TOPIC - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

How to... have conversations about professional development

Understanding Professional Development

Professional development is learning to maintain your professional credentials and is aligned with your technical  and professional aspects of your chosen profession and role. It aims to keep you up to date on current trends as well as develop new skills for the purpose of advancement in your field. Key to this are your technical competencies. 

Things to consider

Useful Questions

Technical development is important, it is the cornerstone of your career

More often than not people will complete a course and then not apply it. Sustained learning and embedding the learning for the long term are two of the. most valuable things to focus on getting right

It is important to stay up to date with where your technical skills are moving as a profession to be able to stay fresh

Increasing our technical skill can have impact for clients that go beyond what we thought

Videos on Technical Continued Professional Development

Useful Reading & Resources on CPD