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Becoming a library and information professional

Becoming a library and information professional. Corazon M. Nera Director of Libraries Lyceum of the Philippines University Chairman, Professional Regulatory Board for Librarians, PRC. Republic Act No. 9246.

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Becoming a library and information professional

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  1. Becoming a library and information professional Corazon M. Nera Director of Libraries Lyceum of the Philippines University Chairman, Professional Regulatory Board for Librarians, PRC

  2. Republic Act No. 9246 An Act modernizing the practice of Librarianship in the Philippines thereby repealing Republic Act No. 6966, entitled: “An Act regulating the practice of Librarianship and prescribing the qualifications of librarians,” appropriating funds therefore and for other purposes.

  3. Librarian defined as an individual who is a bona fide holder of a Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card issued by the Professional Regulatory Board for Librarians and by the Professional Regulation Commission in accordance with this act. - Competent, virtuous, productiveand well- rounded librarian whose standards of practice and service shall be characterized by excellence, quality, and geared towards world-class global competitiveness.

  4. Sec. 3. Objectives. This Act shall govern the following: (a) National examination for licensure, registration of librarians, issuance of Certificate of Registration and Professional Identification Card; (b) Supervision, control and regulation of practice of librarianship; (c) Integration of librarians under one national organization; and (d) Development of professional competence of librarians.

  5. Sec. 30. Integrated and Accredited National Organization of Librarians. All registered librarians shall be integrated under a single organization recognized and accredited by the Board and approved by the Commission. A librarian duly registered and licensed by the Board and the Commission shall automatically become a member of the integrated and accredited professional organization and shall receive the benefits and privileges appurtenant thereto upon payment of therequired fees and dues. Membership in the integrated and accredited professional organization shall not be a bar to membership in any other associations of librarians.

  6. Resolution No. 93-268 : Mass Oath-taking The PRC has assigned the task of administering and conducting the mass oath-taking of new professionals to the PRB concerned in coordination with the APO of the profession so that the oath-taking of the said professionals as new members of their APO shall be held in the same program to save time, effort and money on the part of the participants as well as to promote unity, harmony, and cooperation between and among the PRC, the PRBs and the APOs.

  7. Continuing professional education/continuing professional development - refers to the inculcation, assimilation and acquisition of knowledge, skills, proficiency, and ethical and moral values, after the initialregistration of a professional, that raise and enhance the professional’s technical skills and competence.

  8. Updates of PRB’s CPE Council

  9. Updates of PRB’s CPE Council

  10. Updates of PRB’s CPE Council

  11. House Bill No. 4106 : Strengthening the Continuing Professional Education Program Introduced by Representative Rufus B. Rodriguez and Representative Maximo B. Rodriguez, Jr. Sec. 10. CPE as Mandatory Requirements in the Renewal of Professional License and Accreditation System for the Practice of the Professions.

  12. CPE/CPD Objectives • To provide and ensure the continuous education of a registered professional with the latest trends in the profession brought about by modernization, scientific and technological advancement; 2. To raise and maintain the professional’s capability for delivering professional services; 3. To attain and maintain the highest standardsand quality in the practice of library profession;

  13. CPE/CPD Objectives 4. To comply with the librarian professional’s continuing ethical standard requirements; 5. To make the librarian professional globally competitive; and 6. To promote the general welfare of the public

  14. Nature of CPE/CPD Program The CPE/CPD program consists of properly planned and structured activities, the implementation of which requires the participation of a determined group of professionals to meet the requirements of maintaining and improving the occupational standards and ethics of the librarians/professionals.

  15. Rationale Compliance with the CPE program is deemed a moral obligation of each professional within the context of the Code of Ethics for Librarians and is considered a necessary, effective and credible means of ensuring competence, integrity and global competitiveness.

  16. Legal bases of CPE/CPD 1. Section 14, Article XII of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides that the sustained development of a reservoir of national talents consisting of Filipino scientists, entrepreneurs, professionals, managers, high level technical manpower and skilled workers, and craftsmen in all fields shall be promoted by the State. The State shall encourage appropriate technology and regulate its transfer for the national benefit.

