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DiSC® Classic Overview
Organisations worldwide have embraced the language of DiSC®, pioneered by Inscape Publishing over 30 years ago. Millions of people have gained insight about themselves and others through DiSC-based learning instruments. The DiSC model provides non-judgmental language for exploring behavioural issues across four primary dimensions:
- Dominance: Direct and Decisive. D’s are strong-willed, strong-minded people who like accepting challenges, taking action, and getting immediate results.
- Influence: Optimistic and Outgoing. i’s are “people people” who like participating on teams, sharing ideas, and energising and entertaining others.
- Steadiness: Sympathetic and Cooperative. S’s are helpful people who like working behind the scenes, performing in consistent and predictable ways, and being good listeners.
- Conscientiousness: Concerned and Correct. C’s are sticklers for quality and like planning ahead, employing systematic approaches, and checking and re-checking for accuracy.
DiSC Classic is used to improve performance, deal more effectively with conflict, and value differences. Using the research-based DiSC model, DiSC Classic helps you better understand why you act the way you do.
- Personal insight into behavioral preferences and inclinations
- Appreciation of personal diversity
- A common language to understand and discuss personality
- Dialogue about personality preferences and differences
- Relating to individuals with different personalities
DiSC Classic Facilitation System
The system includes the following tabbed sections:
Introduction
This section includes general information about the system content, how to administer DiSC-based assessments remotely and in a seminar, how to enhance your training and how to prepare a seminar with the system.
DiSC Theory
The theory section discusses some of the most important and commonly discussed topics about DiSC. This section integrates research, theory, history, academic knowledge and current practice in a way that helps facilitators truly understand the relevance of each topic and how it affects their practice. For each topic, you’ll learn about background information, how the topic fits into the “big picture”, available research and guidance for your facilitation.
Resources
The Resource Section of the DiSC Facilitation System features a DiSC Resources Grid that lists each DiSC tool referenced in the system and provides an at-a-glance overview of what is in the tool, when it should be used and where is appears in the system.
This section also includes in-depth product information, including page-by-page interpretations of various DiSC reports, sample facilitation for the DiSC Preview, a viewing guide for the Everything DiSC DVD, a handy reference guide for the DiSC People-Reading Guide and information on the QuikDiSC® card game.
Course Outlines
The DiSC Facilitation System includes a number of ready-to-use Course Outlines for seminars in various applications and of different lengths. These outlines illustrate the power of the modular design of the system and they provide a basis for practitioners to get familiar with the structure before using it to design their own courses.
Insight Modules
The DiSC Facilitation System is built around a number of self-contained modules that can be organised into various sequences, depending on the application and audience. Since each module delivers a specific insight (eg “Learn About Your Strengths and What Happens If They Are Overused”), they have been labelled “Insight Modules”. The Insight Modules are building blocks for Course Outlines and they can be put together in a number of ways to facilitate seminars of any length and application.
Alternative Activities
Several of the Insight Modules provide opportunities for using different activities based on your course design. These activities are found behind the Alternative Activities tab and they are reference in the right column of the Insight Module.
The DiSC Facilitation System also includes the following resources:
Resources CD
The DiSC Facilitation System Resources CD includes several multimedia files to help you customise your seminar and enhance the training experience for your participants. Each CD includes the following:
- PowerPoint® and Handouts
- Self-Paced Tutorials
- Sample Reports of all online DiSC products
DVD
The DiSC Facilitation System DVD is the video companion to the DiSC Facilitation System. The Insight Modules in the system include facilitation of the major portions of this video. However, the video can also be used as a stand-alone to build into existing and new DiSC facilitations.
The DVD is menu-based and offers nearly 70 minutes of training material, organised with multiple viewing options for each of the four sections: Pure Styles, The Meeting, Effective Communication and Natural Styles.
