Developing A Performance Based Professional Development Program For Vocational Administrators. Final Report.

Overview & Synopsis

The project was designed to develop and test instructional packages from a selected list of 149 competencies (identified in a separate study done by North Carolina State University) needed by vocational administrators for effectively administering vocational education in local education agencies. The packages were designed for use in West Virginia, but with a high level of transportability. Project activities included developing alternative techniques and instruments for assessing competency levels of individual vocational administrators, then constructing and evaluating performance based units and modules for each competency. The project resulted in twelve instructional units based on each of twelve competencies selected from a total of thirty major competency areas comprised of the original list of 149 essential competencies. (This report of the project includes the list of 149 essential competencies and the resulting thirty major competency areas and their respective subskill areas.) (SH)