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When you think “CPD”, think in broad terms. Any activity you undertake, be it a formal learning activity or part of your work, can provide development opportunities. The skill is being reflective. The discipline is giving yourself the time, space and permission to do so. A simple reflective practice technique is the “So What?” approach. After any CPD activity, take a moment to go through the following reflection:
➜ What? What CPD activity did I undertake?
➜ So what? What did I learn? What difference will it make to my work? What would I do differently?
➜ Now what? What will the impact of this learning be? What am I going to do next? How do I apply this learning to my role/ workplace/career? Is there further learning to plan?
Documenting that reflection is also a great habit to have. It all provides useful evidence for appraisals and on-the-job qualifications.
Thinking in this way can be transformative. All CPD is an investment in yourself and in doing so, you can contribute more to your role and your service. Applying that CPD in your role gives huge satisfaction. Having it in your back pocket gives you the increased confidence and a back catalogue of skills to progress if you choose to. Keeping up to date with the latest thinking and services puts you in
a great position to deliver great services now and contribute to future development. These are all things that make the everyday so incredibly rewarding and get you noticed and prepared if you want to progress.
Every day is a school day
CPD opportunities are all around us and all development is valid. Examples include helping to implement new policies, providing a new service, projects and events, a professional discussion with colleagues, a staff meeting, induction training. The list is endless. If you stop and reflect, you consolidate and grow.
Get involved
There are a wealth of groups and committees you can get involved with. For example, CILIP has dozens of different groups, there will be a “CILIP near you” with our Regional Member Networks and “CILIP with you” through our skill and sector based Special Interest Groups. This includes our Public and Mobile Libraries special interest group. These groups provide incredible networks and content to learn from. They also create opportunities to develop skills that you might not get in your “day job” – for example committee roles and events delivery are great sources of CPD.
Events and conferences
There is a huge variety of events and conferences available, both online and face to face. Webinars are a
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