Evidencing professional development for students: Preparing for career success Lana Mitchell
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This document discusses professional development (CPD) assessment for nutrition and dietetics students. It is incorporated into the Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics program to prepare students for career success. Students set learning goals, undertake CPD activities like reading, webinars, and volunteering, and log their hours. This assessment enhances students' employability, practical skills, and professional identity. Student feedback indicates the CPD log book helps document activities and the assessment provides valuable learning outside the classroom.
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Evidencing professional development for students: Preparing for career success Lana Mitchell
- 1. Evidencing Professional Development for students: Preparing for career success Dr Lana Mitchell Lecturer, Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics PhD, Grad Cert Higher Ed, BHSc (N&D), AdvAPD
- 2. CPD Assessment •Incorporated into B. Nutrition & Dietetics •Year 1: • Trimester 1: 1206AHS Food, Society and the Nutrition Workforce •Year 3: • Trimester 1 – 3104AHS Nutrition Education • Trimester 2 – 3100AHS Communication and Counselling in Dietetics •10% of course assessment
- 3. Professional CPD Requirements •Demonstrating CPD is important to maintain professional accreditation •Accredited Practising Dietitians = 30 hours of CPD/year
- 6. Assessment Overview • Week 1-2: • Set CPD Learning Goals • Plan potential CPD • Week 1-12: • Undertake CPD • Log activities • Week 12: • Submit CPD Activity log • Learning goal outcomes
- 7. Learning Goals • Learning goal template • Set learning goals for the trimester • Plan potential CPD activities
- 8. CPD Activity log • Ideal tool to record CPD • Undertake CPD • Log hours • Describe activity • Reflect on learning
- 10. • Situation • Task • Action • Reflection • Learning • Plan
- 12. Learning Goal Outcomes • Learning goal outcomes template • Summarise outcomes for each learning goal • As per APD requirements
- 13. Potential CPD • Encourage ‘high impact’ CPD • Aim to enhance CV Possible: • Reading books and journal articles • Listening to webinars and podcasts • Practice consultations
- 14. Potential CPD Preferred: • Volunteering • Work shadowing • Providing education sessions • Community/ University • Networking • Courses/ Conferences • Social media Engagement • Toastmasters (Communication skills)
- 15. Mentoring • BND 1to3 Peer Mentoring Program • Year 1 students = mentees • Year 3 students = mentors • External mentoring opportunities
- 16. • Practical assessment • Professional identity • High engagement • Acknowledges opportunities already involved in • Enhances new collaborations Benefits of CPD Assessment
- 18. • Enhanced employability • Willing volunteers for University activities Benefits of CPD Assessment
- 19. Student Feedback • Students actively involved in assessment design • 'The CPD log book worked well as it was an easy way to document/keep track of the activities and hours completed.' (Year 3, T1 2017)
- 20. ‘CPD allows for learning experiences outside of the course material, providing us the opportunity to develop skills and deepen knowledge which will help with employability’. (2018 1206AHS SEC)
Editor's Notes
- Professional development is key for many careers, but how do we use it to maximize student employability and career success My name is We introduced PebblePad into the BND in 2016 and as part
- and as part of this process we incorporated a professional development assessment within Years 1 and 3 of the degree. This assessment has been tweaked over the past 3 years and makes up 10% of the overall assessment in each of the courses in which it is embedded.
- We all know that within many careers, continual professional development is vital, and in most situation, people need to demonstrate the CPD that they have completed to maintain accreditation. As Accredited Practising Dietitians (which is what all our students are aiming towards), we need to demonstrate 30 hours of CPD per year.
- Dietetics, like many professions, has very competitive job market Undertaking a degree is not enough, students need to be setting themselves apart in whatever ways they can, to give themselves the edge over other graduates. We have embedded many employability initiatives within the BND to help students achieve this. And the CPD assessment is one such activity
- At the time of implementing Ppad, we identified a clear gap in our curriculum Students were only being informed of the CPD requirements of dietitians at the end of their final semester of their degree This was a clear wasted opportunity for students to fully understand CPD requirements and develop these necessary skills.
- So PebblePad was then used to embed CPD within the degree. In the first couple of weeks of a 12 week trimester, students would set learning goals and plan potential CPD Throughout trimester students undertake their CPD and log the activities, Then in the final week of trimesters, they would submit their activity log and learning goal outcomes for assessment.
- Education is provided each trimester regarding the expectations for professional development within dietetics as well as within the course. a PebblePad template was created to allow students to set learning goals for the trimester and plan out potential CPD
- PebblePad's activity log function provides the ideal tool to record the CPD undertaken For each activity, students log relevant number of hours, describe the activity and reflecting on their learning. You can see here, that the activity log function gives a running total of hours including the number remaining.
- Initially, the standard PebblePad activity log template was used for this However students felt the amount of reflection required was excessive and they not clear what to include in each box, resulting in repetition. So students were then advised to only complete particular boxes in the PebblePad template.
- As this seemed to work much better, a custom template was then created to target these areas, including: describing the activity, with a hyperlink to the evidence of completion completion date An overall reflection (which is based on the STARLP format which is preferred within our degree), and Perceived usefulness of the activity
- This template was tagged which was then used by students to populate their activity log Students are provided with instructions on how to set up their activity log And populate it with the tagged custom CPD template The link to this template was made available in relevant places for easy access.
- After completing all of their CPD hours, outcomes for each of their learning goals are summarised within the developed learning goal outcomes template. This is in line with the process that occurs for dietitians at the end of each calendar year, before they can renew their membership and set their learning goals for the following year.
- Students are encouraged to select ‘high impact’ CPD, as in activities that can be used to enhance their CV While they can select from a range of traditional activities such as reading books and journal articles, listening to webinars and podcasts, and practising their consultation skills.... We encourage them to seek out....
- We encourage them to seek out opportunities that will look great on their CV Volunteer opportunities Networking, completion of courses and Attending conference Having a professional voice on social media, and participating in toast masters and similar opportunities, to enhance their communication skills
- As part of their 15 hours of CPD in both trimesters, students must undertake mentoring within the BND 1to3 Peer Mentoring Program which is established early in trimester 1 each year where Year 3 students act as a mentor for Year 1 students. Additionally, the can see out mentoring opportunities outside this, to help develop in their learning goal areas.
- There are clear benefits of this CPD assessment for students, Who value practical assessments, that enhance professional identity and prepare them for the requirements upon graduation. While some students do chose the ‘easy options’ it is fantastic to see the level of engagement of most students to really enhance their employability.
- This also gives the opportunity for keen students to gain acknowledgement for activities that they are already involved in. Some students are naturally very engaged in their community and are already doing a wide range of activities to develop transferable skills
- As an educator with a key focus on student employability, this assessment has been very rewarding to implement. Not only seeing students show initiative with their learning, and seeking extra-curricular activities, But on a practical level, it means that whenever we are looking for student volunteers for events, we have plenty of willing students who are keen to get involved.
- Overall, student feedback have been extremely positive They have had an active voice in the tweaking of this assessment task, with key feedback incorporated between iterations. One student summarised this well reporting that ...
- This quote from another student clearly indicates why we have chosen to embed the CPD assessment within our degree