ALIA career development kit
The ALIA career development kit is free to all personal and institutional members of ALIA. Read on for an outline. The full text of the kit is now available online for ALIA members. For more information, or to obtain a copy please contact ALIA National Office, ph 02 6215 8258, cpd@alia.org.au.nospam . Feedback on the Career development kit is also welcome.
Introduction
The primary objective of a professional development plan is to maintain, improve and broaden the knowledge and skills needed for professional life. The ALIA career development kit is designed to assist you to build your acquisition of professional knowledge. The kit is designed to help you:
- analyse your professional development needs;
- set objectives for meeting those needs;
- gain input to your development from line managers, colleagues, mentors and training professionals;
- build and maintain a comprehensive record of your knowledge, skills and experience; and
- determine professional development priorities for the future.
While the Kit can be successfully completed independently, you are encouraged to seek the assistance of a partner or mentor, or participate in a facilitated group activity such as a workshop or seminar.
Planning your career development may take several hours - a significant but worthwhile investment in your future.
We hope the Kit is useful to both you and your employer, as you plan your performance improvements in your present job and identify opportunities for growth in your personal and professional life.
Structure of the Kit
The Kit contains a workbook and three work sheets. The workbook guides you through exercises that will help you to consider:
- your primary goals and any barriers or constraints to achieving these goals;
- the skills you will need in order to achieve your goals and overcome barriers to success;
- the level of skills you want to achieve and the priority of these as short-, medium- or long-term objectives;
- the types of professional development (PD) activities available to achieve your goals;
- the role of workplace learning in developing these skills further;
- planning and recording PD activities;
- building a learning portfolio; and
- re-evaluating PD.
You will need to keep the kit's work sheets close at hand as you work through these exercises.
ALIA professional development (PD) scheme
The ALIA PD scheme is a sub-category of membership which enables ALIA associate and technician members to formally record, and be acknowledged for, their participation in PD activities. For further information please contact Jill Yvanovich (manager professional development and groups liaison), ph 02 6215 8216 , cpd@alia.org.au .
If you are a member of the ALIA PD scheme the completion of this kit may be claimed as a PD activity.
Need more information?
Contact the ALIA PD officer (pd@alia.org.au.nospam), phone 02 6215 8258 or fax 02 282 2249
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