Conceptual Framework → System Building Components → Workforce Training & Development
Workforce Training & Development
Assuring a well-trained, high-quality early childhood and family support workforce that is well-trained in their fields of specialization and in family support principles and practices.
Some of the core work associated with a systemic approach to Workforce Staffing & Development:
- Assessing the local workforce to determine workforce:
- Quality
- Capacity to meet current needs
- Training and professional development needs
- Inquiring with families to understand their satisfaction with the local workforce
- Recruiting additional talent to expand the current workforce when necessary
- Providing for a wide variety of local training opportunities such as:
- Local training opportunities
- Academic programs
- Continuing education
- Assuring the demographics of the workforce match the demographics of the populations they serve
- Supporting the workforce’s:
- Cultural competency
- Ability to integrate family support principles and practices in their work
- Use of best practices as appropriate
- Adherence to quality standards in their areas of specialization
- Monitoring the capacity and quality of the local workforce through the collection of data and stories to:
- Evaluate the impact of supporting the local workforce
- Identify potential opportunities to support and strengthen the local workforce
- Continually improving the quality and capacity of the workforce
