Understanding Professionalism and Accountability in Education and Training

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Unit 4: Wider Professional Practice and Development in Education and Training.
Table of Contents
Task 1- Understanding Professionalism and its Influence on Professional Values......................................2
Task 3- Understanding the Impact of Accountability on Stakeholders and External Bodies.......................4
References...................................................................................................................................................9
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Unit 4: Wider Professional Practice and Development in Education and Training.
Task 1- Understanding Professionalism and its Influence on Professional Values
The concept of Professionalism and Dual Professionalism in Other Areas of
Education and Training
I have learned that professional education and training practitioners are committed to the
consolidated basis of the ethical value which is highlighted in an individual representation of
their profession at work and public areas. Educators and trainers have the responsibility for their
professionalism. They form and impact their improvement regularly by collaborating with the
peers and with the support of their company's owners and their professional organization. The
company’s owners do not own the professionalism of distinct practitioners, as this would harm
and reduce their commitment to being updated and reflective professional (Armitage & Bryant,
2008). Members of professional organization support educators and trainers to look curiously at
the best practice at the national and international level, and also enable exchange and sharing of
good practice between the members.
Professionalism has been recognized as a combination of specialist knowledge, self-
determination, service, and commitment to education all through the career and responsibility of
an individual, especially in professional behavior. The concepts of professionalism are assumed
to be shifting, and thus I might not be constant but changed into a fluid. In education,
management concepts have shifted which governs the professional practice. The professionalism
of education consists of professional beliefs, collegiality, social responsibility and good practice
with performance, effectiveness, consequences, global competition and market discipline (Avis,
Fisher and Thompson, 2009). It has been noticed that high position and value according to the
professional works are essential if they have to be carried on efficiently. The risks to
professionalism have extended to several professions through the influence of marketization,
which is going through unwanted issues to their independence and validity of any ethical
opinions for their calling. The specialist knowledge is legitimized by their privileged and
financial status and claims.
I have also gained knowledge that dual professionalism is that concept where individual
expertise in more than two areas other than teaching, and these areas could be from education,
business, commercial or industries. The teachers and trainers are dual professionals who are
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subject expertise or vocational expertise and also expert in education and training. With the help
of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), the teachers and the trainers maintain their
specialist subject, capabilities, and knowledge needed to teach efficiently, which strengthen both
the expertise areas of their professionalism (Brookfield, 2005). Teachers have to be committed
to maintain and improve their expertise in both areas of their role to make sure that they provide
their best to their learners.
The satisfaction of teaching and training in the areas of education and training comes
when the teachers and trainers can help the individuals in progression and development, to
overcome the barriers of education and observe the learners to be well equipped so that they
could make their path in the world (Corder, 2007). The dual professionals' remains updated with
the changes in their special subject and maintains their subject knowledge combined with
constant improvement in the teaching areas. CPD also enables the dual professionals to handle
two professions at the same time. In the area of teaching, the subject specialists are expert in two
areas that are they are experts in both teaching and business.
Influence of Own Professional Values on Own Practice
I have gained information that hospitality management programs usually commit their
students an education with the aim of matching with the current trends and needs in the
hospitality industry. The students who are typically conservative and business-oriented men and
women, not only likes to feel professional but also tries to connect with the term industry
(Crawley et al., 2014). Several co-workers through education and training not only tend to
consider themselves as professional but also consider the hospitality services as less professional.
The developments have influenced the hospitality management and the needs of the
professionals. The needs required to work in hospitality are sometimes timeless and relatively
persistent over the years. A professional grows and shows personal development over the years,
by experiences and education. No professional are same with each other in the long run, and so,
the professional profile is a common description along with the features most of the professionals
have gained after many years working in the area of hospitality management (Curzon, L. B.,
2004). The educational profile generally defines the profile of a new professional, with a new
position to develop as an experienced professional by the professional profile.
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