Making the connection between Craftsman and Instructor

As a participant of the National Training Institute you will create a professional portfolio as a continuing part of your professional instructor experience. A portfolio is a collection of items, commonly referred to as "artifacts" that document a professional’s career-related competencies. For the next four years during your time at the National Training Institute, you will be developing your own profession portfolio. Artifacts for the portfolio will include:

• Exercises created and revised as part of the NTI courses.
• Tradeand career-related documentation.
• "Connecting Activities" such as corrections and revisions of previous work and exercises deemed relevant by you or NTI instructors.

Why do I need a portfolio?

A portfolio can be used to demonstrate expertise to apprentices, training directors, accreditation teams, and potential employers. .

What will the finished product be?

When you graduate from this program, your professional portfolio will be a compilation of all of the competencies critical to your success as a craftsman and top-notch instructor. It will include items such as your resume, sample lesson plans, and original learning modules, philosophy statements, educational transcripts, technical completion certificates and your diploma as a graduate of the National Training Institute. You already have many of these items. Other artifacts will be developed over the course of your time at the NTI. You will see your portfolio grow over the next few years.

Can I view or review the PowerPoint presentation that was shown at the portfolio seminar during the summer program?

Sure you can. Just click this link to open the PowerPoint presentation

What will be required for the first year?

Most of the requirements were assigned during the summer, with just a few additional activities to complete as the year unfolds. We call these "connecting activities."Click here to view and print a copy of the First Year Portfolio Summary.

How do I keep up with the portfolio activities between the summer sessions?

The key is to stay organized and to have a plan.Click this link to open the NJATC NTI INSTRUCTOR PORTFOLIO-SCHEDULE OF RELATED ACTIVITIES

Assignment Templates

During the summer portion of the NTI, you will be given assignments that will need to be updated, revised, or completed during the year between summer NTI classes. You will find templates below that can be used for these purposes. Most of the templates are in Microsoft Word format so that you can type directly on the documents that you download. It is advisable to download the document to a folder on your computer that is exclusively set up to store NTI portfolio materials.

Click on the links below to open the templates

Reflections on Year One
Personal Philosophy of Apprenticeship Training
Career Synopsis
Application of Laws of Learning