scholarly journals Utilization of Technology in Continuing Professional Development and Training for Healthcare Providers: Current Trends and the Future Post-COVID-19 Era

Author(s):  
Mohamed Aabdien ◽  
Ibtihal Abdallah ◽  
Ahmed Awaisu
Author(s):  
Шолпан Валерьевна Тлепина

The article considers modern trends in the development of the legal regulation of the pharmaceutical workers job. The practice of the International Pharmaceutical Federation, including in the context of continuing professional development, is of great importance in the activities and training of pharmacists (as in the case of OECD universities). International legal guidelines and quality standards for pharmaceutical services have been found to have a direct impact on various aspects of pharmaceutical law.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bekim Samadraxha ◽  
Veton Alihajdari ◽  
Besim Mustafa ◽  
Ramë Likaj

Vocational Education Teachers are one of the main important assets for workforce development. This study of the workforce of VET teachers in selected partner countries has two main goals. The aim of this research is to evaluate the level of teacher’s development and training programs and test as well, to inform national policymakers about the situation and the needs of the VET teachers and, secondly, to help monitoring the implementation and the change of the teacher professional development. The methodology to be used is based on qualitative research methods, including interviews und surveys. A major focus of the survey is to enable policy makers to understand what is required to bring along improvements in the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) quality, effectiveness and responsiveness, as well as factors affecting teacher effectiveness in general, such as their motivation and career structure. Professional development for teachers and trainers is widely recognized as a vital tool for the educational reform (Bicaj, 2013). Research shows that the professional development can enduring improve the quality of teaching and learning, enhancing the effectiveness of education and training and providing added value to students, teachers and employers. There is no doubt about the importance of the Continuing Professional Development of VET teachers. Kosovo has for many years developed extensive policies to address this issue, and currently these policies are being implemented.


Author(s):  
Joanna Nelson ◽  
Katherine Johnson

Professional development opportunities are important for employees at all levels of an organization. Employees benefit by staying current in their field and advancing their career. Employers benefit by having a better skilled workforce. This chapter focuses on professional development based on the yearlong leadership institute run by the Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL) Leadership Development Committee. The development of the CAL Leadership Institute (CALLI) will be discussed along with the curriculum, structure, fees, mentoring, networking, accessibility, and benefits of CALLI to participants and the larger library community. The authors conducted two surveys and eight interviews to gather qualitative and quantitative feedback from current and past CALLI participants. A literature review of current trends in professional development and library leadership programs was completed. The future of professional development in this area is also explored.


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 150-167
Author(s):  
Deborah Tannehill ◽  
Giyasettin Demirhan ◽  
Petra Čaplová ◽  
Züleyha Avsar

This paper reports on an investigation examining provision of physical education continuing professional development (CPD) in European countries undertaken to identify the types of practices being employed. We begin by providing a brief overview of what we currently know about CPD internationally in general education and physical education. Data are reported to reflect Parker and Patton’s (2017) key characteristics of CPD that highlight effective CPD, summarise current trends and issues in physical education, and are intended to serve as a guide to how teachers learn and how they might be better served in that learning in these European countries. Studying current practices in CPD provision identified in this study provided modest insight to inform teacher education programmes and CPD providers on the current status of physical education CPD currently being employed in Europe. We propose these findings might inform international and comparative education with respect to CPD and set the foundation for physical education colleagues in Europe to develop a CPD network where endeavours such as sharing of CPD practices, engaging in discussion of those practices, and the design of collaborative research on such CPD practices are based.


Author(s):  
Richard Price ◽  
Sukie Shinn

Simulation-based education (SBE) is an important modality for training a competent and safe healthcare workforce. It is also an important component of core training and continuing professional development for healthcare workers in the National Health Service (NHS) of the United Kingdom. A comprehensive review of SBE provision, led by NHS Health Education England (HEE), discovered many areas of good practice, but also identified inequalities in the access to and delivery of simulation. A framework was developed to help improve the quality, provision, and access to SBE. Case studies are provided in this chapter showcasing the different types of simulation which contributed to the good practice, how they are used in healthcare education, and how they link to the SBE framework. The chapter sets out some of the current challenges with equitable and high-quality provision, detailing plans to further enhance the education and training of the healthcare workforce through SBE through the delivery of a framework, strategic overview, and vision to support these plans.


