Competency-based training: A case study of the United States National Park Service’s Interpretive Development

Elizabeth R. Barrie; Theresa Coble; Tracy L. Ammerman; Katie L. Bliss

doi:10.17149/ijg.j.issn.2210.3382.2015.01.002

Competency-based training: A case study of the United States National Park Service’s Interpretive Development

Elizabeth R. Barrie, Theresa Coble, Tracy L. Ammerman, Katie L. Bliss

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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 : Competency-based training gained influence during the 1970s. By the 1990s
 it swept through various professions as the training and development emphasis of
 choice. Managers adopted competency-based training approaches to better equip
 their employees with the skill sets required to perform essential tasks to specified
 standards. This paper seeks to accomplish three objectives: (1) provide an overview of
 competency-based training, (2) introduce a competency-based training program
 known as the Interpretive Development Program or “IDP” that serves as the official
 training and professional development program for interpretation for the United States
 National Park Service (NPS), and (3) briefly outline research conducted during spring
 2006 that identified a range of factors that influence interpreters’ experiences and
 perspectives toward the IDP.

Original language	American English
Journal	International Journal of Geoheritage
Volume	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17149/ijg.j.issn.2210.3382.2015.01.002
State	Published - 2015

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Interpretive Development Program
competency-based training
field interpreters
program evaluation

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