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Words Of WisdomFrom Ian Harper
“Wot I want”
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Or perhaps some of these . .
• World peace
• Equity for all
• Freedom of speech
• Elimination of poverty
• Abolishment of cruelty to children
• Abolishment of cruelty to animals
• Abolishment of cruelty to me
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But . . As the Rolling Stones said
“You can’t always get what you want”
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So, to be more specific
• Wot I want for Supported Employment Agencies and staff
• More specifically still . . in regard to training, development, professionalization and longevity
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Wot I want!• I want each staff member to have a “T.N.A. / Skills Register”
and a specific set of strategic training / development goals
• This would be integrated into their performance appraisal
• From the collated training needs, I want agency managers to access relevant programmes or to contract a training consultant to develop specific programmes to suit the needs of their staff
• This would eliminate the situation where an agency relies on external training providers telling them what they need
• I want this to be a multi-organisational approach, so that a group of agencies with similar needs can pool resources
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• I want agencies to be able to set a specific training budget for each staff member which also includes a “study-time” allowance
• This would be utilised flexibly in relation to conference, industry specific training, external training and personal development – all would be negotiated and prioritised individually
• I want all organisations in the disability field to have a 3 to 5 year plan to increase the number of their staff that have gained an industry specific qualification
• I want SE practitioners and managers to have the opportunity to have professional supervision / mentoring
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• I want Supported Employment practitioners to have an umbrella organisation which will enable them to develop their practice, gain industry specific qualifications and a “career pathway”
• I want SE practitioners to BE the Training programme developers, the trainers/ facilitators, the supervisors/mentors and the assessors of relevant NZQA unit standards.
• Rather than having these essential roles be taken by external people who are not working in the SE field
• I want the SE industry to actively promote “real-leadership” from within
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• I don’t think that’s too much to ask for is it?
• After all, its really about being professional, isn’t it?
• I hope all of this happens BEFORE government contracts include these or similar conditions
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After all . . . .
It is far better to light one candle . . than to curse the darkness”
SO . . . to those who say:“it can’t be done”I say:“Get out of the way of those who ARE doing it . .”
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Cos, as the Rolling Stones go on to say . . .
“If you try real hard, you’ll get what you need”