Professional Development and Certification Program for the Information Management Community

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Professional Development and Certification
Programfor the Information Management Community

• Francine Frappier
• Organizational Readiness Office

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Outline

• Program Overview
• Program Evolution
• Program Phases
• IM Curriculum
• Program Components
• Behavioural and Technical Competency Profile
• Certification
• Summary Steps for Professional Development
• Next Steps

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Program Overview

• Program Origins
• MGI Implementation Fund
• Community driven, supported by the IMC and IM
  Forum
• Endorsed by Treasury Board Ministers
• Program Objectives
• To provide federal government employees with the
  learning tools to help them acquire the skills,
  knowledge and expertise to
• meet evolving and complex business needs and
  government priorities
• implement modernized management policies and
  practices

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Program Overview, contd

• Benefits
• Enhanced professional recognition and career
  development
• Greater consistency of skill sets across
  departments and agencies
• Better information life-cycle management of the
  governments information assets
• Enhanced service delivery to Canadians
• Enhanced horizontal savings and efficiencies
• Support for Government Priorities and Initiatives
• MGI Fund - 2004 to 2006
• Building IM Public Service Capacity
• Partnership with the IM Community and CSPS

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Program Overview (contd)

• Management Accountability Framework
• Public Service Values, Learning, People,
  Stewardship, Risk Management, Accountability,
  Results and Performance
• HR Modernization
• Continuous Learning and Professional Development
• Building Capacity and Competencies
• Professional recognition through Certification
• Shared Systems and Services Initiative
• Improved program delivery and cost savings
• Continuous Learning Policy
• Professional development

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Program Overview (contd)

• Guiding Principles

Government based and bilingual
Builds on existing government and private sector
learning programs and course
Respects the diversity of the Community and of
Departments
Recognizes employees acquired knowledge, skills
and experience
Phased-in implementation
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Program Evolution
In Progress
Certification Advisory CommitteeDevelops
Proposal
Accomplishments
Professional Development Program
Curriculumand7 Courses DevelopedCommunity
Engagement
Professional Development Environmental
Scan Needs Analysis Consultations Web IM
Competency Assessment Tool
Conception
Community Driven
Certification Component
Continuous
Learning Courses
2006 ?
2004
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Development Phases

• Phase I Consultation - Completed May 2005
• Consultations with IM Community and Stakeholders
• Learning Needs Assessment
• Survey and IM Curriculum Design
• Phase II Development Completed March 2006
• Development of learning products
• 7 Pilot Courses Oct. 2005 to Feb. 2006
• Development of a proposal on Certification

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IM CURRICULUMProposed Learning Products
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Course Descriptions

• Fundamentals
• Title
• IM Environment and Vision in the GC
• Legislations, Regulations, Policies and Standards

• Includes
• Responsibilities and accountabilities for IM
• Legislative, regulatory, policy and standards
  requirements

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Course Descriptions, contd

• Life Cycle
• Title
• IM Life Cycle
• IM Assessment and Evaluation

• Includes
• Information Life Cycle Management, including all
  phases
• Tools and methods to assess monitor effective
  IM

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Course Descriptions, contdIM Leadership and
Strategic Planning

• Includes
• Leading the development of IM practices
  promoting IM
• Effective IM sharing and interoperability
• Bringing IM functions together

• Title
• Leading IM
• Strategic Information Sharing
• Integrated Information Management

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Program Components

• A Learning Framework and Toolkit to guide
  employees through the Program
• Behavioural and Technical Competency Profile
  Guide and Assessment Tool
• Competencies common to the IM Community
• Progressive levels of proficiency
• Web-based assessment tool to develop an
  individuals competency profile, assess skills
  and knowledge gaps, identify learning solutions
  on a priority basis and develop an individual
  learning plan
• Program Curriculum
• Courses and other learning activities to build
  behavioural and technical knowledge and skills
• Certification
• To define competencies, knowledge, experience and
  learning requirements
• To assess and credit learning and experience
  achievements and provide professional recognition

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Behavioural Competencies
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Technical Competencies
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Certification

• Standard for Competencies
• Will be the first government-wide Standard for
  Competencies of the Federal Government
  Information Management Community
• Will define knowledge, training and experience
  required by the Community for the Program
• Certification Program Manual
• Will provide a description of the Program
• Will outline the requirements how a person will
  be assessed in terms of the knowledge, training
  and experience (outlined in the Standard for
  Competencies) and the process to apply
• Will be Question and Answer format

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Summary Steps for Professional Development

• Step 1 Complete your Competency Assessment
• Use the web-based assessment tool, with your
  manager develop your profile and assess your gaps
  at http//www.solutions.gc.ca/oro-bgc/im/comp/inde
  x_e.asp
• Step 2 Prepare your Individual Learning Plan
• Identify with your manager the training and other
  developmental opportunities required to address
  gaps
• Refer to the CSPS Catalogue for FY 2005-2006
  identifies courses offered by CSPS
• Step 3 Submit your Approved Training
  Application Form
• Through your departmental process to CSPS

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Next Steps

• Program Curriculum
• Schedule ongoing delivery by CSPS of courses to
  be listed in the Continuous Learning Course
  Catalogue 2005 2006
• Ensure courses are kept current
• Certification
• Set up an IM Community committee to develop
  Standards and relevant documentation on the
  certification process
• Develop and Publish Certification standards and
  tools
• Communications and Engagement
• Develop Communications Strategy/Implementation
  Plan
• Presentations across Canada to the Community and
  other Stakeholders