Looking to The Future

A number of suggestions were made for future practitioner development during the interviews. It was suggested to ...

• encourage networking and expertise-sharing across the country
• focus more of the professional development time on the building of partnerships with different stakeholders in Workplace Education
• try to define the skills desired/required for different types of Workplace Education practitioners, and use that as a template for planning professional development
• include more training on marketing skills
• improve organizational needs assessment skills
• look for opportunities to certify practitioners, in order to increase credibility and perception of professionalism
• define "best practices" for different types of practitioners
• include theoretical and philosophical discussions about Workplace Education as well as practical skill-building in training
• look for links to established programs like the CACE or Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
• encourage, support and model informal methods of professional development
• explore distance education as a means of national and international professional development
• contribute to a Canadian listserv on Workplace Education
• explore the potential of the Internet as an information source and communications hub for Workplace Education practitioners
• encourage academic and scientific research in the field
• develop more comprehensive education programs with recognized institutions