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INTEGRATED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS: STATUS, CHANGES, AND OPPORTUNITIES
N A T I O N A L C E N T E R O N C H I L D C A R E P R O F E S S I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T S Y S T E M S A N D W O R K F O R C E I N I T I A T I V E S
A S E R V I C E O F T H E O F F I C E O F C H I L D C A R E , C O S P O N S O R E D B Y T H E O F F I C E O F H E A D S T A R T
S A R A H L E M O I N E , P R O J E C T D I R E C T O RL I N D A G I L L E S P I E , I N FA N T/ T O D D L E R TA S P E C I A L I S T
N A C C R R A A N N U A L C O N F E R E N C E M A R C H 9 , 2 0 1 2
WELCOME AND SESSION OVERVIEW
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SESSION GOALS Learn about the Office of Child Care’s new National
Center on Child Care Professional Development Systems and Workforce Initiatives (PDW Center), cosponsored by the Office of Head Start
Engage in interactive dialogue about:Trends in PD system and the workforce in
States/TerritoriesIdeas, questions, challenges and suggestions
about portability of credentials and related career pathways issues
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SESSION AGENDA
Introductions
PDW Center Overview
State/Territory PD Systems and Workforce Initiative Trends
Interactive Table Discussions: Credential Portability and Pathways
Wrap-Up
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INTRODUCTIONS
Presenters Participants
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PDW CENTER OVERVIEW
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NATIONAL CENTER ON CHILD CARE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS AND WORKFORCE INITIATIVES(PDW CENTER)
A Service of the Office of Child Care, also supported by the Office of Head Start
Part of the newly redesigned Child Care Technical Assistance Network See www.acf.hhs.gov/news/press/2011/newchildcaretacenters.html
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PDW CENTER OPERATION
Operated by ZERO TO THREE in partnership with: the National Association for the Education
of Young Children (NAEYC), Child Trends, and the National Registry Alliance.
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PDW CENTER MISSION AND GOALS
Support integrated PD systems and workforce initiatives
Build State capacity to produce qualified child care professionals across age-ranges, program settings, and early childhood and school-age sectors
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PDW CENTER FOCUSTA will support State and Territory efforts to build a well-qualified workforce as described in their CCDF Plans according to five key elements for workforce systems
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STATE/TERRITORY PD SYSTEMS AND WORKFORCE INITIATIVE TRENDS
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PD SYSTEMS AND WORKFORCE TRENDS
Age-rangesProgramsTraining, TA, and
Education
Quality improvementsStrategic plansSectorsSystems
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Intentional integration
PDW CENTER ACTIVITIES REFLECT SYSTEM TRENDS AND NEEDS
Compensation and Workforce Conditions Distance Learning Programs
Repository and tools
Supporting Credential Portability and Career Pathways
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INTERACTIVE TABLE DISCUSSIONS
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TABLE DISCUSSION
ChallengeQuestionPromising practice
or strategy
Lesson learnedResource usedResource needed
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“Tops” in your State/Territory: credential reciprocity and related career pathways issues
WRAP-UP ANDTHANK YOU!
Sarah [email protected]
Linda [email protected]
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National Center on Child Care Professional Development Systems and Workforce InitiativesA Service of the Office of Child Care,Cosponsored by the Office of Head Start
PHOTO CREDITS
Slide 2: © Tom Taylor Bell Slide 5: © Steven Dern Slide 6: ©Michael Botsis Slide 9: © Juan-Carlos Herrera-Arango Slide 11: © Rohit Seth Slide 14: © iStockPhoto.com/CEFutcher Slide 16: © Sarah LeMoine
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