Jobs/Roles in the ECE
Community: Internationally
The
European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education is an independent
organization that acts as a platform for collaboration for its 31 member
countries, working towards ensuring more inclusive education systems. The
Agency's mission is to help member countries improve the quality and
effectiveness of their inclusive provision for all learners.
The
European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education's vision for
inclusive education systems is to ensure that all learners of any age are
provided with meaningful, high-quality educational opportunities in their local
community, alongside their friends and peers
I
could not locate any job postings, but after watching the information
below. The question becomes… Who wouldn’t want to work for this
organization and have the opportunity to make a difference in a young child’s
life? I know I would!
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The
NSW/ACT Inclusion Agency is supported by KU Children’s Services and Include Me
Gowrie NSW at part of the Inclusion Support Programme in Australia.
The
Inclusion Support Programme (ISP) assists Early Childhood and Child Care (ECCC)
services to include children with additional needs alongside their peers,
through provision of tailored inclusion advice and support from Inclusion
Agencies (IA) and access to specialist equipment and funding to support more
challenging inclusion barriers where required. Children with additional needs
may include (but are not limited to):
- Children
with disability or undergoing assessment Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander children
- Children
from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
- Children
from refugee or humanitarian backgrounds
- Children
with serious medical conditions
- Children
presenting with language and speech delays
- Children
presenting with disruptive behavior
No jobs were posted but the potential opportunity to serve parents and children with disabilities is extremely enticing!
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The International Association of Special Education (IASE) focuses on the improvement of the quality of life and service deliveries for all individuals with special needs around the world. It's members includes teachers, trainers, professors, speech pathologists, psychologists, health care providers, social workers, counselors, and related disciplines and providers that reside in approximately 50 countries.
The mission of the IASE is to:
* promote awareness and understanding of issues and developments related to the education and welfare of individuals with special needs throughout the world;
* promote professional exchange between professionals in special education family members and individuals in related discipline internationally;
* encourage and promote research to advance the field of special education and share that information through official publications;
* promote continuing education in special education; and
* work collaboratively with other special education organizations for worldwide promotion of the interests of individuals with special needs.
I could not locate the site with current job positions. However, knowing and understand that the mission of the IASE correlates with my current master's degree plan of early childhood with the focus of working with adult learners and my passion of promoting high quality early childhood special education, I would be more than willing to pursue career opportunities with the International Association of Special Education.
References:
European
Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education. (n.d.) Retrieved
December 7, 2019 from https://www.european-agency.org/.
International Association of Special Education (IASE). (n.d.) Retrieved December 7, 2019 from https://www.iase.org/.
NSW/ACT
Inclusion Agency. (n.d.). Retrieved December 7, 2019 from
https://www.inclusionagencynswact.org.au/home.
The mission of the IASE is to:
* promote awareness and understanding of issues and developments related to the education and welfare of individuals with special needs throughout the world;
* promote professional exchange between professionals in special education family members and individuals in related discipline internationally;
* encourage and promote research to advance the field of special education and share that information through official publications;
* promote continuing education in special education; and
* work collaboratively with other special education organizations for worldwide promotion of the interests of individuals with special needs.
I could not locate the site with current job positions. However, knowing and understand that the mission of the IASE correlates with my current master's degree plan of early childhood with the focus of working with adult learners and my passion of promoting high quality early childhood special education, I would be more than willing to pursue career opportunities with the International Association of Special Education.
International Association of Special Education (IASE). (n.d.) Retrieved December 7, 2019 from https://www.iase.org/.
Hello Donna,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog! I think that despite the organization functioning independently they still were able to have the ability to connect and collaborate with 31 countries. I found the organizations video discussing it vision to be very interesting. Thanks for sharing!
Donna,
ReplyDeleteThose are great organizations that would benefit from having you as part of their team. Thank you for introducing new organizations to me that are focused on inclusion. The IASE has a great format for including a variety of service providers to create a cohesive team.
Donna,
ReplyDeleteThe organizations you chose are ones that I have never heard of before and are also very interesting to read about! Great choices. The video was very informative , thank you for sharing these wonderful organizations.
Hi Donna,
ReplyDeleteAll of these organizations will benefit greatly by you being apart of their team. Thanks for adding the video to ensure we had a better understanding of the agency.