Creating a professional identity: a draft professional practice document

Abstract

It is important for learning advisors to develop a professional identity, not only to assist us as practitioners, but also to safeguard and promote our status within our institutions. During 2003 and 2004, the Canterbury Tertiary Alliance Learning Advisors group have facilitated discussions amongst tertiary learning advisors in Aotearoa NZ aimed at developing a document that encapsulates our professional identity. This paper reports on our progress so far and includes a draft 'professional practice' document which learning advisors may choose to trial and further develop.