1999 Education Handbook - Professional Development Institute

Professional Development Institute

The Professional Development Institute is a self-funding unit within the Faculty of Education. It provides a range of adult education programs for various professional and occupational groups and the wider community.
With an ability to draw upon the resources of the Faculty, the Institute has the capacity to coordinate and facilitate a range of professional development programs for primary, secondary and early childhood teachers, as well as for those working, or wishing to work in a support role with children. It is also able to assist principals and their administration teams with their strategic planning and review of school programs.
The Institute represents the interests of the faculty to various key government and non-government organisations regarding professional development and vocational training, in particular the Victorian Directorate of School Education, the Catholic Education Office of Victoria, the Office of Training and Further Education, the State Training Board, other state and federal government bodies as well as various professional associations and community groups.
The Institute has three directors: Associate Professor Tony Taylor, Dr Brenton Doecke and Mr Michael Kupsch. It is located principally at the Peninsula campus (PO Box 527, Frankston, Vic. 3199; telephone (03) 9904 4240) and also has offices at the Clayton and Gippsland campuses.
The operation of the Institute essentially entails the following elements: the conduct of feasibility studies to ascertain the potential for a course, including the commissioning of expert course developers; course development; the application for accreditation of the course by the Faculty; promotion of the course; course delivery; evaluation.
A brochure on the Institute and its activities is available on request. Please contact the office for details or look at our website: http://www.education.monash.edu.au/pdi.