Accreditation Criteria for VM Educational Programs

The current criteria were published in the June 1993 issue of "Value Times" after they had been adopted by the Institute at the recommendation of its Education and Training Committee, which had sought comments of members and taken them into account.

The current criteria are being re-visited and it is anticipated that the new set of criteria, when adopted and then published, will be expressed in modular terms so that they are more easily used in development of educational programs, which have recently emerged as a series of modular courses.

The current criteria take the form of a series of "subject areas" which should be included in VM educational programs if the programs are seeking Institute accreditation. At the time of their publication, the Institute's Executive Committee (now the "Board of Management") included the following comment: "It is intended that this set of requirements will be refined over time, and members are encouraged to provide continuous feedback ..." which should be addressed to the Hon Secretary.

The current criteria are as follows:

1 Value Management Methodology and Practice

Australian Standard
The Value Management Job Plan
Identification of Functions
Analysis of Functions
Levels of Abstraction
Analysis of Performance Criteria
Function Costing
Life Cycle Costing
Creative Thinking
Evaluation Methods
Prioritising Methods
Reporting
Feedback and Follow-Up
Types of Meetings
Meetings within Meetings

2 Facilitation Skills

Basic Questioning
Divergent and Higher Order Questioning
Probing
Challenging
Demonstrating
Explaining
Use of Aids such as whiteboards/overhead projectors/flipcharts
Presentation Skills
Group Motivation
Group Leadership
Planning and Structuring Workshops
Handling Habits, Hang-ups and Road-blocks
Getting Decisions
Involving the Decision Maker
Creating the Environment for Change
Preparing Action Plans with Groups
Personal Attributes
Empathy
Motivation

Educational Programs Currently Accredited