Professional Development

A program that successfully builds global competence in youth recruits, hires, and develops a staff that is culturally and demographically diverse and values the program’s global learning goals and activities. Program leaders encourage staff members to expand their knowledge of the world both informally and through formal global education professional development opportunities to better support global learning in the program.

To get started in this domain, download the Professional Development (PDF) section of the Global Learning in Afterschool Self-Assessment Tool, including the quality indicator definitions, sample action plan, and related resources.