Guiding Principles

• The Personal and Organizational Development System contributes directly to the mission, vision, and goals of North Carolina Cooperative Extension.

• The Personal and Organizational Development System is competency-based and competencies include technical, conceptual, and interpersonal knowledge, skills, and observable behaviors.

• Individuals are responsible for their own growth and development in a learner-focused system.

• The organization provides an environment that supports learning opportunities and growth for all employees and volunteers.

• Learning is a continuous and interactive process; individuals enter NCCE with varying levels of competencies and progress developmentally as long as they are associated with the organization.

• The Personal and Organizational Development System is a dynamic and flexible system that adjusts and renews itself in response to internal and external forces.