Brookdale Community College
Professional Development

Professional Development at Brookdale Community College encourages, supports and provides continuous growth and  learning for all employees of the college.

Effective professional development strategies are based on a thorough assessment of need, successful implementation and measurable outcomes. The concept of professional development is far reaching and includes activities not only under the purview of the Professional Development Committee, but also extends beyond the college. These activities are designed to foster individual advancement and departmental improvement and institutional effectiveness.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES:

• Foster the vision, values, mission and goals of the college.
• Enchance Intellectual leadership capacity.
• Improve teaching, administrative and staff effectiveness.
• Promote an individual's development beyond the scope of primary job functions.
• Encourage affiliations with professional organizations.
• Recognize and acknowledge the daily commitment as well as actions of employees.
• Support a coordinated effort for technology improvement and training.
• Ensure that sufficient funding and support be devoted to meet the goals of professional development.
• Foster effective communication of professional development opportunities campus wide.
• Promote understanding of diversity within the college community.
• Ensure that appropriate assessment tools to measure the effectiveness of professional development activities are in place.