Children: Development Plan and Staff
Unit 145 Promote Professional Development
Outcome 1 Understand Principles of professional development
Assessment Criteria 1.1
Explain the importance of continually improving knowledge and practice
Professional development enables that a setting is keep up to date and to change proactively so that their our setting can relevant and appropriate .It is important to make the most out of investment in a professional development it should be planned with the setting vision in their focus .By embedding personal professional development into their culture is best to respond to day to day challenges and pressures .
Planned development is intended to achieve specific outcomes that may be either focused in the needs of an individual and may contribute to the learning needs of the setting .If an individual identifies the need for training in a particular area for example ‘first aid’ this request should be assessed for the setting and individuals needs .This will benefit the individual and the setting which they can specialist skills and knowledge which they can then use to train other staff .Improving knowledge and practice increases the capabilities of staff ,bringing out personal enhancements and opportunities for them as individuals ,expanding their skills .Making sure the management give a range of training opportunities to staff and try and make their needs of training courses they wish to take .I would find out the training courses they wish to take through appraisals and appraisals forms .Ensuring management support individuals through courses and help if they need .
Assessment Criteria 1.2
Analyse potential barriers to professional developments
Professional development is an essential activity for all staff working in the childcare setting in order to safeguard the children .Knowledge is not static ,things staff or management though they knew for a fact may turn out to be wrong .Ensuring research and development is a key feature of childcare.
Outcome 1 Understand Principles of professional development
Assessment Criteria 1.1
Explain the importance of continually improving knowledge and practice
Professional development enables that a setting is keep up to date and to change proactively so that their our setting can relevant and appropriate .It is important to make the most out of investment in a professional development it should be planned with the setting vision in their focus .By embedding personal professional development into their culture is best to respond to day to day challenges and pressures .
Planned development is intended to achieve specific outcomes that may be either focused in the needs of an individual and may contribute to the learning needs of the setting .If an individual identifies the need for training in a particular area for example ‘first aid’ this request should be assessed for the setting and individuals needs .This will benefit the individual and the setting which they can specialist skills and knowledge which they can then use to train other staff .Improving knowledge and practice increases the capabilities of staff ,bringing out personal enhancements and opportunities for them as individuals ,expanding their skills .Making sure the management give a range of training opportunities to staff and try and make their needs of training courses they wish to take .I would find out the training courses they wish to take through appraisals and appraisals forms .Ensuring management support individuals through courses and help if they need .
Assessment Criteria 1.2
Analyse potential barriers to professional developments
Professional development is an essential activity for all staff working in the childcare setting in order to safeguard the children .Knowledge is not static ,things staff or management though they knew for a fact may turn out to be wrong .Ensuring research and development is a key feature of childcare.
References: Models of reflection .com Google images for diagrams Advanced early years care and learning level 4 & 5