Published - 31 December 2021 By Gavin Beever A Great Learning Opportunity – The APEN Hybrid Conference, Feb 9-11 The APEN Conference theme for 2022 is: “Facilitating Change and the Opportunity for Disruption”. This biennial conference can be attended in person in Melbourne or … Read More APEN, Conference, Extension planning, Professional development Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
Published - 26 November 2021 By Gavin Beever Assessing Extension Professionals Like all professions, the field of extension has some key competencies that are required to ensure proficiency. Extension officers must be effective at being an intermediary … Read More Evaluation, Extension planning, Professional development Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
Published - 7 February 2020 By Gavin Beever APEN Conference Presentations and Papers, Great Resources for Extension Professionals. The Australasia Pacific Extension Network (APEN) Conference was held in Darwin Australia on September 12th and 13th, 2019. The conference theme was – Extension’s role in climate, … Read More APEN, Conference, Professional development Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
Published - 31 October 2018 By A Useful Source of Guides and Resources for Extension Professionals An excellent range of extension guides and resources have been developed and housed as a section on Extension within the Knowledge hub of Beef and … Read More Evaluation, Extension planning, Professional development, Training Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
Published - 16 September 2018 By Gavin Beever The Importance of Networks in Extension Building and maintaining professional and social relationships and networks is a critical element of successful extension programs and the professional development of farmers and agricultural … Read More Extension planning, Network, Networking, Professional development, Relationships, Social Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 15 April 2018 By Gavin Beever Skills Auditing People and the decisions they make, can drive the success or otherwise of farm businesses. Yes, farming is capital intensive, dynamic and subject to key … Read More Extension planning, Performance indicators, Professional development, Skills audit, Strategic planning Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 30 March 2018 By Gavin Beever A Good Example of Mentoring Success for Farmers Good mentors can help accelerate the professional development of farmers and provide them with greater confidence and ability in assessing and setting business direction, identifying … Read More Benchmarking, Extension planning, Mentor, Mentoring, Professional development Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 28 February 2018 By Gavin Beever Mentoring for Extension Professionals Mentoring is an excellent process for the career development of Extension Professionals. It is the process in which a more experienced and knowledgeable person provides … Read More Mentor, Mentoring, Professional development Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 31 January 2018 By Gavin Beever Conference Opportunities for Extension Professionals Conferences are an excellent professional development and networking opportunity. They represent a key opportunity to focus on the discipline of extension and learn and network … Read More Conference, Professional development Home, Methods & Tools, Resources
Published - 19 January 2018 By Ruth Nettle, Ian Linley, Gavin Beever Stimulating Private Sector Extension in Australian Agriculture to Increase Returns from Research and Development This ground-breaking project is providing valuable research information and professional development modules to inform and build the capacity of the extension sector in Australia. A … Read More Extension planning, Professional development, Research Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
Published - 2 June 2017 By Gavin Beever APEN The Australasia-Pacific Extension Network (APEN) is the premier professional organisation for extension workers and those interested in extension in the Australasia-Pacific region. Four hundred Extension Professionals … Read More APEN, Conference, Professional development Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory
