QCAN Member Meeting / Networking

Facilitated by Kylie Brannelly

Join in our consultation on the OSHC Professional Standards for Management and Leadership.

These standards complement and build on the OSHC Professional Standards for Educators.

They are structured within 3 domains and 7 underpinning standards:

Professional Knowledge

1. Understand educators  (adult learners) and how they acquire skills and knowledge
2. Understand leadership

Professional Practice

1. Team management and  leadership
2. Business operations and management
3. Accountability

Professional Engagement

1. Performance improvement
2. Community and  stakeholder engagement

The career stages for Managers and Leaders are described as:

Emerging

• Understands and demonstrates awareness and emerging practical application        relevant to standard descriptor
• Underpins the early career development of management and leadership capacity

Proficient

• Able to apply knowledge and skills to design, implement, review and   evaluate      management and leadership practice across the organisation
• Skilled, capable,competent and suitably qualified service manager and  leader

Lead

• Able to support, guide and  assist others to understand, interpret and apply relevant managerial and leadership responsibilities across the organisation
• Highly experienced,  effective and critically reflective service manager   and leader who is able to lead both within and across organisations (a  service manager or leader that is sought for mentoring and advice by other’s   who hold management and leadership responsibilities)