IACET - International Association for Continuing Education and Training

EARNING IACET CREDIT THROUGH KOLBE

Participants can earn up to 2 CEUs for successful completion of Kolbe Certification, and up to 1.5 CEUs for the Professional Growth Seminar (PGS). Participants MUST attend every session of the seminars and demonstrate understanding of the Kolbe Concept to receive any credit.

Participants demonstrate their understanding of the Kolbe Concept through:

• Class discussions and questions
• Case study and role playing exercises
• One-on-one practice interpretations
• 35 Queries, or questions that check for understanding of the Kolbe Concept, completed at the end of Kolbe Certification

Master trainers monitor class activities to make sure each particpant demonstrates he or she understands and is able to effectively use the Kolbe Concept. Instructors specifically monitor appropriate use of language, correct identification of the three parts of the mind in different situations, giving correct interpretations of what different scores on indexes mean and successfully analyzing team reports.

HISTORY

IACET grew out of a National Task Force on continuing education commissioned by the Bureau of Education (now the Department of Education) in 1968. The Task Force determined the universal guidelines for continuing education and created the Continuing Education Unit (CEU). The CEU was created to measure the amount of continuing education successfully completed - one (1) CEU is equal to ten (10) contact hours. Under IACET's care, the IACET CEU has evolved from a quantitative measure to a hallmark of quality training and instruction by responsible, qualified organizations.

PURPOSE

Over 750 organizations and individuals committed to continuous quality improvement in continuing education and training programs constitute the IACET. The membership includes individuals, associations, businesses, industries, higher education institutions, government agencies, health organizations, regulatory agencies, proprietary schools and others.

The continuing education unit (CEU) was created to:

• Provide a standard unit of measure,


• Quantify continuing adult education and training activities, and

Serve the diversity of providers, activities, and purposes in adult education.

CRITERIA FOR AWARDING THE IACET CEU

Consumers trust the IACET Authorized Provider's use of the CEU because they know that they have been reviewed and site visited to become an Authorized Provider and that they must follow the IACET CEU Criteria.

The Criteria represent a systematic approach to cause learning to occur. Each of the 10 Criteria contains guidelines to assist organizations which award the CEU in interpreting and applying the standard. Each Criteria is related to each of the other Criteria. For example, Criteria No. 5: identification of needs is an integral part of all other activity, course, or program criteria. Information gathered and analyzed in Criteria No.6 is used in each succeeding criteria through Criterion No.10: evaluation.

Criteria 1-4(organization)

Criteria 1-4 refer to the organization.

1. Organization: the provider must have an identifiable continuing education or training unit or group with assigned responsibility for administering continuing education and/or training activities, courses, or programs.

2. Responsibility and control: the provider, through its continuing education and training unit, ensures that certification criteria are followed.

3. System for awarding the continuing education unit: the provider has a system in place to identify learners who meet requirements for satisfactory completion. The provider maintains a complete, permanent (at least seven years) record of each learner's participation, and can provide a copy of that record upon request.

4. Learning environment and support systems: A learning environment and support services appropriate to the continuing education or training goals and learning outcomes is provided.

Criteria 5-8 (program development)

Criteria 5-8 refer to the activity, course, or program development:

5. Needs identification: each activity, course, or program is planned in response to identified needs of a target audience.

6. Learning outcomes: the provider has clear and concise written statements of intended learning outcomes (e.g. behavioral or performance objectives) based on identified needs for each continuing education and training activity, course, or program.

7. Activity, course, or program planning and instructional personnel: qualified personnel are involved in planning and conducting each activity, course, or program.

8. Content and instructional methods: content and instructional methods are appropriate for the learning outcomes of each activity, course, or program.

Criteria 9 and 10 (evaluation criteria)

Evaluation Criteria 9 and 10 refer to evaluation activities:

9. Assessment of learning outcomes: procedures established during activity, course, or program planning are used to assess achievement of learning outcomes.

10. Post activity, course, or program evaluation: each learning activity, course, or program is evaluated

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