  17. Legal bases of CPE/CPD 2. Section 7 (a), (n), and (y) of Republic Act No. 8981 otherwise known as the “PRC Modernization Act of 2000,” grant the Commission these specific powers: (a) To administer, implement and enforce the regulatory policies of the national government with respect to the regulation and licensing of the various professions and occupations under its jurisdiction including the enhancement and maintenance of professional and occupational standards and ethics and the enforcement of the rules and regulations relative thereto;

  18. Legal bases of CPE/CPD (n) To adopt and promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectively implement policies with respect to the regulation and practice of the professions; and (y) To perform such other functions and duties as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, the various professional regulatory laws, decrees, executive orders and other administrative issuances.

  19. Legal bases of CPE/CPD 3. Section 9(b) of R.A. No. 8981 provides that among the Powers, Functions and Responsibilities of the Various Professional Regulatory Boards (PRB’s) is to monitor the conditions affecting the practice of the profession or occupation under their respective jurisdictions and whenever necessary, adopt such measures as may be deemed proper for the enhancement of the profession or occupation and/or the maintenance of high professional, ethical and technical standards.

  20. Legal bases of CPE/CPD 4. Executive Order (E.O.) No. 220 issued by the President of the Republic of the Philippines on 23 June 2003 directed the Adoption of the Code of Good Governance for the Professions in the Philippines. The said code was adopted by PRC and PRBs embodying the principles of professional conduct, specifically, integrity, and objectivity, professional competence and globalcompetitiveness.

  21. Legal bases of CPE/CPD 4.1 Professional Competence In providing professional services, a certain level of competence is necessary, i.e. knowledge, technical skills, attitudes, and experience. Professionals shall, therefore, undertake only those professional services that they can reasonably deliver with professional competence. Corollary to this, it is their express obligation to keep up with new knowledge and techniques in their field, continually improve their skills and upgrade their level of competence and take part in a lifelong continuing education program.

  22. Legal bases of CPE/CPD 5. The Republic of the Philippines, as one of the sovereign member states of the World Trade Organization(WTO), has to deal with and prepare itself for the implementation of the 4th Protocol, under the General Agreement for Services in Trade (GATS), a general agreement that will govern trade among member nations in twelve (12) Classifications of Services.

  23. Legal bases of CPE/CPD In the 4th Protocol under the GATS, the Philippines is mandated to make sure it can offer competitively to other WTO members professional in Healthand Education; Marketing and Distribution, Telecommunications, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) services, Information Technology; Engineering, Architectural and other Construction services, Tourism and allied services; Transportation and Logistics services, among others, and therefore made attendance by our registered professionals to accredited CPE/CPDmandatory, as a result of the WTO and GATS initiatives.

  24. Legal bases of CPE/CPD 6. The Republic of the Philippines as a member state of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN), has to ensure that the Filipino professional is compliant with established requirements in the various Mutual Recognition Arrangements/Agreements (MRA) entered into under the ASEAN Framework Agreement of Services (AFAS), APEC Registries for Architects and Engineers, MRAs on Nursing, Engineering, Surveying and Architecture services prescribe line requirements prior to recognition of competencies/qualifications for the practice of these professions within the territories of other member states. One of the requirements and common to all of the aforementioned MRAs is the compliance withsatisfactory continuing professional development.

  25. Legal bases of CPE/CPD 7. The specific provisions of the Professional Regulatory Laws of the concerned profession shall govern the implementation of the Continuing Professional Education/Continuing Professional Development programs.

  26. 8. Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9246: “An Act Modernizing the Practice of Librarianship in the Philippines” Legal bases of CPE/CPD

  27. Section 2. Statement of Policy. The State recognizes the essential role of librarianship as a profession in developing the intellectual capacity of every Filipino, thereby making library service a regular component for nationaldevelopment. It shall, through honest, effective and credible licensure examination and regulatory measures shall undertake programs and activities that will (a) promote and nurture the professional growth and well-being of competent, virtuous, productive and well rounded librarians, and

  28. Section 2. Statement of Policy. (b) advance their standards of service and practice characterized by excellence, quality, and geared towards world- class global competitiveness. Section 3. Objectives. This Act shall govern among others the (d) Development of professional competence of librarians.

