National Occupational Standards in
Archaeological Practice

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AK2 Contribute to advances in the body of knowledge and archaeological practice

AK2.3 Enable others to learn and benefit from one's experience

Performance Required

This will involve:

1. identifying and agreeing individual and group learning needs and making adequate and appropriate opportunities available
2. identifying, selecting and summarising relevant and up to date information in a format suitable for dissemination and the development of learning materials
3. giving learners appropriate assistance, advice and coaching to enable them to identify their current level of competence and their key learning needs and targets
4. selecting and applying appropriate learning techniques and methods which are suitable to the topic and the needs of learners
5. providing information to learners in relevant contexts and presenting in a pace, style and form which is appropriate to the needs of the learner
6. encouraging learners to ask questions, seek clarification and advice in situations where their current competence is inadequate to achieve targets and during learning activities
7. regularly reviewing progress towards agreed objectives and giving learners realistic and positive feedback on their achievements
8. identifying and agreeing areas in which learners require resources to achieve agreed competence levels and incorporating these into a development plan

Occupational Context

1. Opportunities:
   • paid time
   • personal time
   • office
   • schools
   • site, group and mutual collaboration
2. Learners:
   • colleagues
   • trainees entering the profession
   • junior colleagues
   • students
3. Learning techniques and methods may include:
   • attending training and educational programmes
   • coaching
   • mentoring
   • instructing
   • agreeing work based learning opportunities

Knowledge Requirements

You need to know and understand how to:

• Identify adequate and appropriate learning opportunities and areas in which learners require resources to achieve agreed competence levels and produce development plans
• Identify, select and summarise relevant and up to date information
• Select and apply appropriate learning techniques and methods
• Advise and coach learners
• Present information in an appropriate pace, style and form
• Review progress and give realistic and positive feedback

You need to know about:

Resources

• Sources of relevant and up to date information to support learning needs

Required Skills

You should demonstrate:

• Evaluative and analytical skills
• Coaching
• Giving feedback

Evidence Required

You should provide evidence that you can enable others to learn and benefit from one's experience

The candidate should be questioned, based upon the documentation provided, to explore how they:

• enable others to learn and benefit from one's experience

Observation of the candidate or witness testimony will be essential as evidence of performance

Evidence Rules

The candidate should have been involved in contributing to advances in the body of knowledge and archaeological practice.

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Today's date: 22/11/2008
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