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Cognitive apprenticeship as a pathway to building capacity in Not for Profit committees Research Completed

Title

Cognitive apprenticeship as a pathway to building capacity in Not for Profit committees

Lead Author

Linda Weterman

Organisation(s)

Manukau Institute of Technology and The Skills Organisation

Publication Year

2012

Publisher

The International Journal of Volunteer Administration, Vol. XXIX, No.2 (Nov 2012)

Contacts

Linda Weterman – linda@skills.org.nz

Abstract

This research presented a specific problem in regard to building the governance and managerial capacity of volunteers within not-for-profit clubs. Developing “fit for purpose” training and development to meet the needs of volunteers is an on-going challenge for educators and volunteer club support organisations particularly within a context of resource constraints and a dynamic environment. Given the governance and managerial expectations of volunteer committees there exists a need to improve the capacity of such committees in order to enable “sustained effectiveness” in terms of financial and human capital within the clubs. The solution involves using a model of training and development that incorporates scaffolding and mentoring as instructional strategies with coaching being used to integrate the elements.

Keywords: capacity building, mentoring, cognitive apprenticeship

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