Using Observic to add value to professional development
Before (and after) Training
Skills Audits – build up a skills snapshot to identify training needs
During Training
Skills and competence assessment
Capture and disseminate good practice content
After Training
Coaching and mentoring to enhance successful implementation of training in the classroom and ensure ROI
Skills Audits
The platform facilitates remote audits of workplace skills across all sectors.
Our Chrome extension allows staff to easily upload video or audio evidence for remote review.
The audit builds a skills snapshot of current competences upon which to plan training and coaching interventions, identify and maximise best practice and sharpen business profitability
Observic is a ready-made solution to deliver remote skills audits.
Peer is the sister company of Observic and focuses on the corporate sector. Peer undertakes skill audits of Go to Market teams of corporate clients or for investors as part of due diligence and review of prospective investments
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Beat the implementation dip… ...and grow an alumni revenue stream
A US case study in teacher professional development has shown teachers need an average of 20 times of practice after training to fully master a new teaching approach (Source: Joyce & Showers, 2002). But to internalize and change their approach, teachers must see success with their students (Source: Guskey 2002).
However, student success will be hard to come by initially as teachers grapple with the new approach. Many teachers revert to former practice as a result. This is the “implementation dip” which dilutes training impact and ROI.
The implementation dip is not just a problem in teacher training but can be identified across all sectors. Is there a solution?
Effective professional development means confronting this reality by including coaching support during the critical implementation phase following training.
Observic is the vehicle to drive self and peer reviews of workplace implementation against training frameworks and capture the evidence for coaches to pinpoint feedback and maintain the new standards during implementation. As a result, both training impact and alumni traction are enhanced.
Reviewing the Reviewers
Certificating or accrediting bodies may require providers to quality assure assessor decisions and feedback. Even if no formal obligations apply, it is good practice to periodically check assessors are consistent, fair and accurate.
Observic has several features to easily facilitate assessor QA:
Reporting – click on any grade to see reviews undertaken by each reviewer. Open selected reviews to sample assessment decisions and learner feedback. Feedback to assessors accordingly.
Review Groups – place assessor team into a Review Group. Send a review request to the group to review evidence that a Lead Assessor has previously assessed and graded. Collect returned reviews to moderate their assessment against standardised norm. Feedback to assessors accordingly.
Good Practice Library – not just for learners! Create an Assessor Library to exemplify expected standards at each grade level and disseminate examples of excellent feedback.