Other Materials
The DiSC Facilitation System also includes a number of other tools to help you make the most of your DiSC facilitation. You will find the following:
- 10 DiSC People Reading Guides
- One QuikDiSC® card game
- Two copies each of DiSC Classic Paper, DiSC Customer Service Action Planner, DiSC Management Action Planner, DiSC Managing Performance Action Planner, DiSC Sales Action Planner, DiSC Talk! Action Planner, DiSC Preview and Personal Development Profile®Phrase Version.
DiSC Certification Training
The DiSC Classic Trainer Certification provides you with credentials that demonstrate your in-depth understanding of DiSC, the Everything DiSC Facilitation System, and its applications. It ensures that you are grounded in the newest DiSC research and provides a way for you to demonstrate your commitment to excellence and innovation. You will be able to deliver your own DiSC training, coaching, and consulting sessions knowing you have a complete understanding of DiSC.
By becoming an DiSC Classic Certified Trainer, you’ll be able to:
- Create focused, effective DiSC-based training solutions
- Learn which DiSC tool works best for your desired outcome
- Discover how to combine DiSC resources for better results
- Customise your own unique DiSC-based training solutions
- You will discover how to organise Everything DiSC Facilitation System Insight Modules into effective solutions. You can tap into any of the pre-assembled Course Outlines to create solutions on a number of topics, including communication, conflict, interpersonal effectiveness, management effectiveness, sales, and team effectiveness. You will also learn how to build your own custom course outlines based on the unique needs of your organisation.
Sustain learning by using a wide range of DiSC reports
As an DiSC Classic Certified Trainer, you’ll also be able to sustain learning in your organisation by utilising a wide range of DiSC products, including the following:
DiSC Classic profiles, DiSC Facilitator Report, QuikDiSC® Cards, Everything DiSC DVD, DiSC Action Planners and Everything DiSC People-Reading Guide
Choosing the right reports based on your needs will not only help your employees learn about using behavioural styles, but it will also keep employees focused on building stronger relationships with co-workers, managers, and direct reports.
Comprehensive Two Days of Learning
During the two days of learning you will be immersed in the history, theory, and interpretation of DiSC®. You are introduced to the underlying research behind the tools and the validation reports derived from this work. You will thoroughly review the resources available to conduct DiSC learning, including the Everything DiSC® Facilitation System, the DVD, and the complete line of DiSC reports. You will have hands-on practice crafting a wide range of DiSC solutions.
DiSC and the NQF
Using DiSC® for Skills Development in South Africa’s National Qualifications Framework
Contents
- Executive Summary
- The Purpose of this Document
- How DiSC supports the NQF
- Applying DiSC in the Workplace
- Using DiSC as a Skills Analysis Tool
- Using DiSC in ETD Practices
- Using Disc in HR Practices
- Using DiSC as a Diagnostic Assessment Tool
- Using DiSC in obtaining NQF Qualifications
- The difference between a qualification and a learning programme
- Short Courses & Skills Programmes
- Linking DiSC to Registered Unit Standards on the NQF
- Understanding Unit Standards
- What is a Unit Standard?
- What information do you find in a Unit Standard
- DiSC and Critical Cross-Field Outcomes
- The process of linking DiSC to Unit Standards
- Where to find unit standards
- How to link the unit standard to DiSC Training Material
- Sample Matrix: DiSC linked to NQF Unit Standards
- Steps in developing a Learning Programme against Unit Standards
- Getting Learning Programme approved with ETQA
- What is required of a Training Provider
- Glossary of Terms
- Suggested Reading
- Legislation
- Related Legislation
- Criteria and Guidelines
- Policy Documents
- Contact Details for ETQA’s
- ETQAs/SETAs Contact Lists
- About the Author
For a copy of the comprehensive report, please contact us.
DiSC Classic Online and Paper Versions
DiSC Classic is available in the traditional paper book version as well as in a range of online (see EPIC) reports.
DiSC® is a registered trademark of Inscape Publishing USA.
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