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Continuing Professional Development
Guidance and Demonstration
Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) – Guidance and Demonstration
Obaid ParkarProfessional Development team
Our online Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
programme helps you to develop your career plan and reflect
on your learning and work.
CPD is all about your skills, knowledge and expertise and will
show employers that you’re serious about keeping these
fresh and fit-for-purpose.
What CPD is:
- core principle of modern professional practise
- integral part of professional life, irrespective of career or
status
- enables public confidence in OSH professionals
- available for all IOSH members
- mandatory for Technical, Graduate, Chartered and
Chartered Fellow members
Why are you doing CPD?
What will CPD do for you?
Helping you to create a structured career path, as well as safeguarding and boosting your professional status.
• Enables you to give competent advice
• Develop your skills, knowledge and expertise
• Identifies your strengths and weaknesses
• Opportunity for you to log and reflect
• Enhances your professionalism
• Demonstrates that you are maintaining your skills
The 4 stages to a successful CPD record
Consider what you have learned and/or the skills gained from completing
the activity
Identify strengths and any areas of
improvement
Have you achieve your goals or objectives set in your development plan
This review will help you identify your next CPD objectives and goals
Add activities based on your future goals and
objectives
Have you built on your strengths and weaknesses?
Identify your future goals and objectives
What are your strengths and weaknesses?
Log any upcoming learning opportunities
Plan
Development plan
Do
Activities
Reflect
On your learning
Review
Evaluate the impact on your
professional practice
How to write your development planhints and tips
Your plan should include an overview of the following:
• Job roles and responsibilities
• Objectives for the next 6 months.
• Strengths and areas of development
Recording your CPD
How to write your reflective statement
hints and tips
4 simple questions to help you write your reflections:
- What was the activity?
- Why did you carry out this activity?
- What understanding / knowledge did you gain?
- How will you apply the knowledge gained?
Note: at least 6 activities per year required for CPD
Activity – Try to answer the above questions about
coming to the Safety & Health Expo today.
Recording your CPD
What is an activity?
Work- based learning
Professional activity
Formal learning
Self-directed learning
Other
Categories of CPD learning activities
IOSH is committed to supportingyou through your CPD journey.
We provide the following range oftools and advice:
Support from IOSH
Support from IOSH
Dedicated support and encouragement
CPD Guidance documents
A range of learning opportunities
Networking and knowledge-sharing opportunities
IOSH magazine and
Connect e-bulletin updates
Any questions?
Contact the customer service centre:
Call +44 116 2573198 or email [email protected] or
