Team Chair Competency Model
Desired Competency: Technically Current
Desired Proficiency
- Possesses technical credentials for the position
- Fully knowledgeable about accreditation criteria, policies, and procedures
Application During Campus Visit
- Possesses technical credentials for the position
- Fully knowledgeable about accreditation criteria, policies, and procedures
Desired Competency: Effective Communicator
Desired Proficiency
- Understands the importance of clear, timely communications with all parties involved in the accreditation process
- Able to clearly and tactfully communicate criterion-centered statements of finding and observation both orally and in written form
- Knowledgeable about standards for draft and final statement content and organization
Application During Campus Visit
- Keeps the institution, the program evaluators, and ABET informed before, during, and after the visit
- Interacts with institutional personnel to gain understanding of institutional context
- Writes clear, succinct, criterion-centered statements of finding conforming to the timelines, formats and standards established by ABET and the relevant commission
- Effectively communicates suggestions for continuous improvement
Desired Competency: Good Team Manager
Desired Proficiency
- Able to build team cohesion and effectively manage team meetings and activities
- Able to bring the team to consensus, exhibiting skill in finding common ground and fostering cooperation
- Able to diplomatically manage an effective exit meeting
Application During Campus Visit
- Effectively manages interactions with and between team members
- Identifies issues contributing to difference of opinion and guides the team in resolution of these issues
- Manages the exit interview diplomatically so that it proceeds at an orderly pace and is conducted in the requisite time frame
Desired Competency: Professional
Desired Proficiency
- Exhibits professional appearance and demeanor
- Adheres to the highest standards of professional ethics and integrity
- Committed to contributing to the accreditation process, adding value
Application During Campus Visit
- Demonstrates respect for the institution, all institutional personnel, and the program evaluators
- Applies the relevant criteria with appropriate professional judgment
- Effectively communicates constructive suggestions for continuous improvement
- Upholds ABET’s Code of Conduct
Desired Competency: Organized and Responsive
Desired Proficiency
- Focuses on meeting deadlines and communicating with all parties in a timely manner (pre-visit, during the visit, and post-visit)
- Acts effectively in managing visit logistics
Application During Campus Visit
- Makes visit arrangements well in advance of the visit
- Manages team activities so that the evaluation proceeds in an orderly manner
- Completes and submits all required forms, draft and final statements in a timely manner
Desired Competency: Leadership
Desired Proficiency
- Takes responsibility, facilitating constructive discussion and fostering closure
- Exhibits adaptability and sound judgment
- Fosters a team environment that is cohesive and well organized
- Builds trust within the team and between the team and the institution
Application During Campus Visit
- Fosters an environment in which team members can speak freely, demonstrating respect for team members
- Provides support for team members and establishes appropriate ground rules; helps team members to succeed
- Maintains an open mind but guides team deliberations so as to establish a decision-making process that effectively deals with differences of opinion