Considering Competencies
C2: Brainstorming Basic KSAs of WEPs

In small groups, participants identified some of the basic competencies that might be valuable to a variety of roles. No editing has been done from the original flipcharts.

Administrator
Knowledge Skills Aptitudes  
More crucial to have underlying skills for workplace education
Have to learn what, how, who to ally with
Supervisory - supervising teachers is difficult-innovative, independent people are difficult 		Corporate experience and perspective
Labour perspectives
Know what's necessary to recognize in person they hire 		Ability to wear different hats and speak the languages of floor/CEO
Function in a multi-level environment and recognize skills in people hired
Able to hone essential skills training
Visionary - if you do this today, what happens tomorrow?
Future trends: where each individual goes - end product - often helps Aware of $
Make the leap from training to education
Collaborative, co-operative - learn to argue education views to the win/win. 		Harder for educator to learn business/corporate than corporate to learn essential skills training. You are the calming voice between union and company
N.B. Include all KSA's on accompanying page (given in exercise on industry trainer)

Workplace Education Practitioners' Forum
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