1. Branch Chairs Conference Amanda O’Brien Director of Professional Development Continuing Professional Development 19 November 2010

2. Continuing Professional Development “Continuing professional development is the systematic maintenance, improvement and broadening of knowledge and skill and the development of personal qualities necessary for the execution of professional and technical duties throughout the practitioner’s working life”

3. Continuing Professional Development The importance of CPD to your profession Without learning, the knowledge gained from innovation and experience will not spread throughout industry So what is it really? It’s taking a structured approach to life-long learning It’s about keeping up to date with technical and business related subjects It’s about being even better at what you do It’s about skills and knowledge enhancement

4. Continuing Professional Development How much CPD should a professional undertake? The 64 million dollar question Consultation with Private and Public Sector and Academics What counts as CPD activity? Different categories – for example: Formal and informal learning Training courses Conferences, seminars, branch events Self study – reading books, journals and articles

5. Continuing Professional Development Monitoring the activity CIPS credit values attached to different CPD categories Automatic updating of CIPS member’s CPD record Option to upload self study CPD activities Running total of CPD credits So what next? CPD specification currently being developed Opportunity for consultation and feedback IT solution being developed Member launch May 2011

6. Continuing Professional Development Thanks for listening Any questions?