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Creating A Staff Development Program

Creating A Staff Development Program. Some thoughts to facilitate our discussion Presented by Joanne Trepp Anne Arundel County Public Library. Objectives. Begin to design a staff development program Or, a plan to fill a need in your staff development program

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Creating A Staff Development Program

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  1. Creating A Staff Development Program Some thoughts to facilitate our discussion Presented by Joanne Trepp Anne Arundel County Public Library

  2. Objectives • Begin to design a staff development program • Or, a plan to fill a need in your staff development program • Review Needs Assessment as part of process • Discuss designing training to support staff development • Don’t Worry, Be Happy

  3. For our purposes today…. • Staff Development Program = overall format of staff development for your system/organization • Staff Development Plan = individual pieces of the program

  4. What is a Staff Development Program? • Choose a spokesperson & facilitator • Brainstorm definitions at your table • Be ready to share top 1-2

  5. What is a Staff Development Program? • Program which guides & encourages employees to acquire knowledge, increase their Skills, & develop their abilities on a continuing basis • Coordinated effort to help employees learn to do their jobs better • Continuous improvement of the organization through the growth & development of the individual to increase the effectiveness of all staff

  6. Staff Development Programs Should include: • a mission statement • staff development policy • tie into strategic plan • accountability (administration –trainer(s)-supervisor-individual) • acknowledge that creativity & play are important for culture of learning • Evaluation methods

  7. Staff Development Programs continued…. Consider : • Mentoring • Individual Professional Development Workplan • How you will use Web 2.0 technologies • Ease of updating

  8. Categories of Staff Development • Orientation or Onboarding • Skills Training • Leadership Development • Succession/Talent

  9. Steps to Create Organizational Staff Development Programs • Needs Assessment • Planning Programs • Obtaining Trainers • Evaluation

  10. Who Has a Plan?

  11. Needs Assessment • Three minute Stretch break • ½ of room stretch in place while other half places up to three stickers by method(s) of Needs Assessment they have used • Switch roles

  12. Needs Assessment • Focus groups • Questionnaires & Surveys (can be online such as Zoomerang) • Interviews • Observation • Work Samples • Records & Reports • “Quick NA”

  13. Planning Programs • Address most widely expressed needs first • Will you use yourself, staff member(s), outside expert, • Choose model (train all, train-the-trainer model, instructor focused learning, independent learning, etc.) • Online considerations add options

  14. Creating Learning Opportunities • Staff experts • Staff (train-the-trainer) • State library opportunities • Maryland Synchronous Trainers • Staff Development Coordinators'’ Wiki • Online opportunities • Professional organizations (MLA, ALA/PLA, ASTD, etc.) • Colleges/Community Colleges • Extension Service • EAP providers • Consultants • Community professionals • Job Shadowing • Job Exchanges

  15. Don’t Forget Evaluation • Was the message understood and processed? • Did you reach all learning styles? • What suggestions were received to enhance for the future? • Any feedback regarding additional training needs? • Supervisors’ input is needed too

  16. Change is inevitable

  17. Plan for Ease of Updating • Choose spokesperson & facilitator • At tables discuss ways to create a plan that will allow for easy updating • Be prepared to share all unique ideas as we process out

  18. Resources • “Implementing a Staff Development Plan” Cal Shepard, SOLINET • American Library Association/ Library Administration &Management Division (ALA/LAMA) under HRS Resources maintains Staff Development Clearinghouse • Continuing Library Education Network & Exchange Roundtable (CLENE) at staging.ala.org/ala/chenert/clenert.cfr • American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) www.astd.org

  19. Special Thanks to ….. • Terri Schell & her team from Harford County Public Library • Jean Mantegna & her team from Baltimore County Public Library • And all of you for your participation and sharing!

  20. Don’t Worry, Be Happy

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