Quality Control and Assurance for Continuing Professional Education

Varlejs, Jana

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“…As a consequence of not having a central agency regulating LIS CPE, there are no standards or quality control measures in place. Varlejs (2002, p. 235) states that “Quality control in the LIS CPE field is very rare, if it exists as all”. Issues of quality control and a central repository for CPE offerings are a frequent topic of discussion at library conferences, most notably the American Library Association's (ALA) Congress on Professional Education (COPE) summits, held in 2000 and 2001.…”

Section: Continuing Education/professional Developmentmentioning

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Professional development 2.0 for librarians: developing an online personal learning network (PLN)

Cooke¹

2012

Library Hi Tech News

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Those entering the work force should posses a "capacity to learn constantly and quickly". I cannot make this point strongly enough. It does not matter what they know now. Can they assess a new technology and what it may do (or not do) for your library? Can they stay up-to-date? Can they learn a new technology without formal training? If they can't, they will find it difficult to do the job (Roy Tennant, as quoted in Miller (2007, p. 206)). By not proactively seeking continuing education, librarians are "not actively pursuing obsolescence, but there are indications that some are passively permitting it to overtake them" (Stone, 1971, p. 436).

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Section: Continuing Education/professional Developmentmentioning

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Professional development 2.0 for librarians: developing an online personal learning network (PLN)

Cooke¹

2012

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“…The issue of limited English-language proficiency was another barrier to training participation and learning. Varlejs (2016) has also highlighted that poor language skills prevent many from learning and following programmes offered online and in person. Library employees in Vietnam and Indonesia pointed out that English proficiency was one of the most critical learning barriers, thus compelling them to learn the language (Maesaroh, 2012; Nguyen, 2008).…”

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“…According to Majid (2004), Shonhe (2020) and Varlejs (2016), there has been little research devoted to CPD in the LIS field in South East Asia and it has mostly focused on academic libraries. Two of the studies cited by Varlejs (2016) are doctoral research conducted by Nguyen (2008) and Maesaroh (2012) on academic library staff development in Vietnam and Indonesia, respectively. Examples of more recent studies out of the region include research conducted in Pakistan by Hamid and Soroya (2017) and Rafiq et al (2017), a study on Sri Lanka by Masroofa (2021), and a study on CPD for the capacity-building of LIS employees in the Republic of Maldives (De Alwis Jayasuriya et al, 2021a, 2021b).…”

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Continuing professional development in Cambodia: Perspectives of different stakeholders

Jayasuriya¹,

Majid²

2022

IFLA Journal

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The objective of this study was to gather the views of training providers and library employees on the continuing professional development opportunities available in Cambodia and the associated barriers. In total, 26 semi-structured interviews were conducted – 14 with training providers and 12 with library employees. Four key barriers were identified: the lack of continuing professional development opportunities; the inability to meet real training needs; the challenges associated with attending programmes in other cities, such as travel, accommodation and study leave; and a lack of resource personnel to conduct continuing professional development programmes. Four areas of improvement are suggested: offering regular training programmes; conducting a training needs assessment study; organising a national-level meeting to discuss library staff development issues; and developing a library and information science ecosystem to support the continuing professional development framework. The findings of this study are expected to provide some background information for the development of a continuing professional development plan for the library and information science sector in Cambodia.

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“…The Section currently has underway a project which aims to develop best practice guidelines for assessing the quality and effectiveness of HRD activities, programs and events. These guidelines, which seek to address variations in the needs of professional practitioners in a range of countries and cultures, are intended to articulate principles for ensuring the provision of high quality HRD for LIS staff worldwide (Varlejs, 2006). The guidelines first, articulate basic principles of responsibility and obligations relating to HRD – responsibilities shared by individuals, their employing institutions, professional associations, and education providers – and the obligation to ensure equity of access to learning and development opportunities.…”

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Benchmarking human resource development: an emerging area of practice

Smith

2006

Library Management

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the potential for the application of benchmarking to human resource development (HRD) practice in the LIS sector.Design/methodology/approachThis paper outlines the principles of benchmarking, examines dimensions which may be useful in benchmarking HRD and focuses in particular on the potential for the application of benchmarking principles to HRD activity in the library and information services (LIS) sector. Several examples of emergent HRD benchmarking practice in the LIS sector are used to illustrate the application of benchmarking principles and methodologies.FindingsThe paper finds that HRD benchmarking has significant potential to become a powerful tool in ensuring good and improving HRD practice in the LIS sector.Practical implicationsThe paper offers practical information and advice to those considering the application of benchmarking principles and practices to HRD.Originality/valueThe paper examines an emergent area of professional practice in the LIS sector. As such it has particular relevance and applicability to those responsible for planning and managing in that sector.

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Quality Control and Assurance for Continuing Professional Education

Cited by 6 publications

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Professional development 2.0 for librarians: developing an online personal learning network (PLN)

Professional development 2.0 for librarians: developing an online personal learning network (PLN)

Continuing professional development in Cambodia: Perspectives of different stakeholders

Benchmarking human resource development: an emerging area of practice

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