Promote Professional Development
Unit 2
1. Promote Professional Development
1.1 Professional development is a planned process of improving and increasing capabilities of staff. Within our setting it is the people who work within our organisation that determine its success. As a setting we are continually developing and enhancing our skills and knowledge to know that our clients are getting the best service and support available. Professional development enables us to keep up to date and make changes proactively to make sure the service is relevant and appropriate for service users.
As a setting we have a vision and all professional development is planned and in line with the vision of our organisation. By continuing professional development the day to day challenges and pressures are manageable, as we are able to transform in response to changing situations and requirements.
1.2 When improving professional development it is important to improve barriers to personal, social, emotional and intellectual barriers. This enables us to make sure the welfare of the staff is paramount as well as the clients. Within professional development it is essential to improve work/life balance and take into consideration family and other commitments, so that work pressures can be managed and overcome.
1.3 Within our setting all professional development is planned during supervision meetings with individuals, this enables us to achieve specific outcomes that are focussed on the needs or wishes of the individual, these outcomes can also contribute to the learning needs of the organisation.
Within our setting we select individuals to attend training opportunities and courses to develop specialist skills and knowledge which they can then use to feedback and train other staff. Continued professional development is paramount within our setting and is a major part of staff development and progress. Throughout both school and residential areas formal learning opportunities are sought these are in the form
1. Promote Professional Development
1.1 Professional development is a planned process of improving and increasing capabilities of staff. Within our setting it is the people who work within our organisation that determine its success. As a setting we are continually developing and enhancing our skills and knowledge to know that our clients are getting the best service and support available. Professional development enables us to keep up to date and make changes proactively to make sure the service is relevant and appropriate for service users.
As a setting we have a vision and all professional development is planned and in line with the vision of our organisation. By continuing professional development the day to day challenges and pressures are manageable, as we are able to transform in response to changing situations and requirements.
1.2 When improving professional development it is important to improve barriers to personal, social, emotional and intellectual barriers. This enables us to make sure the welfare of the staff is paramount as well as the clients. Within professional development it is essential to improve work/life balance and take into consideration family and other commitments, so that work pressures can be managed and overcome.
1.3 Within our setting all professional development is planned during supervision meetings with individuals, this enables us to achieve specific outcomes that are focussed on the needs or wishes of the individual, these outcomes can also contribute to the learning needs of the organisation.
Within our setting we select individuals to attend training opportunities and courses to develop specialist skills and knowledge which they can then use to feedback and train other staff. Continued professional development is paramount within our setting and is a major part of staff development and progress. Throughout both school and residential areas formal learning opportunities are sought these are in the form