Circuit Rider Training & Standards Session Slides Presented by Ian Runeckles (Lasa) & Marc Osten (Summit Collaborative) In this session participants will receive an update on the newly published Circuit Rider Principles. Then the participants will engage in a discussion related to standards and benchmarks that are being developed to help Circuit Riders focus their ongoing skills development. Examples of standards and benchmarks will be shared to stimulate the discussion. We’ll also look at “learning accountability” scenarios – how will Riders evidence their learning?

1. Circuit Rider Training and Standards
Circuit Rider Conference 2008
29 February 2008

2. Session plan
• Introductions
• Training and standards – progress
• Circuit Rider principles
• Organisational ICT standards, benchmarks
and Rider skills (CR Skills Guides)
• Learning accountability
• Wrap
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3. Training and Standards – progress (1)
• Research
• UK ICT training and accreditation
• CR training, needs, resources, etc
• July 2007
• Principles
• Standards to skills effort
• Project scenarios
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4. Training and standards – progress (2)
• Formation of Advisory Group
• Standards to Skills to Personal
Learning Plans
• Publication of Principles
• Conference 2008!
• BASIS work…
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5. Circuit Rider Principles
• Development of principles
• Publication January 2008 -
www.lasa.org.uk/circuitriders/principles.shtml
• Organisational and individual signatories
www.lasa.org.uk/circuitriders/signatories.shtml
• Logo
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6. Standards & skills development
• Why use VCO ICT Standards as the
basis of our skills development?
1. Guide our personal learning efforts
2. Focus CR training efforts
 CURRICULUM
 MATERIALS
 PEDAGOGY/APPROACH
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7. There are de facto ICT Standards
For example:
• ICT Planning Standard - ICT
needs (infrastructure and strategic)
are identified, prioritised, planned
for and approved by organisational
leadership based on an assessment.
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8. Standards to Skills
• Standard related topics and
guidelines function as sign-
posts to the skills we need to
help a VCO reach the
standard.
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10. CAUTION
• The topics and guidelines do not
function as a benchmarking tool
for VCO performance related to the
standard.
• Many benchmarking, assessment
and planning tools already exist
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11. The Skills Scenario
• These are the core skills I need as a Circuit Rider
regardless of the standard I am trying to help the
VCO meet.
• These are the specific skills basic or advanced skills I
need to help organisations meet a specific standard
• I need to identify what these skills are and ensure that
I am capable to provide excellent service
• I need resources to develop and/or sharpen these skills
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12. Circuit Rider Skill Reference Guide Exercise
• Review topics & guidelines
• Brainstorm skills
• Core Skills
• Specific Skills
• Basic
• Advanced
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13. What is ‘Learning accountability’
• Recognition by a ‘body’ of skills and
knowledge demonstrated by
individuals (the personal learning)
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14. Levels
National Qualification Framework
Entry Level 3 Level 4
Selection criteria? Core Specialist
Essential skills & Skills/knowledge
Existing knowledge
skills/knowledge? •Introduction to •Further skill
the programme sets
Personal •Deeper
learning Plan •Induction training knowledge base
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15. Entry level skills & knowledge examples
• What is a VCS organisation?
• General ICT appreciation
• Circuit Rider roles and skills required
• Personal learning plan
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16. Core level skills & knowledge examples
• VCS business systems (fundraising,
administration, case management,
accounting etc)
• VCS ICT needs (desktop & portable
computing, networks, data management,
web content management, security,
training, tech support)
• ICT strategic values and opportunities
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17. Specialist skills & knowledge examples
• ICT assessment and planning
• Consulting skills (listening &
communication skills, client centred)
• Continuous learning
• Project scoping
• Project evaluation
• Developing self-sufficiency
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18. Evidence
• Presentation of portfolio of evidence
• Evidence should be work-based,
related directly to record keeping
normally expected when working with
client e.g. consultation log, report
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19. Assessment
• Awarding bodies will require evidence to
be assessed
• Assessment by combination of self-
assessment, peer assessment and
mentoring
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20. Assessment process
Induction Learning takes place
Training/Learning Plan Training and on-the-job
Learning recorded
Evidence (portfolio)
Evidence Assessed
Self, peer - mentor
Evidence Verified
Internally verified – e.g.
by LASA/LVSC
Certification
Externally verified - The
Awarding Body
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