Continuing professional development CPD

Clause 19.1 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Meetings and Courses... 

A simple cycle of events can be assessed continually as part of an active career plan. Continuing professional development (CPD) demands that, at whatever level, training is reviewed and acted upon. There will never be a situation when there are no training needs, and this is worthwhile exercise to apply to all activities when considering training opportunities. 

All health care professionals who are involved with supplementary prescribing will require continuing professional development (CPD). Practitioners have a responsibility to keep themselves up to date with clinical and professional developments. Since 2005, podiatrists (and others) have also had to meet the requirements of the Standards for Continuing Professional Development of the Health Professions Council. This is a self-declaration, which has to be kept current with practice within an individual s practice. It is subject to periodic audit, requiring the submission of evidence of CPD to the HPC. Employers should allow practitioners access to relevant education and training. The Department of Health has commissioned CPD support for supplementary prescribers through the National Prescribing Centre (see www.npc.co.uk). 

Education and training that earned continuing professional development (CPD) points was attractive to most respondents n = 39 83%), as was the potential for attending a practical component (n = 38 74.5%) (Table 15.10). Most respondents n = 42 93.3%) preferred a vocational offering to a university-based academic course (Table 15.11). 

A minimum of two days Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in the field of Road Safety Audit, Accident Investigation or Road Safety Engineering in the past 12 months. 

Standards and content of academic training, experience and continuing professional development (CPD) required for safe, ethical and competent geoscience practice. 

Geotechnical professionals have to lodge evidence on their continuing professional development (CPD) following the completion of tertiary sffidies. The minimum requirement is 24 h of further education on geotechnically related topics. 

Taitelbaum, D., Mamlok-Naammi, R., Carmeli, M., Hofstein, A. (2008). Evidence-based continuous professional development (CPD) in die inquiry chemistry laboratory (ICL). InternationalJournal of Science Education, SO, 593-617. 

Evidence-based continuous professional development (CPD) courses... 

Due to a constantly growing body of knowledge in the profession of chemistry teaching, changing curricula and continuous changes in society professional learning of teachers is necessary. Teachers need continuous professional development (CPD). 

Dr. Ian Abrahams is a senior lecturer in science education at the University of York (UK). His current research interests relate to practical work, teachers attitudes to practical work, and science teachers continuous professional development (CPD). He recently led the evaluation of the national Getting Practical - Improving Practical Work in Science -project and is currently leading an evaluation of a large-scale CPD programme for primary science coordinators. 

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