Brooke Batley JP(Qual)
President
Brooke joined the training team of QJA approximately seven or eight years ago and has remained in that role continually since those early days. He joined the training team of QJA approximately seven or eight years ago and has remained in that role continually since those early days. He was elected to the QJA board in 2019 and collaborated with the “training” committee chair, Chris Lancaster in refining the pre-appointment training resources and material, some of which had been altered due to changes to legislation affecting the role of JPs & CDecs in their witnessing duties.
Contact (face to face) courses were interrupted during early to mid-2020 due to COVID restrictions and this led to an increase in the number of on-line students and also saw the implementation of a new initiative to “fill the void” left by the cessation of face to face courses.This new scheme was labelled as a “blended” course which incorporated “on-line” learning coupled with three Zoom workshops during the period of study. Brooke (and other trainers) have embraced this new program as it is bringing pre-appointment training to a wider cohort of students who are either “time poor” or live in remote or regional areas.
Brooke has been part of QJA’s Accreditation Team which over the past two years has seen the design of a new enterprise to recognize practitioners who have demonstrated their commitment to ensuring their skills are current and their commitment to their own professional development as practicing JPs and CDecs will ensure a level and quality of service, second to none. The member accreditation program was launched at the QJA 2021 Conference and has developed an impressive level of interest in the platform.
Brooke is now the chair of the education committee which has oversight and responsibility for, (as noted) accreditation as well as pre appointment training and provision of professional development programs which will be incorporated into the Learning Management System.
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