World Urban Parks Program Monday 25 May 2015
Venue: Palacete Villa Morais, 53 R. João Rodrigues de Morais
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08:30 am to 12:00 pm Joint Yardstick and World Parks Academy Workshop
Using Best Practices and Benchmarks with Yardstick: Yardstick Europe User Group
combined with Continuing Professional Development in the World Parks Academy
Participants: Yardstick Europe User Group, CIPP candidates and holders, Members interested in
benchmarking and/or certification. Local professionals and tertiary students. (Workshop in English)
This year we are blending the Yardstick Europe User Group into a professional development program
for those people looking to both find out more about benchmarking in the parks sector and those
looking to work toward professional accreditation. Continuing development is a critical component of
the park, recreation, and protected lands management profession. This session provides two related
educational sessions:
1. a review of continuing education best practices, the value of certification and continuing
education, and review of the World Parks Academy program.
2. A review of the 2014 benchmark outcomes, discussion around areas to be benchmarked in 2016
and the opportunity to see what some members have discovered from user surveys about their
users desires for parks. How do we know if we are doing a good job unless we measure and
report on our progress?
Program Outline
1. Introduction
1.1. Welcome to joint workshop and introductions
1.2. Review objectives and time schedule
1.3. Questions from audience
2. Continuing Professional Development in the World Parks Academy
2.1. Introduction and review of components of a profession
2.2. Review of professional development benefits and role of World Urban Parks, World Parks
Academy as cooperative ventures
2.3. Discussion; How does professional development occur and how to track it
2.4. Individual Development Planning (IDP); informal and formal use
2.5. Toward certification as one way to assure continuing professional development
2.6. The role of elder statesman; the CIPP role in mentoring younger professionals
2.7. Continuing Professional Development (Education) as a requirement; and how to maintain
credentials.
3. Using Best Practices and Benchmarks with Yardstick
3.1. Review of some of the 2014 Europe Benchmark results
3.2. Discuss the data and questions specifically from the Yardstick Europe section and how these
might be adjusted for 2016
3.3. Review how the new Survey tool operates using iPads and the data collection techniques
3.4. Review some of the results from parks surveys and discuss the implications of these results
3.5. Consider how we grow the participation in the project in future years
3.6. Review the joint session and discuss how we might progress for user gatherings in 2016
12:00 pm to 1:30 pm Lunch (at the venue)
1:30 pm to 2:00 pm World Urban Parks Europe Region Meeting
Agenda
Discussion and development of the Draft World Urban Parks Regions Terms of Reference
(replacing former Ifpra Region Constitutions)
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm Ifpra Commissioners and World Urban Parks Board Meeting
Agenda
Recognition of Ifpra Commissioners and formal hand over to World Urban Parks Board
2:30 pm to 5:30 pm World Urban Parks Board Meeting
Agenda
To be developed
8:30 pm World Urban Parks and AEPJP Board of Directors Dinner
Restaurant Encanada: Corner Passeio 25 de Abril and Largo António de Magalhães
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