Credentialing and Quality Standards (CQSS)
The goal of the CQSS is to strengthen the direct care workforce in Alaska in the broad range of health and human service sectors that respond to the needs of Trust Beneficiaries. The focus is on care providers who have a Bachelors degree or less and who tend to learn their skills through on-the-job training.
The strategies or phases of work identified by the CQSS are as follows:
(1) review competency sets available nationally and in Alaska for these jobs and determine if a core or common competency set can be created;
(2) build a core competency model that includes detailed behavioral descriptors;
(3) create a model and tools for assessing the core competencies of trainees and employees;
(4) develop a Credentialing system to recognize those individuals who are proficient in the competencies; and
(5) develop a curriculum to train the workforce in the core competencies.
The first phase of this work was completed in July of 2008 and the second phase, which will produce the core competency set, will be complete by September of 2009. Phase 3, which involves the development of the competency assessment models and tools, is scheduled for completion by July of 2010.
For more information on the CQSS project contact one of the following:
Committee Co-chairs Rick Calcote at rick.calcote@alaska.gov
Beverly Tallman at anbit@uaa.alaska.edu
Mimi McFaul, Associate Director WICHE at mmcfaul@wiche.edu or
Michael Hoge at michael.hoge@yale.edu
CQSS reports can be found at the AMHTA website or on the TTC website Reports.
