Size of Job Families (Source: 2012/13 AAPS Annual Report)
Knowledge Sharing is an activity through which knowledge (i.e., information, skills, or expertise) is exchanged among people, friends, families, communities (e.g., Wikipedia), or organizations. (source: WikiPedia)
Why knowledge sharing among AAPS members?
AAPS has more than 3,700 members from more than 40 job categories. Many AAPS members are experts in their areas. Compared with professional development from external resources, knowledge sharing among AAPS is therefore critical because:
- Cost-effective: Many AAPS members are happy to provide training or workshop to fellow AAPS members for free! In the fiscal year 2012/13, AAPS spent $114,198 in professional development. By taking advantage of AAPS members’ own expertise, we can have more professional development opportunities without spending more.
- Benefits to experts: To teach is to learn twice! (Joseph Joubert) Experts will not only reinforce their knowledge and skills, but also enhance their presentation skills
- Benefits to audience: Audience will be able to get best practice, first-hand experience, and most recent updates from a diversity of industries.
- It’s UBC’s commitment! UBC Strategic Plan promised Outstanding Work Environment and I believe no work environment can be outstanding without appropriate knowledge sharing.
Knowledge sharing examples:
- Inter-group: Information Systems & Technology and Statistical Analysis (why? IT + Statistics = Big Data Mining, plausibly
the hottest area in today’s job market).- Intra-group: Programmer Analyst and Business Analyst (or Project Manager, etc; see UBC IT’s Career Framework)
Any suggestion on knowledge sharing? Please let me know.
