Forum Objectives
To begin to look at some of these questions, the NLS held a
small-group consultation in Winnipeg in March 1999. The three-day meeting
brought together a group of experienced Workplace Education Practitioners,
funders and promoters of workplace literacy. The aim was to hold a preliminary
discussion on the roles and contexts of Workplace Education Practitioners in
different regions, and then to consider the current state and future
development of practitioner training. If commonalties were significant, the
discussion might turn to the desirability for some training harmonization
across the country. This in turn could provide an opportunity to determine
potential interest in more formal recognition of expertise. Finally, it was
hoped that participants at the meeting would suggest different ways of
determining future actions and consultation on these issues, and to determine
if there was interest in developing a national communication
infrastructure.
In brief, the Forum was to be used as an opportunity to get
feedback from participants on:
- the roles and working contexts of Workplace Education
Practitioners in different regions
- the identification of basic competencies required for a
variety of practitioner roles
- different methods of professional development and
expertise-building
- common needs and interests in training and/or
recognition
- potential models for more comprehensive training and/or
recognition
- a national communication infrastructure
- how to proceed with issues of training and recognition in the
future
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