Necessary Pre-Entry Competencies as Perceived by Florida Extension Agents

It is important to focus attention on the pre-entry competencies of new organization members and to identify the competencies needed by Extension agents to determine adequate education curricula and training, and to improve retention. Current professional development models disregard the competencie...

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Published inJournal of extension Vol. 49; no. 5
Main Authors Benge, Matt, Harder, Amy, Carter, Hannah
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Extension Journal, Inc 01.10.2011
Subjects
Beginning Teachers
communication skills
curriculum
Entry Workers
Expertise
Extension Agents
Florida
human resources
Job Skills
Mail Surveys
Minimum Competencies
Professional Development
program planning
Questionnaires
Skill Analysis
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Qualifications
Teacher Surveys
Teaching Skills
Florida
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Summary:It is important to focus attention on the pre-entry competencies of new organization members and to identify the competencies needed by Extension agents to determine adequate education curricula and training, and to improve retention. Current professional development models disregard the competencies needed by agents entering Extension. This article describes Florida Extension agents' perceptions of necessary pre-entry competencies. The most necessary competencies reported by respondents were: self-management, program development process, communication skills, interpersonal skills, technical/subject matter expertise, and teaching skills. UF/IFAS Extension administrators and personnel should build upon the competencies new Extension agents possess when entering Extension.
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ISSN:0022-0140
1077-5315
1077-5315
DOI:10.34068/joe.49.05.03