This document discusses continuing professional development (CPD) by defining what it is, why it is important, and how one can go about it. It defines CPD as a combination of approaches and techniques to help manage one's own learning and growth. It emphasizes identifying learning needs, taking action to address them, and reflecting on what was learned and how it was applied. The document also discusses the benefits of CPD, such as career progression, and barriers to it like time and funding. It provides examples of formal CPD like courses and informal CPD like webinars and networking.

1. Continuing
Professional
Development
(CPD)
What? Why? How?

2. What's the plan?
• What is CPD?
• Why is it important?
• How can we go about it?

3. Defining CPD...
CPD is:
'a combination of approaches, ideas and
techniques that will help you manage your
own learning and growth.'
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
(CIPD)

4. Defining CPD...
CPD should focus on the outcome:
1. Identify the need for CPD
2. Do something about it
3. Reflect! What did you learn? How have
you applied what you learnt in real life?

5. Defining CPD...
There is not a one size fits all approach to
CPD:
• Wherever you are in your career now, and
whatever you want to achieve, your CPD
should be exactly that: yours.
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
(CIPD)

6. What does CPD mean to you?
• Define your own CPD, create your own
CPD adventure...

7. Why is it important?
Activity!
Discuss:
• What are the benefits of CPD?
• What are the barriers to CPD?

8. Benefits of CPD
• Builds confidence and • Demonstrates a
credibility, you can see productive and
your progression proactive approach to
through your learning. your career.
• Potential to earn more. • Encourages reflection
• Potential for career on your learning
progression, promotion. experiences.
• Continually updating
your skill set shows • Encourages focus and
flexibility and planning to addressing
adaptability. skills and knowledge
gaps.

9. Barriers to CPD
• Time
• Money/funding/budget
• Employer (and team) support
• Personal commitments – family, pets,
partner etc.
• Low morale in the workplace
• Outlook and attitude
• Lack of opportunity

10. How can I go about it?
Activity!
Scenarios – plan your CPD
What do I What will I What What will
want/need do to resources my success
to learn? achieve or support criteria be?
this? will I need?
• Formal CPD
• Informal CPD

11. How can I go about it?
Formal CPD Informal CPD
• Accredited, • Free webinars
recognised • Developing networks
qualification, event or
programme
• Informal information
exchange – Tweet up
• Mentoring • LibTeachMeet
programme
• Committee role
• #uklibchat
• Conference • #chartershipchat
organising committee • Reading professional
press

12. Reflective practice
Reflect on this workshop:
What did Why did I What did How
I do? do it? I learn? have/will I
use what
I’ve
learnt?

13. Follow up
Chartered Institute of Personnel and CPD 23 things for professional
Development (CIPD) developmenthttp://cpd23.blogspot.c
http://www.cipd.co.uk/cpd/aboutcpd/ om/
whatiscpd.htm
LISNPNhttp://www.lisnpn.spruz.com
CILIP qualifications - certification, /
chartership and International Federation of Library
more!http://www.cilip.org.uk/jobs- Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
careers/qualifications/pages/qualific New Professionals Special Interest
ations-.aspx Group
http://npsig.wordpress.com/
CILIP - get involved - special
interest groups, IFLA New Professionals Special
brancheshttp://www.cilip.org.uk/jobs Interest Group –
- Webinarshttp://npsig.wordpress.co
careers/qualifications/pages/qualific m/webinars/

14. More follow up
American Libraries Association Reflective practice
(ALA) Emerging leaders http://www.cipd.co.uk/cpd/aboutcpd/
programhttp://www.ala.org/educatio reflectlearn.htm
ncareers/leadership/emergingleader
s
CPD23 things for profesisonal
Special Libraries Association (SLA) development - Thing 5 Reflective
First Five Practicehttp://cpd23.blogspot.co.uk/
Yearshttp://www.sla.org/content/me 2011/07/thing-5-reflective-
mbership/firstfive.cfm practice.html
CIPD - Examples of records and Reflective Practice presentation,
plans Paula Nottingham for
http://www.cipd.co.uk/cpd/guidance/ CILIPhttp://www.slideshare.net/paul
examples/default.htm anottingham/cilip-reflective-practice-
paula-nottingham-171111

15. Even more follow up!
#uklibchat CILIP Career Development Group
http://uklibchat.wordpress.com/ (CDG)
http://www.cilip.org.uk/get-
#chartership chat involved/special-interest-
http://cilipquals.pbworks.com/w/pag groups/careerdevelopment/pages/d
e/52708592/Chartership%20Chat efault.aspx
CILIP events calendar Libteachmeet
http://www.cilip.org.uk/whats- http://www.camlibtm.info/
on/pages/calendar.aspx
http://www.brightonlibtm.info/

16. Thank you for participating
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