New preschool or early intervention educators, who have just joined the sector, require plenty of support to help them become accustomed with the work demands and expectations of their new roles. Likewise, experienced educators who have never been formally trained on how to manage their own performance may benefit by knowing what it takes to meet the expectations of their centres.
The Skills Framework is a critical and central resource for such purposes, containing valuable job & skills information to better help educators excel in their roles and plan for their professional development.
This workshop aims at orientating the educators to the Skills Framework documents and how to use relevant job and skills information for managing performance and professional development. In addition, the workshop will equip educators on essential skill-sets, such as setting clear work goals, facilitating constructive dialogue with their Centre Leaders for reviewing work progress or seeking guidance on work issues, as well as engaging their Centre Leaders constructively for appraisal and career development conversations.
As a result, the educators will become more confident, resilient and empowered to thrive in their centres. At the same time, the educators will also acquire a growth mindset and expectations, which enables the Centre Leaders to easier lead, coach, appraise and develop their staff as a people manager-coach.
Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
- Recognise the key actions that they can take to manage their own performance on a regular basis
- Use the Skills Framework documents as a critical resource to manage their performance and professional development
- Review own job roles and responsibilities to determine expected key job deliverables using Skills Framework
- Write clear and SMART goals
- Identify behavioral traits to perform well as an Early Childhood (EC) professional or as expected by their preschools
- Apply Rolfe’s reflection model for self-reflection and learning
- Apply an appropriate framework for structuring a conducive and productive conversations with their Centre Leaders during regular check-ins
- Review possible career advancement and development opportunities for own professional development planning using the Skills Framework
Outline
- Understanding What It Means to become an Early Childhood (EC) Professional
- Journey from an individual to a professional and expert
- Development of professional identity (being)
- Development of professional knowledge (knowing) and skills (doing)
- My Role in Performance Management and Professional Development
- How can I tap on organisational performance management practices to aid me in my own professional development?
- Performance management cycle
- A staff’s role in managing own performance – seizing your own destiny
- Skills Framework – A critical resource in managing own performance and professional development
- Understanding Skills Framework
- Key documents & their uses (e.g. Guide to Occupations and Skills, Career Pathways, Skills Maps, etc)
- Location of key job & skills information
- New highlights in enhanced version (e.g. new job roles, emerging skills)
- Understanding Goal, Work and Behavioural Standards
- How to identity the performance standards that are expected in my work using the Skills Framework?
- Drafting SMART goals for better communication and clarity
- Understanding professional behavioural qualities expected in daily work using the Skills Framework
- Framework for setting the GOLDTM standards to excel in behavioural qualities
- Participating Actively in Work Discussions to Make Progress
- Purpose of regular work discussion with supervisor
- Rolfe’s reflection model for self-reflection
- GROW model for work discussion conversation
- Preparing for Appraisal & Career Discussions
- How to conduct self-assessment of your past performance?
- Scope of appraisal discussion – What to focus in order for a productive discussion
- What information to prepare for discussion?
- Referencing Technical Skills & Competencies (TSCs) from Skills Framework for individual professional development planning
- Referencing Skills Map from Skills Framework of aspired role for career development planning discussion
