Practice Context/Understanding your organisation/Your own Organisation

Your own Organisation
Educational Institutions and Organisations have strategies and priorities to enable them to operate effectively in a frequently changing wider environment. There are a variety of forms of documentation outlining the focus, goals and plans of organisations providing guides for staff to collectively move towards and achieve the required goals.

Various forms of documentation include:

Mission Statement: “Describes what an organization is, what it does and what it stands for. …explains the purpose of the business.”

Vision: “describes what the organization wants to become- its future identity – which can be realized through the successful accomplishment of its mission.”

Strategy: “A strategy helps an organization realize its mission and brings its vision to life”

Policies: The set of basic principles and associated guidelines, formulated and enforced by the governing body of an organization, to direct and limit its actions in pursuit of long-term goals.

Within an organisation all of these impact upon your role as a tertiary educator.