Welcome to the North Carolina 4-H Youth Development

Continuing Professional Education Portal

Welcome! If you have reached this site, then you are probably a 4-H Youth Development professional (most likely from North Carolina) who is seeking resources and/or information to continue your professional growth through quality educational opportunities.

The following links will direct you most quickly to a specific continuing professional education (CPE) initiative designed to best meet your needs. However, should you need further assistance or information, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. R. Dale Safrit, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, who coordinates CPE for NC 4-H.

Have a great professional development journey!

The North Carolina State 4-H Faculty and Staff

Overview of Continuing Professional Education (CPE)

• What is "CPE"?
• Our Philosophy of Continuing Professional Education in NC 4-H
• The NC 4-H CPE Model
• NC CES Continuing Education Professional Development Plan Policy
• NC CES Personal and Organizational Development
• NC CES Professional Development

County 4-H Professionals' Needs Assessment

• Introduction
• Current Assessment
• 2004-2005 Needs Assessment Results

Supporting New 4-H Youth Development Professionals

• State 4-H New Professional's Orientation (NPO): Introduction and Overview
• 2006 - 2007 Session Dates
• Respective Session Content
  • Individual NPO Session Agendas
    • Managing County 4-H Programs (September)
    • Understanding Community Youth Development (December)
    • Developing Effective 4-H Educational Programs (April)
• Portfolio Materials
  • Overall
    • County 4-H Youth Development Program Status Report
    • Building Your NC 4-H Youth Development Professional Portfolio
    • Portfolio Entry Cover Sheet
    • 4-H PRKC Domain Overall Reflection Sheets (NOTE: there is a separate sheet for each domain)
  • Organizational Systems
    • Self-assessment (pre-post)
    • Organizational Systems Reflection
    • Organizational Systems Matrix
    • Definitions Worksheet
    • Budget worksheet
    • Analyzing Risks in County 4-H Programs: Connecting Theory to Practice

• 4-H PRKC (2004) Self-assessments
  • Organizational Systems and Volunteerism
  • Youth Development and Partnerships
  • Youth Program Development and Equity, Access, and Opportunity

• Registration Fee Information
• Hotel information
• Online Registration

LINC

• Announcing the 2007-2008 L.I.N.C. Program (Class II) (.pdf)
• L.I.N.C. Application (.doc)
• 2006-2007 (Class I) L.I.N.C. Intern Innovation Projects
  • Danielle Barco, Camden County
  • Cathy Brown, Hoke County
  • Beth Davis, Alamance County
  • Ellen Owens, Currituck County
  • Angela Shaver, Bladen County
  • Crystal Smith, Franklin County
  • Bill Stone, Lee County

Supporting All 4-H Youth Development Professionals

• NCCES LMS
• NC REN 4-H Program Updates
  • 2008 NC REN Schedule
  • State map of NC REN broadcast sites
  • NC REN site information
• The Annual NC 4-H Youth Development Institutes (YDIs)
  • Introduction
  • 2006 YDI Overall Agenda
  • 2006 YDI Session Descriptions
  • On-line Registration for Youth Development Institutes
• The Youth Development Leadership (YDL) Graduate Specialization
  • Overall Description
  • Fundamental Information
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Graduate Course Plan of Study
  • 2007-2011 Course Offering Schedule for Youth Development Leadership (YDL) Specialization
  • NCSU Graduate School
  • NCSU TRACS System for Course Registration
  • NC CES Graduate Education Policy
  • NC CES Participation in Formal Academic Courses Policy
  • NC CES Application for Faculty/Staff Tuition Waiver
• The North Carolina Association of Extension 4-H Agents (NCAE4-HA)
• The North Carolina Association of Extension Program Assistants, Associates and Technicians (NCAEPAAT)
• The National Association of Extension 4-H Agents (NAE4-HA)

Last updated Nov 14, 2007

July 9, 2008