TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Maximising your CPD H OW T O MO V E F O RWA R D S WI TH PURPOS E I
n addition to being a formal requirement of registered professionals, CPD supports a collective effort to drive industry standards and buoys up
individual professional fulfilment. Much like engineering excellence, effective CPD planning requires
considered strategy and an open-minded approach, fundamentally achieved via a methodical and universal learning framework, aiding focus on professional improvement. Time commitment, and a readiness to both mindfully engage and reflect on
your activity, are essential in order for CPD to prove fruitful. By first identifying aspirations and setting clear objectives, you ensure that CPD activity is purposeful, and will support your professional development to optimal effect. Taking time to reflect on the expectations, efficacy, and outcomes of any learning process, allows for an ever-improving strategy to seek out the opportunities which will support your professional goals. Each individual and the direction of their career will grow and change, and so
too will their need for development support and learning needs; it is therefore imperative to reflect this in the way CPD activity is pursued and undertaken over time. Whilst Continuing Professional Development runs a risk of being considered purely tick-box exercise, the potential gains to be made by engaging proactively and positively in some simple steps are evidently valuable.
Zanna Mercer, Professional Development Manager, IHEEM
4) RECORD YOUR CPD
Ready to learn more about effective CPD?
To become a member and gain further information on CPD, guidance, and support in your recording, or to learn more, please visit
iheem.org.uk/continuing- professional-development-cpd, or contact IHEEM Head Office at
office@iheem.org.uk.
More information is also available via the Engineering Council, at
https://www.engc.org.uk/professional- development/continuing-professional-development- cpd/
Keep a body of evidence on your qualifications, activities, and experience.
5) REFLECT ON YOUR LEARNING
Review and consider your activity to understand what works well and how to move forwards effectively.
6) SHARE AND COLLABORATE
Sharing experience with colleagues and peers contributes to a positive industry culture around CPD.
MAXIMISING YOUR CPD ACTIVITY 6 STEPS TO BETTER CPD
1) JOIN IHEEM
IHEEM provides a unique CPD recording log, as well as support and guidance to members.
2) UNDERSTAND YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES
Professionally registered persons are required by the Engineering Council to maintain a sufficient CPD record as part of their registration.
3) SET TARGETS
Deciding and laying out your professional objectives helps to identify how to move towards your goals and be strategic in planning learning activity.
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