Competencies for evaluation practitioners: Where to from here?
| Author | Brian English |
| Published date | 01 December 2002 |
| Date | 01 December 2002 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/1035719X0200200205 |
| Subject Matter | Competencies |
competencies
Competencies for
evaluation practitioners:
Where to from here?
The issue of identifying and defining competencies
for evaluation practitioners has been a topic of
considerable debate for the AES over the last few
years. The core issue in this debate appears to be
whether to introduce accreditation and certification
processes. The long-term strategy for AES on
accreditation/certification is not clear, and debate will
likely continue. In the meantime, a need has been
identified for a set of competencies to aid in the
training and professional development of members
and in articulating what evaluation is about.
In December 1997, the AES Board approved a project to be conducted through the
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Professional Training and Development Committee. The aim was to develop a set of
competencies to inform training and professional development. The working group who
carried out the project consisted of:
■ Brian English (Institute for the Service Professions, Edith Cowan University)
■ Sue Funnell (Performance Improvement Pty Ltd)
■ Rick Cummings (Teaching and Learning Centre, Murdoch University)
■ Lisette Kaleveld (Institute for the Service Professions, Edith Cowan University).
The group developed a draft set of competencies, based on the following model of
professional competence:
■ Knowledge/Cognitive Competence – ‘the possession of appropriate work-related
knowledge and the ability to put this to effective use’
■ Functional Competence – ‘the ability to perform a range of work-based tasks effectively
to produce specific outcomes’
■ Personal/Behavioural Competence – ‘the ability to adopt appropriate, observable
behaviours in work-related situations’
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■ Values/Ethical Competence – ‘the possession of appropriate personal values and the
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ability to make sound judgements based upon these in work-related situations’.
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The full set of draft competencies is too long to include in an article....
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