CALPRO is offering two sets of nationally validated competencies which the American Institutes for Research developed in 2000 through a project called Building Professional Development Partnerships for Adult Educators (PRO-NET).

On this page, you will find links to the Management Competencies and to the Instructor Competencies self–assessments.

Development of the Competencies

One of the major goals of PRO-NET was to provide the field with a national model of competencies that research supports. PRO-NET prepared the Instructor Competencies, which have been successfully used by a variety of adult education stakeholders to identify instructor competencies, plan for professional development, enhance instructor performance, and improve program quality. In addition to the Instructor Competencies, PRO-NET developed competencies for administrators in adult education. The set of Management Competencies identified, through research, a group of recognized skills and knowledge areas that effective program administrators possess.

Uses of the Competencies

Instructors and administrators can use these competencies as a basis for needs assessments to help them identify areas for improvement.

Instructor Competencies

The Instructor Competencies checklist has been updated so that a teacher may complete the form online and instantly view his/her results and recommended professional development resources that form the basis for an annual, individual professional development plan.

For more information, click http://www.calpro-online.org/competencies/instructorselfassessment.asp

Management Competencies

The Management Competencies checklist will be updated in 2011–2012; currently, you may complete the Management Competencies checklist online, then print out a copy for your own records.

goManagement Competencies: The management competencies reflect seven broadly defined categories:

  1. Leadership Skills
  2. Instructional Leadership
  3. Resource Management and Allocation
  4. Staff Supervision
  5. Program Monitoring and Reporting
  6. Professional Development Practices
  7. Community Collaboration

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