Developing a CBE programme for Adult Learners using CBEN Framework

Course Date:
TBA

Registration Period:
TBA

Duration:
14 hours / 2 days

Time:
13 March 2019 – 9am to 4pm, Wednesday
14 March 2019 – 9am to 6pm, Thursday

Mode of Training:
Classroom

Venue:
Singapore Polytechnic

Course Introduction

This programme supports the Training and Adult Education Sector Plan (TAESP) which identifies key focal areas and recommendations for the TAE sector to tap on opportunities created by SkillsFuture, to help Singaporeans embark on continuing education and training, in their continual quest for skills mastery and lifelong learning.  It aligns with the key focal areas and recommendations.

Course Objective

Participants will be able to develop programmes which are more internationally recognised.  It helps to build a globally recognise community of network which can be proliferated to many more other groups of participants who will later benefit from the programmes develop by the attendees of the workshop. They will be able to deepen critical skill sets through capability development and professionalization. The programme will allow participants are able to extend their curriculum development skills that will be internationally recognised and accredited by CBEN. Participants will be taught to develop a Competency-Based CET programme  for employability. In addition, participants will be taught to harmonise SSG’s SkillsFramework (SFw) with CBEN Framework and how synergies between the two frameworks can lead to programmes benefitting workers.

Course Outline

• Understand the CET learners’ profile
• Understand the characteristics of a Competency Based Education (CBE)
• Apply the CBE Framework
• Design a CET course based on the CBE Framework
• Understand the key differences between SFw and CBEN Framework
• Identify the synergy between the SFw and CBEN
• Apply the synergy to develop CET programmes leading to SD or AD but competency based
• Develop internationally recognised, which will be accredited by C-BEN. 

Suitable for

TAE Professionals, curriculum developers, PET/CET programme administrators.

Minimum Entry Requirements / Assumed Skills and Knowledge

Lecturers, Adult educators, Training Administrators and Course Providers

Award / Certification / Accreditation

A Certificate of Attendance will be awarded to participants who meet at least 75% attendance rate.

CHARLA LONG, JD Executive   Director Competency-Based   Education Network (C-BEN)   Charla Long is the Executive Director for   the Competency-Based Education Network, a national consortium of higher   education institutions and statewide systems seeking to design, develop, and   scale new models of student learning. Additionally, she leads C-BEN’s Consulting   Services, which is dedicated to helping institutions with competency-based   learning.  In 2016, Long was recognized   by The Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the Top 10 Most Influential   People in Higher Education for her work in competency-based education. During   2015, she served as a consultant to Public Agenda on two significant CBE   national landscape and field-building projects, funded by both the Bill &   Melinda Gates Foundation and Lumina Foundation. In this role, she provided   insights, tools, and support to individuals and institutions seeking to   advance competency-based education in the United States. These tools included   the CBE Ecosystem Framework, the Shared Design Elements and Emerging   Practices Model and Research Report, and the CBExchange conference where   hundreds of institutions learned how to build high-quality CBE programs.   Prior to this, Long was the founding dean of the College of Professional   Studies at Lipscomb University and the creator of their nationally acclaimed   competency-based education (CBE) model and badging ecosystem.  Long has over 20 years of higher education   experience at both public and private institutions in the United States.

CONRAD GOTTFREDSON Founding  Partner, Chief Learning Strategist APPLY  Synergies: The 5 Moments of NeedTM  Company Dr. Conrad  Gottfredson is a senior partner, and the Chief Learning Strategist, at APPLY  Synergies, a strategic consulting firm that specializes in helping learning  organizations design, develop and measure effective learning and performance  support strategies to meet the 5 moments of learning need. Con has a PhD in  Instructional Psychology and Technology. His strategic work with  organizations is informed by over 30 years of real-world experience. He is a  proven leader in helping clients gain and sustain effective performance in  the workplace.

Course Fees payable:

Singaporeans aged 25 years and above may use **SkillsFuture Credit balance to offset respective course fees.
¹ Under the Enhanced Training Support for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Scheme. For more information, click here.  Please submit the attached “Declaration Form for Enhanced Training Support Scheme for SME ” together with your online application.
² Under the SkillsFuture Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy. For more information, visit the SkillsFuture website here.

Funding Incentives

Please click here for more information on funding incentives.

Application Procedure

1. All applications must be made via Online Registration at www.pace.sp.edu.sg
Course fees can be paid by the following payment modes:

a) Credit Cards, Internet Banking, NETS (Not Applicable for company sponsored)
For e-payment using Visa/Master cards and Internet Banking, please click on the ‘Make e-Payment’ button on the acknowledgement page to proceed.

b) For NETS payment, you can pay at:
Singapore Polytechnic
PACE Academy

c) Cheques
Please make cheques payable to “Singapore Polytechnic”. Do cross the cheque and write the Registration Reference ID, Applicant Name and NRIC/FIN number at the back of the cheque. When you have completed required details, you may mail the cheque here.

Please note that an administrative charge of $15 will be imposed for any returned cheques from the bank or financial institution.

2. All successful applicants will be notified with a letter of confirmation via email.