During
my search online for three international organizations or communities of practice,
I found three that stood out to me. The
first organization was ICF International at www.icfi.com.
This institution works to support the
field of early childhood education programs by providing assistance with
meeting mandates by building upon skills that are essential through trainings
and technical support. The goal is to
produce programs that are high quality and effective. The institute has consultants who can work where
their clients are and provide hands-on support as needed. The institution also works with programs to
stay competitive and current with requirements at the federal level (ICF
International, 2015).
ICF
International’s mission is to support business, people and government by having
a large impact in areas that are important.
They work to support partners by providing solutions to issues through
innovations, providing advice, and execution. The vision of the institution is
to work without boundaries with clients, individuals, and shareholders in order
to find success in the world with continuous change. The institute values maintaining focus on their
clients, committing to their passion to complete work that needs to be
done. They provide rewards to encourage continuation
of growth in performance. They strive
for excellence through providing rigor in areas of applied experiences creativity
and intellect. Lastly, three components
support following the way of ICF. They
work with the passion to help clients meet their goals. Providing expertise through providing experiences
in areas of technical support, analytics, and knowledge in the industry and
program. They also work with programs from
the beginning to the end in order to achieve results that are compelling (ICF
International, 2015).
I
selected this institution because of their work in early childhood education to
provide trainings and hand-on support.
In 2007 India launched services from ICF International Early Education
to assist with addressing education challenges in early childhood. ICF provides programs technical assistance and
training using research and evaluations supporting plans and projects (ICF
International, 2015).
When
I searched ICF International’s website for careers in early childhood education
I selected one that stood out to me. The
positon is Education Technical Assistance Specialists-Office of Child Care
(Nationwide). When I reviewed the
qualifications, I realized that I am qualified.
Those qualifications are that I must have a Bachelor’s degree in or
related to the field of early childhood education. I have to have twelve years of experiences that
is relevant to the field. I need to be
able to provide training as well as technical support in the field. I saw one area that I would need to gain more
experience in and that was with using TA tools.
Also I am proficient with MS Office Suite, Adobe and webinar tools and E-learning
(ICF International, 2015).
The
second organization was SRI International at https://www.sri.com.
This is a research organization that
works as a non-profit providing services to industries and government. The organization address problems faced by
the word by working collaboratively in order to great new solutions and
ideas. This organization was started by
Stanford University in 1946 and in 1970 independently separated from the
university and changed their name to SRI International in 1977. The organization works to promote safety,
productivity and health (SRI International, 2015).
SRI
International has a center for education and human services that work collaboratively
with practitioners, policymakers and founders to make improvements of
effectiveness and implementation of the programs and the policies using researching
early childhood education through the products and services. I chose this organization because of their work
to collaborate to find ways to make change in the field. There were not only
early childhood education positons in my job search, however I saw a position
titled education researcher assessment in California. I do not meet the qualifications, but I
thought it was an interesting position supporting the use of assessments which
I have used in the field. I need to have
a PhD in measurement, statistics and social research methods, psychology and
related areas along with three years of experience (SRI
International, 2015).
The
third organization I selected was International Step by Step Association. In 1999 this organization was founded in the
Netherlands. Members are at almost 40
countries around the world primarily in Europe and Central Asia. This organization brings together non-profits
and professionals who work in education and provide quality care available to children
birth to age ten. There is an alliance
called Early Years Regional Alliance where various organizations share common
goals. The mission is to ensure programs
have high quality, equal access to education by all children and
professionalism. The organization works
on providing empowerment to families and the community supporting learning and
the development of children. Support is
also provided for continued professional development. Works to create an effective partnership with
individuals working with children and families form Roma (International Step By
Step Association, n.d.).
I
chose this organization because of their work to improve quality care through
continued professional development and provide education access to
children. After browsing the website
there was no search engine to see if there were any job vacancies.
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