This document provides information about continuing professional development (CPD). It defines CPD as a lifelong, planned process to maintain and develop professional skills and knowledge. It discusses the benefits of CPD for both trainers and learners, ensuring skills and knowledge remain up to date. It also outlines eight components of effective CPD programs, including duration, targeted content, alignment of activities, consideration of both content knowledge and teaching techniques, inclusion of various activities, external input, collaboration, and leadership support. Finally, it provides an example CPD framework and record that categorizes activities and tracks hours for reporting purposes.

1. Presentation
On
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Prepared By: Saugat Nepal ‘J’

2. Continuing Professional Development
 CPD stands forContinuing Professional Development.
 Continuing professional development should be a lifelong, systematic and
planned process to maintain and develop professional competence, creativity
and innovation.
 Continuing professional development helps ensure your skills and knowledge
are up to date.
 CPD means by which professionals maintain, improve and broaden their
knowledge and skills and develop the personal qualities and competencies
required in their working lives.

3. Components of CPD
SN Components Description
1. Duration Effective professional development lasts at least two semesters, and
needs a ‘rhythm’ of follow-up and consolidation.
2. Targeted The content should be relevant to the teachers’ needs and day-to-day
experiences.
3. Aligned No single activity is universally effective – instead it is a combination that
reinforced the message from different perspectives that works.
4. Content Successful development must consider both subject knowledge and
subject-specific teaching techniques.
5. Activities Successful development features common types of activities including
discussion, experimentation and analysis and reflection.
6. External input Constructive external input provides new perspectives and challenges
orthodoxies.
7. Collaboration Peer support gives participants an opportunity to work together and
refine new approaches.
8. Leadership Effective leaders get involved in development, define opportunities and
provide the support needed to embed change.

4. Who is it for ?
It is beneficial for bothTrainer and Learner.These benefits
are described below:-
Benefits forTrainer:-
 Enhanced reputation and job
satisfaction.
 Increased confidence.
 Improved career prospects and
employability.
 Improved professional status.
 Development is a transferable skill.
Benefits for Learner:-
 Better quality training;
 Up-to-date advice and information.
 Training that employs new
approaches and methods.
 Training that better meets needs.
 Greater confidence in the training
provided

5. CPD Framework
-Goals Outcomes
Improve knowledge and skills for complex home
modifications
Competent to independently assess and document
complex home modifications
Develop skills to locate and critically read
relevant articles
Able to present articles reviews at regional journal club
meetings
Improve skills for assessment of
accommodation needs
Confident to complete assessment and recommend
services and options when a move to supported
accommodation is being considered for older clients
This template is an example only of how a CPD record might be produced. CPD records should contain
sufficient evidence to support any claims and be produced as evidence should the practitioner be audited.
Development Plan
Category 1: Formal Learning Activities
Date Activity Participants/ Resources Implications for Practice CPD Hours
22 Apr
2019
Workshop in complex home
modifications
Senior OT staff from
Disability Modification
Service
Will need to look over the revised
standards for ramps and review
some sample diagrams with
supervisor
6
3 May
2019
Online learning module:
Reading for evidence-based
practice
Centre for Evidence Based
Healthcare
Will print copies of appraisal tools
to use for private reading. Focus
reading on using critical appraisal
tools to critique strengths and
limitations of studies
4

6. Category 2: Informal Learning Activities
Date Activity Participants /
Resources
Implications for Practice CPD Hours
4 May
2019
Practiced measuring for
ramps and preparing
drawings
Outreach supervisor
and other junior staff
Need further practice with
complex case issues. Ask
supervisor to check next 5
drawings after home visits
1.5
5 May
2019
Read article in
preparation and attended
regional Journal Club
Article.
Regional Journal Club Difficult to contribute to
discussion of study design
and method, will prepare for
next session.
Noted my practices were
similar to that in the article,
but could be using more OT
terminology
3

7. Category 3: Engagement with the Profession
Date Activity Participants /
Resources
Implications for Practice CPD Hours
9 May
2019
Aged care interest group
considered new
guidelines for activity
programs
State Aged Care
Interest Group
Need to check that I store
materials in line with the new
standards and ensure
electrical testing has been
done.
3
12 May
2019
Presented in-service
training for allied health
Allied Health
Education Group
Useful discussion about how
health workers changing
things can upset routines
3
CPD Category CPD Hours
Category 1: Formal Learning Activities 10
Category 2: Informal Learning Activities 4.5
Category 3: Engagement with the Profession 6
Total (CPD per year) 20.6

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