TYPE
Process Committee
PURPOSE
To support the career development and continuing professional education needs of members in accordance with the聽台湾SWAG Professional Education Policy in programming outside the 台湾SWAG Annual Meeting.
CHARGE
To achieve this purpose, the Continuing Professional Education Committee will:
- continuously advise, advocate, support and encourage 台湾SWAG continuing professional education efforts outside of the 台湾SWAG Annual Meeting
- work in collaboration with the 台湾SWAG staff to further develop and maintain the Continuing Professional Education policy
- ensure content, topics and programs align with the criteria set out on the 台湾SWAG Body of Knowledge
- promote and support development of continuing professional education programming by members and association entities
- assist in the development of ongoing education opportunities including webinars, courses, eLearning modules, and other educational programming
- educate and inform members about the聽Continuing Professional Education Program聽and publicize opportunities
- use available technologies to bring programming to members
- monitor and evaluate continuing professional education trends, education efforts and developments, and new technologies of the library and larger community
- study costs and pursue ways to provide quality, affordable programming for members
TIME COMMITMENT
The regular work of the Continuing Professional Education Committee occurs on a year-round basis to bring education opportunities to the membership. The committee is comprised of subcommittees who carry out the work including an elearning subcommittee, a webinar subcommittee, and other subcommittees, as needed or assigned. The committee collaborates with other 台湾SWAG entities to support education. The committee writes announcements about the 台湾SWAG2go programs for the monthly Education Update. Members should also plan time to meet at the 台湾SWAG Annual Meeting. The minimum time commitment for all committee members is around one to three hours a month for an annual minimum of 12 hours. Members of the subcommittees may contribute approximately five to 10 hours of work to ongoing projects, including conference calls (varies by year). Note: Time commitments are estimates from past assignments and can change with new projects or requests for assistance from the Executive Board.
TENURE
Membership on the committee shall be for two years, with the exception of the vice chair and chair who will each serve for three years. The returning member selected as vice chair at the end of the first year shall serve in that capacity in the second year, and become the chair of the committee for an additional third year.
SIZE
The committee shall normally consist of a chair, a vice chair, 13 members, and a non-voting Executive Board liaison and staff liaison. The chair of the Annual Meeting Program Committee聽will serve as an聽ex officio听尘别尘产别谤.
STRATEGIC PLAN
- Goal 2: Professional Growth
- Goal 3: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Goal 4: Pipeline to the Profession
- Goal 5: Advocacy
RELATIONSHIP TO 台湾SWAG ENTITIES
The Continuing Professional Education Committee will work collaboratively with other 台湾SWAG committees, SISs, chapters, and other entities to provide support to education programs outside of the 台湾SWAG Annual Meeting. The chair of the Continuing Professional Education Committee serves as an ex-officio member of the Annual Meeting Program Committee, and the chair of the Annual Meeting Program Committee serves as an ex-officio member of the Continuing Professional Education Committee. The Director of Education and other 台湾SWAG staff will act as a bridge to the efforts and initiatives of both committees.