  29. Section 8.Powers, Functions and Duties of the Board. – The Board shall exercise executive/ administrative, rule making and quasi-judicial powers in carrying out the provisions of R.A. 9246. The specific powers, functions, duties and responsibilities of the Board includes among others (e) To look into the conditions affecting the practice of librarianship, and when necessary, adopt such measures as may be deemed proper for the enhancement and maintenance of high ethical, moraland professional standards of librarianship.

  30. Section 8. Cont… (j.) To prescribe guidelines in the ContinuingProfessional Education (CPE) in coordination with the accredited and integrated association for professional librarians. (l.) To discharge other powers and duties as the Board may deem necessary for the practice of librarianship and the continued growth and developmentof librarians, libraries and library education in the Philippines.

  31. Legal bases of CPE/CPD 9. BFL Resolution No. 06, Series of 2006, Code of Ethics For Librarians.Section 2 provides 2. Librarians with Librarianship Profession. 2.5 Librarians shall strive to improve, enhance and upgrade their professionalknowledge, skills and competencies through formal and informal means.

  32. Legal bases of CPE/CPD 9. BFL Resolution No. 06, Series of 2006, Code of Ethics For Librarians. Cont… 2.6 Librarians shall endeavor to uphold thehighest standards in the practice of the profession. They shall adopt and live by this Motto : CANI – Constant and Never-ending Improvement of the quality and standards of professional services.

  33. BFL Res. No. 6 provides for Disciplinary Action A Registered Librarian who is found guilty for violation of any provision of this Code by the Board after his/her investigation shall be subject to a disciplinary action of either revocation of his/her Certificate of Registration or suspension thereof which the Board shall impose that after his/her due investigation.

  34. MATRIX FOR CPE ACTIVITIES OR SOURCES

  35. MATRIX FOR CPE PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES OR SOURCES

  36. MATRIX FOR CPE PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES OR SOURCES

  37. Alternative Strategies (Donovan and Figueroa) I. IN THE LIBRARY 1. Building leadership skills - Network with colleagues - Start a book club or seminar series - Participate on committees - Be innovative at work - Promote self-awareness 2. From good to great bosses : know and appreciate talents and potentials 3. Power of trust in cultivating new leaders 4. Coaching from the ground up: building goal-oriented relationships

  38. Alternative Strategies (Donovan and Figueroa) I. IN THE LIBRARY (cont.) 5. Mentoring new librarians: the good, the bad and the ugly 6. From paraprofessional to department head: lessons in cultivating a new professional 7. The librarian as researcher: support for research and modeling a research mind-set 8. Participating in library-shared governance 9. Campus connections: building a library and campus leader

  39. Alternative Strategies (Donovan and Figueroa) II. OUT OF THE LIBRARY 1. Leadership training programs and institutes: models for learning to lead 2. Tilling fresh ground: cultivating librarians for library leadership through programs and initiatives 3. Networking as staff development: introductions, invitations, and associations 4. Staff development through association conferences and meetings: developing a Filipino librarian

  40. Alternative Strategies (Donovan and Figueroa) II. OUT OF THE LIBRARY (cont.) 5. Professional service on national library committees: developing the skills to lead 6. Non-library conferences for development 7. Supporting active conference participation by new staff 8. Community engagement and advocacy: skills and knowledge to expand library services

  41. Professional Growth Activities Organized by Accredited Providers in 2010

  42. Professional Growth Activities Organized by Accredited Providers in 2010

  43. Professional Growth Activities Organized by Accredited Providers in 2010

  44. Professional Growth Activities Organized by Accredited Providers in 2010

  45. Professional Growth Activities Organized by Accredited Providers in 2010

  46. Professional Growth Activities Organized by Accredited Providers in 2010

  47. Professional Growth Activities Organized by Accredited Providers in 2010

  48. Professional Growth Activities Organized by Accredited Providers in 2010

  49. “Most writers agree that competency is about what someone can do. Competency involves both the ability to perform in a given context and the capacity to transfer knowledge and skills to new tasks and situations.”

  50. TAYO NA! CPE NA! BMC 3/12/11

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