timelord's guide to cpd
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5th June 2008 CILIPS Branch & Group DayPeebles
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Regenerate your career
Revalidation, Fellowship and the Timelord’s Guide to CPD
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Overview
• Who’s Who• CDG Confidential
– Revalidation and Fellowship case studies
• All aboard the TARDIS• Sonic screwdrivers• Companions matter• Set the controls• Regenerate yourself
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CDG Confidential
Get the low down on how and why your speakers notched up some new
professional qualifications
Amanda Quick – Revalidation
Isabel Hood - Fellowship
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Blue Box sighting
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Get out and about
• Stick your head above the parapet• Benefits of professional activity
– Awareness– People– Satisfaction– Skills
• SIGs are good for you• Branching out• Virtual communities
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Cow Parade 2006
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Skills gained
• Making meetings effective• Event management• Time management• Teamwork / getting the best out of people• Flexibility• Wider perspective• A little bit of politics• Leadership?
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The CRIME Formula
Commitment + Responsibility =
Increased Motivation + Enthusiasm
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Sonic screwdrivers
• Reading– Books: fiction/non-fiction/LIS/non-LIS– Journals and newsletters– Newspapers, including recruitment pages– Mailing lists, blogs and fora
• Writing– CPD logs – what, when, where, who– CV – good to keep up to date
• Portfolios– Evidence and evaluation of your CPD
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Qualifications
• CILIP Framework of Qualifications– Certification (ACLIP)– Chartership (MCLIP)– Fellowship (FCLIP)– Revalidation (of MCLIP and FCLIP)
• Other qualifications– Academic– Technical e.g. ECDL, Advanced ECDL– Managerial e.g. MBA, CIPD
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Companions matter
• Networks
• Influence – given and received
• Mentors– Formal and informal– Assigned or chosen– At work– For professional qualifications– For coaching
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Good companions…
• May have technical knowhow (Zoe)• May ask the right questions (Sarah-Jane)• May be highly intelligent (Romana)• May be brave and take risks (Leela)• May be a comfort in difficult times (Rose)• May provide a reality check (Donna)
• …or may just stand around screaming!
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Set the controls
• Draw a timeline showing achievements and key events to date in personal/professional life
• Set yourself professional goals– Short term e.g. this week/month– Medium term e.g. months/years– Long term e.g. years/decades
• Regularly review your goals and progress
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Example
• Amanda’s goals:– Short term: be the best CDG President I can be,
encourage the rest of the team and try to keep on top of all my work and CDG commitments
– Medium term: join the mentor network; apply for Fellowship; apply for a first timer award to attend IFLA conference
– Long term: find a post I really love, that suits my personality; think about going part time for better work-life balance
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Regenerate yourself!
• Remember work-life balance
• Set personal goals as well as professional
• Reward yourself for your hard work
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And finally…
• Any questions?
• Thank you for listening and joining in
• Why not join the Career Development Group Scottish Division committee…?
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