A Personal Reflection on The Training and Development Authority (TDA)

Personal Individual Reflection on the Training and Development Authority (TDA)

Introduction

TDA is an organization based in UK, which is distinctively recognized for its unique endeavors in persuading and convincing students that teaching is the best career for any student. Its core mission lies in relaying the advantages of teaching by demonstrating and explaining what teaching involves. Its sole objective aims at educating children and the youth through this teaching profession so as to enable them become part of a tolerant and productive United Kingdom society. Thus, this individual reflective paper will be based upon, my own individual experience in the above organization, and my contribution towards the organization. The paper will also assess the various team working issues my group members experienced, the skills and knowledge gained and the skills I need to acquire.

Individual Reflection in Regard to the Project Process at TDA

My own individual experience is majorly based on TDA’s strengths and weaknesses. Having a vision always gives someone a good direction of where/he is going professionally and this is one lesson that I greatly learnt from TDA. TDA has a guiding vision which embodies three major elements; listen, improve and deliver. It’s important to listen to customers’ needs, the needs of colleagues and partners, improve school workforce effectiveness, improve relationships between workers in the workplace, improve the skills of employees and make high quality deliveries on budget and on time. Thus, it is always important to, focuses on the benefits of teaching, the different phases of teaching, the diverse methods and routes for getting trained in order to persuade students t...

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...This will enable the teacher to determine whether a student is gifted or has difficulties in learning (Kolb, 1983).

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Kolb, D. A. (1983). Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. USA: Prentice Hall; 1 edition.

TDA. (2008). TDA Consultation Report. Retrieved April 07, 2011, from Draft Requirements for the Proposed Assessment Only Route to QTS: http://www.tda.gov.uk/~/media/resources/training-provider/qts-consultation-report.pdf