continuing professional development - what, why, how?

Continuing Professional Development

(CPD)

What? Why? How?

• What is CPD?

• Why is it important?

• How can we go about it?

What's the plan?

CPD is:

'a combination of approaches, ideas and techniques that will help you manage your

own learning and growth.'

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)

Defining CPD...

CPD should focus on the outcome:

1. Identify the need for CPD

2. Do something about it

3. Reflect! What did you learn? How have you applied what you learnt in real life?

Defining CPD...

There is not a one size fits all approach to CPD:

• Wherever you are in your career now, and whatever you want to achieve, your CPD should be exactly that: yours.

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)

Defining CPD...

• Define your own CPD, create your own CPD adventure...

What does CPD mean to you?

Activity!

Discuss:

• What are the benefits of CPD?

• What are the barriers to CPD?

Why is it important?

• Demonstrates a productive and proactive approach to your career.

• Encourages reflection on your learning experiences.

• Encourages focus and planning to addressing skills and knowledge gaps.

Benefits of CPD

• Builds confidence and credibility, you can see your progression through your learning.

• Potential to earn more.

• Potential for career progression, promotion.

• Continually updating your skill set shows flexibility and adaptability.

• Time

• Money/funding/budget

• Employer (and team) support

• Personal commitments – family, pets, partner etc.

• Low morale in the workplace

• Outlook and attitude

• Lack of opportunity

Barriers to CPD

Activity!

Scenarios – plan your CPD

• Formal CPD

• Informal CPD

How can I go about it?

What do I want/need to learn?

What will I do to achieve this?

What resources or support will I need?

What will my success criteria be?

Formal CPD

• Accredited, recognised qualification, event or programme

• Mentoring programme

• Committee role

• Conference organising committee

Informal CPD

• Free webinars

• Developing networks

• Informal information exchange – Tweet up

• LibTeachMeet

• #uklibchat

• #chartership chat

• Reading professional press

How can I go about it?

Reflect on this workshop:

Reflective practice

What did I do?

Why did I do it?

What did I learn?

How have/will I use what I’ve learnt?

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)

http://www.cipd.co.uk/cpd/aboutcpd/whatiscpd.htm

CILIP qualifications - certification, chartership and more!http://www.cilip.org.uk/jobs-careers/qualifications/pages/qualifications-.aspx

CILIP - get involved - special interest groups, brancheshttp://www.cilip.org.uk/jobs-careers/qualifications/pages/qualifications-.aspx

CPD 23 things for professional developmenthttp://cpd23.blogspot.com/

LISNPNhttp://www.lisnpn.spruz.com/

International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) New Professionals Special Interest Group

http://npsig.wordpress.com/

IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group – Webinarshttp://npsig.wordpress.com/webinars/

Follow up

American Libraries Association (ALA) Emerging leaders programhttp://www.ala.org/educationcareers/leadership/emergingleaders

Special Libraries Association (SLA) First Five Yearshttp://www.sla.org/content/membership/firstfive.cfm

CIPD - Examples of records and plans

http://www.cipd.co.uk/cpd/guidance/examples/default.htm

Reflective practice

http://www.cipd.co.uk/cpd/aboutcpd/reflectlearn.htm

CPD23 things for profesisonal development - Thing 5 Reflective Practicehttp://cpd23.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/thing-5-reflective-practice.html

Reflective Practice presentation, Paula Nottingham for CILIPhttp://www.slideshare.net/paulanottingham/cilip-reflective-practice-paula-nottingham-171111

More follow up

#uklibchathttp://uklibchat.wordpress.com/

#chartership chathttp://cilipquals.pbworks.com/w/page/52708592/Chartership%20Chat

CILIP events calendarhttp://www.cilip.org.uk/whats-on/pages/calendar.aspx

CILIP Career Development Group (CDG)

http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-involved/special-interest-groups/careerdevelopment/pages/default.aspx

Libteachmeethttp://www.camlibtm.info/

http://www.brightonlibtm.info/

Even more follow up!

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