Create ExcellenceWith
National Center for PROFESSIONAL
Create Excellence
With
National Center for PROFESSIONAL
COMPETENCE
professional certification system
The National Center for Professional Competence (NCPC) is committed to improving outcomes for children. In child-serving agencies, better staff performance equals improved results for children and their families. This is why effective staff development is so essential.
NCPC offers a unique professional development system which provides you with the opportunity build and demonstrate professional competence while achieving certification in the following areas:
Executive Leadership
Management Supervision
Direct Child Welfare Practice
Foster Parenting
Residential Care
Training
NCPC Certification is available to all public and private sector organizations and individuals committed to a high level of professionalism and quality service.
 You May Be Asking |
Why
do I need this certification? What benefits can it bring to my organization? Why should I invest time and energy in this new idea? |
Only you can answer those important questions, but here’s some information that may help you with your decision. NCPC professional certification offers you the opportunity to provide the following benefits to your staff and your organization:
| Employer Benefits A common definition of competent performance and an assessment method that facilitates annual review, staff selection, promotion criteria and other personnel actions. Clear, uniform expectations for staff, with accountability mechanisms that reward effective practice. Customized training planning, based on individual needs, reducing time off the job and training dollars. An organizational culture that encourages productivity and teamwork among supervisors and staff. A flexible approach to meet the requirements of changes in the workplace and in the delivery of quality services. A consistent, confident, self-motivated workforce. The ability to build your organizational capacity to offer these certifications for your employees, in association with NCPC. |
Staff
Benefits An internationally recognized, portable professional certificate of competence, documenting successful mastery of the highest standards of performance. Increased self-confidence and job satisfaction as new professional skills are developed and existing skills are validated and enhanced. The use of a clear, predetermined set of standards for performance and assessment methodology. A self-directed, reflective professional development model which encourages self-monitoring, resulting in improved performance and preparation for career advancement. The unique features of the system, such as self-paced learning, individualized development planning and a specific focus on job requirements, decreases resistance to changing behavior. |
| How Can I Get Certified?.... |
Organizational/Individual
commitment is required but the rewards far outweigh the effort! |
Step 1 – Attend Orientation
All NCPC Certification candidates must attend orientation. Orientation includes an overview of :
· The process
· The roles and responsibilities of candidates and assessors
· The professional standards the candidate is expected to demonstrate
Step Two- Meet with Your Assessor
The assessor is your coach / mentor, supporting you throughout the certification process. The candidate and assessor meet to:
· Address candidate questions or concerns
· Select the optional standards the candidate will pursue
· Identify the candidate’s knowledge or skill gaps, and outline a plan to address these areas
· Develop a plan to allow candidate to demonstrate competence and achieve certification.
Step Three- Demonstrate Competence
As a candidate you must demonstrate competence against approved professional standards through daily workplace activities. Evidence of this demonstration may include:
Step Four-Portfolio Assessment
You then gather all evidence of your demonstration of on-the-job competence into a portfolio. The portfolio is then assessed as follows:
Step Five-Certification
Once NCPC is confident the portfolio refelcts successful demonstration of competence, your NCPC Professional Certification Certificate is issued.
 Organizations
in the ever changing field of service to children, youth
and families face many challenges. Do these sound
familiar?· Unclear criteria for effective job performance · High job turnover · A lack of proven professionals to fill jobs · Workers without job specific training or education · Employees requiring many hours away from the job in training Individuals within these organizations often face similar professional hurdles. · Educational / professional background unmatched to job requirements · Unclear job performance expectations · Generalized training as preparation for critical decision-making · Limited, on-going coaching and professional skill enhancement · Lack of confidence in professional skills · No clear career path NCPC has been created to respond to these needs. As the first International Assessment Center in the United States, NCPC is only organization to offer a unique internationally recognized professional development system to help organizations and individuals overcome all of these challenges and many more. |
Join the Movement to Recognize and Reward High Performance With a leader in the human services field The National Center for Profession Competence has placed itself at the forefront of the certification movement with the introduction of the NCPC Professional Competence Certification concept. This certification provides the ideal vehicle to achieve professional excellence and delivery of high quality services. The creation of the National Center For
Professional Competence, as an initiative of Georgia
Academy, expands and reaffirms the Academy’s on-going
commitment to professional development, training and
education, in support of those who serve children and
families. National Center for PROFESSIONAL Contact |