Topic: Professional development

published - 26 February 2019
By Gavin Beever
A Great Professional Development Opportunity

The Australasia Pacific Extension Network (APEN) Conference is being held in the amazing location of Darwin on September 12th and 13th, 2019.  The conference theme is – Extension’s role in climate, rural industries and community challenges.  This is a great opportunity to learn new skills, improve extension and share knowledge.
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Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory

published - 31 October 2018
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 Lamb New Zealand. Supported by the Red Meat Profit Partnership, they are a great collection of very practical and useful resources.
They provide Extension Best Practice …
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Home, Methods & Tools, Resources, Theory

published - 16 October 2018
By Gavin Beever
Key Professional Development Opportunity for Extension Practitioners

Building Future Extension Leaders is a great professional development, training and support opportunity for those working in Agricultural Extension.
The program runs for 10 months, from December 2018 to August 2019.  It offers three face to face workshops, two webinars and one to one coaching.  The first workshop will be in …
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Home, 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 support, feedback and guidance to a person who is less experienced or knowledgeable. Good mentors can help accelerate the professional development of the mentee and …
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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 with peers in areas of common interest or concern. Extension professionals can also use them as an opportunity to share and promote their own work …
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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 key output is the development of eight professional development modules for early and mid-career advisors and extension professionals:

Social media in agriculture innovation
Targeting farmers? Segmentation and …
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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 are part of the network and the APEN website is here www.apen.org.au
APEN provides a range of networking and professional development opportunities for Extension Professionals. They …
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