consultation Process, Waitara High School
- Community Groups Agreement, Buller High School
- Record of Community Networking, Tairawhiti REAP
- Record of Community Networking, Ngati Rehia
- Record of Community Networking, Waitara High School
- Record of Community Group Visit, Wellington High School
- Roles of Networks and Ace Aotearoa Branches
Resources Coordination and Management
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Planning - identifying needs (CMP)
Articles on identifying community learning needs:
- By Jennie Harre Hindmarsh
- By John Benseman
- By Joyce Stalker, with Katherine Peet, Catherine Delahunty and Robert Tobias
Information for schools funding community organisations, including:
- TEC information for school ACE providers on Agreements with Community Groups
- Consulting with the Community, Buller High School
- A template for a Funding Agreement, Thames High School
- Prioritising Community Hours Requests
- Funding Information Pack, North Shore School's Adult Community Education
Planning - Developing different types of plans
- Planning, DIA Community Resource Kit
- Consulting with the Community, Buller High School
- Strategic Plan - Tairawhiti REAP
- Stakeholder Engagement Strategy West REAP
- ACE Programme Aims and Objectives, Waitara High School's policy and procedures manual
- Outdoor Safety Plan, Waimate High School
- Emergency Management Plan, FWEA
- Course Planning Schedule, Buller High School
- Course Planning Template, Logan Park High School
- ACE Enrolment Form with Planning, Waitara High School
- Course Learning Objectives, Logan Park High School
- Writing Learning Outcomes, (that fit with ACE priorities) Logan Park High School
- Course Planning for Tutors, from Starting Off
- A workshop to strengthen an organisation’s diversity and engagement. A facilitator’s handbook. Created for the ACE/TEC Hamilton Network, March 2009. Prepared by Associate Professor Joyce Stalker & Adrienne Heath, University of Waikato
Delivery, Teaching and tutoring (CMD)
- Starting Off, the booklet for beginning tutors
- CLASS ACE Tutor Training through schools, Summary of content. These short courses are for beginning tutors, contact CLASS for further information.
- Icebreakers and energisers from Starting Off
Evaluation (CME)
- Learner Evaluation of activity, Waitara High School
- Learner Evaluation, Gore High School
- Evaluation pack, Rangitoto College
- Course Evaluation Form, Newlands College
Quality Assurance (CMQ)
- ACE QA Handbook, TEC
- Quality in Action, TEC
- ACE QA Checklist, Buller
- Action Plan, Community ED & Training Centre, Westport
- Self review Checklist
Staff Employment (CMS)
- Job Descriptions, Waitara High School
- Tutor Job Descriptions, West Auckland Community Education
- Tutors Recruitment, FWEA
- Roles and responsibilities including Advisory Committee, Ngati Rehia
- Application Form, FWEA
- Offer of Employment letter, based on a Department of Labour template, FWEA
- Tutor Individual Employment Agreement, Waitara High School
- Conditions of Employment, Wellington High School
- Equal Employment Opportunities Policy and Procedures, from the FWEA
- Staff Profile, Tairawhiti REAP Charter
Staff Appraisal, Training and Development (CMSD)
- Tutor Evaluation, Kaikorai Valley High School
- Tutor Self-Appraisal form, Rangitoto College
- Tutor Appraisal Checklist
- ACE Professional Development Needs, from the University of Canterbury Network Guidelines
- Tutor Support Form, Wellington High School
- Performance Appraisal, FWEA
- Identifying Individual Professional Development Needs, ACE Aotearoa
- Framework for a Professional Development Plan, FWEA
- Paid Staff Professional Development plan, FWEA
- Mentoring: The Managerial mentor, Making the Most of Mentoring. Mentoring Centre
- Peer Supervision, Mentoring Centre
Volunteer Management (CMV)
Effective Meetings and Group Work (CMG)
- Meetings Evaluation, FWEA
- Meetings Feedback, FWEA
- Agenda and words for Chairing meetings, www.forumcommunications.asn.au
- Meetings , DIA Community Resource Kit
Health and Safety (CMH)
- Emergency Checklist in Attendance Register, Tokomairiro
- Hazard Inspection Checklist, Southern REAP
- Health and Safety Staff Manual, Kaikorai Valley College
- Tutor Emergency Checklist, Waitara High School
- Building Health and Safety Audit, FWEA
- Emergency Plan - FWEA
- Worker Participation in Health and Safety Management Plan, FWEA
- Health and Safety Action Plan, FWEA
Resources Governance
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Roles and responsibilities
- Who is Responsible for What? Wairarapa REAP Governance/Management Framework, Tairawhiti REAP
- Evaluating a Governance Meeting, FWEA
- Financial Policies and responsibilities, FWEA
- Financial responsibilities of the board, Wairarapa REAP
- Person Specification for board member, Wairarapa REAP
- Powers Reserved to the Board, Wairarapa REAP
- Board Member's Code of Conduct, Wairarapa REAP
Strategic planning
- Values statements, Wairarapa REAP
- Goals and objectives of a strategic plan, Tairawhiti REAP
- Five stages of strategic planning
Governance Administration
Resources Māori
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- Characteristics of Whanau – sampler from Cunningham
- Iwi and Māori provider success, sampler from TPK
- Managing for Success, sampler from Ministry of Education
- List of Māori course providers
- Māori Tertiary Education Framework, sampler from MoE
- Outcomes and Indicators, sampler from Durie et al
- Sharing for Success, sampler from Skills NZ
- Te Aorangi, sampler from Rose Pere Te Whare Tapa Wha Model, sampler from Durie
Resources Pasifika
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- ACE PD providers with support systems for Pasifika students
- Useful Contact details
- Cultural diversity lens toolkit, sampler from UNESCO
- Engaging Pasifika, some sampler information
- Funding opportunities for Pasifika PD
- Pacific consultation guidelines, sampler from MPIA
- Pedagogy, Sampler from the Auckland College of Education
- Pacific People’s Inclusion in ACE Development: Working Paper in Progress (3), Timote Vaioleti, Sandy Morrison, Gareth Rees, TEC, 2003
