Professional development requirements

Law and medicine, two professions that some engineers use as image benchmarks, have established education - experience - licensing - certification - continuing professional development requirements that greatly exceed those of CE. Most other widely recognized professions also have expectations more stringent than are in... 

Shaping a personal way of assessing one s knowledge is an important commitment to continuous professional development and demonstration of personal competence. Self-assessment that is taken seriously has the capacity to identify areas where further sharpening is needed. It also provides the capacity to validate what one knows related to the competence requirements of one s practice. Such assessment is not a comparison of what one knows compared with others but rather, focuses on the skills, knowledge and attitudes that are relevant to an individual s practice. 

Development requires a long-term focus by preparing for future needs of the individual or organization. Professional development typically consists of answering the following questions (1) What is my present situation (2) Where do I want to be (3) What skills, knowledge, and training do I need to get where I want to be ... 

Perhaps you can see the reasons why some of the samples sent to the laboratory for analysis can take some time to process, as none of these techniques are instant and they all require time and expertise. If you have an opportunity, follow the pathway of a sample you send to the laboratory for analysis and watch the procedures being used. It could be part of your continuing professional development plan. 

Basic professional development courses offered by SCHC are MSDS and Label Preparation Workshops Science, Toxicology and Industrial Hygiene for Hazard Communication and Hazard Determination Risk Assessment. Regulatory courses include Canadian Mexican Hazard Communication Pesticide Consumer Product Labeling Component Disclosure Requirements European Union Hazard Communication Transportation Classification Labeling HMIS/NEPA Labeling and International Chemical Control Laws. 

Recently some initiatives have been taken in United Kingdom to increase the role of schools in the teacher training process. This is quite evident in the articled teacher scheme, which requires student teachers to spend most of a 2-year training period working under supervision in a school that shares responsibility for students professional development with a training institution. 

The basic principle accepted by biomedical editors is for authors to be responsible for those sections of the work performed by them. It follows that company staff should be authors. Indeed, it is important for readers to know their involvement. However, from time to time some company executives argue that their involvement might be construed as biasing the trial and therefore that they should be excluded. This attitude is either timorous or reveals an element of complicity, or both. The professional role and standing of company staff and their personal development requires better support from senior executives. 

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). 

The pre-service education of prospective chemistry teachers and the professional development of experienced chemistry teachers can play a crucial role in bridging the gap between chemical education research and classroom practices. However, this requires the development and implementation of adequate professional development programmes which, in our view, should focus on the following aims ... 

All states require continuing pharmaceutical education for licensure renewal. The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredits most education that pharmacists receive to maintain their license. Many state boards of pharmacy also accredit continuing pharmaceutical education programs. ACPE is focusing on continuing professional development for evaluating pharmacist competency. 

Information technology professional practice (d) An ability to function effectively on teams to accomplish a common goal (e) An understanding of professional, ethical, legal, security, and social issues and responsibilities (h) Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, continuing professional development The student outcomes (d), (e), and (h) address the skills required to function effectively in the workplace... 

A conclusion drawn from a study made by a major workers compensation insurer was that about 50% of reported claims and about 60% of their attendant costs had ergonomics implications. Similar data have been frequently published. As this information developed, safety professionals were required to undertake serious introspection concerning the content of their practice and how they spent their time. 

Training needs are always in transition, and recent developments require different emphases. Safety professionals interviewed spoke of these situations. 

Continuing Education — After passing the exam, the SAP is required to complete 12 professional development hours related to performing SAP functions once every 3 years. 

Perry D Antonio, a manager at the Sandia National Laboratories and a former International President of the System Safety Society, says that I view professionalism as transient in nature— much like an electrical circuit in which you need a continuous power source to ensure a fully charged circuit. In this metaphor, professional development is the power source. Professionalism is achieved when an individual s methods, behavior, skill, performance, and spirit of dedication to excel are commensurate with other recognized professional practitioners in the same occupation.Thus, the state of professionalism requires continuous dedication to appropriate professional development activities to ensure the professional practitioner maintains technical excellence in an ever changing world (RE. D Antonio, personal communication, August 13,2003). 

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