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Association Success Story
The Development of the Cluster Events training delivery
model and the impact on the IB Professional Development
within the region (Africa, Europe and the Middle East).
Organisation:
Categories:
International Baccalaureate
Professional development
Organisation and Membership Profile:
Non-profit organization.
Member Geography:
Number of Members:
Organisation location:
Global
3,747 + IB world schools
Den Haag, The Netherlands
Lead Contact:
Position:
Shannon de Groot
Head of Professional Development
Project Dates:
From:
To:
January 2013
Present
Aims and Objectives:
Develop a new training model to support the needs of schools and support a new revenue stream for the
organization.
Introduction:
Bridging the gap between the current training offering and business development need within the market.
Our market research resulted in a new Professional Development training model created named Cluster
Events
Background:
Schools identified the following gaps in their Professional Development needs:
Access
Geographical
Financial
Volume challenges