2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 82-102
Author(s):  
Bjart Erling Grutle ◽  
Knut Roald

Artikkelens formål er å skape økt innsikt i hvordan de forandringer vi ser i statlige styringsdokumenter og fagmiljøers emneplaner for den norske Rektor-utdanningen, uttrykker endringer i hvilke kunnskapsformer som vektlegges. Ut fra de endringene vi finner, tar vi opp til diskusjon i hvilken grad Rektor-utdanningen møter sentrale utfordringer som fremheves i nyere nasjonal og internasjonal debatt om hva som vil være viktige kompetanser for ledere i fremtidens skole. Med utgangspunkt i Aristoteles’ kunnskapsbegreper “episteme”, “tekhne” og “phronesis” analyseres endringer i Utdannings-direktoratets anbudsdokumenter for perioden 2009–2014 i forhold til perioden 2015–2020. Gjennom dokumentanalyse undersøker vi hvilke former for kunnskap som blir sett på som sentrale i Rektorutdanningen i de to periodene. Vi etterspør også hvordan endringene følges opp i plandokumenter for universitets- og høyskolemiljøer som er gitt i oppdrag å gjennomføre Rektorutdanningen. Funnene diskuteres i forhold til dagsaktuelle nasjonale og internasjonale utdanningspolitiske dokumenter og forskningsarbeider.I Utdanningsdirektoratets styringsdokumenter for Rektorutdanningen finner vi i noen grad en utvikling fra en instrumentelt orientert rektorrolle basert på resultatstyring, til en mer systemisk orientert rektorrolle der faglig ledelse av kollegabasert profesjonsutvikling vektlegges. Pedagogisk ledelse trer sterkere frem i de nye anbudsdokumentene, og det legges vekt på at skoleledere skal få utvidet forståelse for sitt handlingsrom til å lede utvikling av skolen ut fra sitt eget faglige skjønn. Det er likevel et spørsmål om grunnlagsdokumentene for den nasjonale Rektorutdanningen for perioden 2015–2020 fullt ut møter dagsaktuelle utfordringer for skoleledelse som OECD og NOU 2015:8 “Fremtidens skole” trekker opp. Dette spørsmålet forsterkes når vi ser at plandokumentene for universiteter og høyskoler som tilbyr Rektorutdanningen, i ulik grad vektlegger endringene i Utdanningsdirektoratets styringsdokumenter.Nøkkelord: skoleledelse, rektorutdanning, profesjonsutvikling, fremtidens skole, organisasjonslæringAbstractThe purpose of this article is to make greater insight into how the changes we see in various policy documents and plans for the Norwegian Principal Education Program, express a trend of change in emphasized knowledge forms. Based on Aristotle’s concepts of knowledge “episteme”, “tekhne” and “phronesis”, the changes in the tender documents from the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training for the period 2009–2014 are analyzed and compared against the period 2015–2020. Through analyses of documents we investigate which knowledge forms are seen as the central ones in the Principal Education Program in these two periods. We also study how changes are reflected in plan documents for universities and university colleges that offer the Principal Education Program. The findings are discussed in relation to contemporary national and educational policy plans and research.In policy plans for the Principal Education Program issued by the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training, we find to some extent an evolution from an instrumentally oriented principal role based on performance management, towards a more systemicly oriented principal role where professional management of peer professional development is emphasized. Educational management has a stronger position in the new tender documents, and it is emphasized that educational leaders should have an extended understanding of their freedom of action to guide the development of the school, based on their own professional judgment. It is still a question whether the Fundamental Plans for the National Principal Education Program for the period 2015–2020 fully meet the contemporary challenges for education management as OECD and NOU 2015:8 “The school of the future” outline. This question is reinforced when we see that the plan documents for universities and university colleges that offer the Principal Education Program, to varying degrees emphasize the changes in the policy plans from the Directorate for Education and Training.Keywords: educational management, professional development, Principal Education Program, “The school of the future”, organizational learning


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