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Career Development Systems in Early Care and Education: A Planning Approach.
By Joan B. Costley
January 01, 1991

Summary: This paper examines four issues relevant to planning the use of funding resources for installing a career development system for practitioners in the early childhood education field. The first issue concerns the need for a career development system. Arguments for the importance of such a system are based on the need for a dynamic career ladder and allowance for continuing professional growth; a shortage of qualified practitioners; and the relationship between the amount of a practitioner's training and the quality of the practitioner's work. The second and third issues concern the characteristics and components of a progressive career development system. Training must provide knowledge and skills, be accessible to all practitioners, allow for practitioner accreditation, and be cumulative. Components of a career development system should include a system model, coordinated training, a personnel registry, and a training approval system. The fourth issue concerns the implementation of a career development system. Steps involved in implementation include: (1) developing a coordinating committee; (2) developing a profile of training needs; (3) understanding state licensing rules; (4) compiling information about training programs; (5) developing salary guidelines; (6) convening a statewide advisory group; (7) requesting state funds; (8) lobbying for a training approval process; and (9) establishing a training and planning fund.

Index Terms: Collaboration, Needs Assessment, Professional Development, Program Design, Provider Training, Degree Programs, Licensing, Personnel Registry, State Funding, State Regulations, Training Approval, National Child Care Staffing Study

Publisher: The Center for Career Development in Early Care and Education Wheelock College

Publication Type: Collected Works

Pages: 3 pages
Language: English

ERIC Number: ED349113

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Wheelock College
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Boston Massachusetts 02215
617-734-5200, ext. 211
617-738-0643 Fax
E-mail: Centers@wheelock.edu
http://ericps.crc.uiuc.edu/ccdece/


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