1. Continuing Professional Development Assessor Briefing
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2. …..for agreeing to be an assessor for your Institute.
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3. …..for agreeing to be an assessor for your Institute.
The purpose of this briefing is to ensure we are all assessing CPD in a consistent way.
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4. ……..Why is CPD Important? Twitter: @instwater
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5. It ensures members stay up to date in their field
……..Why is CPD Important?
Lots of reasons.
It ensures members stay up to date in their field
It provides employers and others with visible evidence of competence
It keeps things fresh & enhances career satisfaction
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6. The Institute of Water’s Approach to CPD
CPD is at the heart of the Institute – it’s our reason for being
All corporate members are expected to undertake CPD
It is a key requirement of all professional registrations we award
The Institute has a CPD Code that explains our expectations of members and the Institute’s commitment. Click on the icon on the left to see it.
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7. Licensing Bodies’ Expectations for Registration
Clear expectation of CPD. Nature and monitoring left up to the institution. May become more prescriptive in future.
Expectation of participation in CPD and that institutions will monitor, although approach not prescribed.
CPD is an absolute requirement. Scientists must affirm CPD participation annually. Monitoring standards set for institutions. At least one CPD assessor must be a scientist.
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8. ……..What Constitutes CPD?
Academic studies
Conferences, Seminars, Events
Reading Technical Journals
Mentoring / being a mentee
On the job learning
Additional work responsibilities
Volunteering
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9. ……..What Constitutes CPD?
Academic studies
Conferences, Seminars, Events
Anything that develops knowledge and expertise and enhances individuals’ capabilities
Reading Technical Journals
Mentoring / being a mentee
On the job learning
Additional work responsibilities
Volunteering
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10. What is the Ideal Approach to CPD?
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11. Record Activity & Outcome
What is the Ideal Approach to CPD?
Scoping
Identify Needs
Planning
Set Goals
Doing
Undertake Activity
Recording
Record Activity & Outcome
Reflecting
Reflect & Evaluate
It should be a cycle:
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12. CPD is a personal thing – we can’t be too prescriptive But…..
How do we Assess CPD?
CPD is a personal thing – we can’t be too prescriptive
But…..
Everyone’s CPD should contain certain key elements.
We look for these when assessing CPD in the Institute:
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13. How do we Assess CPD? Scoping
Identifying development needs and opportunities
Planning
Setting relevant goals and target dates
Recording
Accurately recording development achievements and learning outcomes
Reflecting
Evaluating achievements and reviewing them against professional and development needs
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14. Are Development Opportunities Identified?
How do we Assess CPD?
Scoping
Are Development Opportunities Identified?
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15. Are Clear, Relevant Goals
How do we Assess CPD?
Planning
Are Clear, Relevant Goals
Set ?
How?
What?
When?
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16. Are Activities & Outcomes Recorded Accurately?
How do we Assess CPD?
Recording
Are Activities & Outcomes Recorded Accurately?
There’s more than one way to do this…….
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17. Is There Reflection on the Outcomes & Revised Development Needs?
How do we Assess CPD?
Reflecting
Is There Reflection on the Outcomes & Revised Development Needs?
People often forget this bit………but it’s important!
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18. Does this feed back into further goals?
How do we Assess CPD?
Does this feed back into further goals?
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19. The Institute’s CPD annual monitoring exercise
Please use the form provided – it aids consistency and ensures all CPD elements are considered.
Try to discuss assessment with co-assessor (and ideally agree!)
There is guidance on usage and definitions provided with the form – these are intended as a support but are not prescriptive.
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20. Strengths of CPD approach used Opportunities for further improvement
The Institute’s CPD annual monitoring exercise
Key element of CPD
Element visible within the evidence provided in the submission?
(Tick one of the 3 options available)
Feedback
Please be as specific and constructive as possible. The comments you include here may be provided directly to the member in order to help them further improve their approach to CPD.
Clearly visible
Marginal
Not visible
Strengths of CPD approach used
Opportunities for further improvement
Any general comments
Scoping
Identifying development needs
and opportunities
Planning
Setting relevant goals
and target dates
Recording
Accurately recording development achievements and learning outcomes
Reflecting Evaluating achievements and reviewing them against professional and development needs
Decide whether
positive evidence
is :
Not
Visible
Marginal
Clearly
A copy of the form is available HERE
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21. The Institute’s CPD annual monitoring exercise
Providing members with feedback is an important part of the monitoring process.
It helps people improve and ensures that members get something positive back from the process.
Please try to give both positive and negative feedback that is specific, meaningful and diplomatic!
We’d like to provide the feedback you give on the form directly to members.
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22. What about the CPD portal?
How Will CPD Records be Provided?
We don’t specify as long as it is clear.
The Institute’s CPD tool is a great way for members to record their CPD and is recommended because it encourages a best practice approach.
But it’s not the only way and other methods are acceptable.
What about the CPD portal?
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23. the best submissions will go forward for the Institute’s CPD Award.
The Institute’s CPD annual monitoring exercise
Don’t forget –
the best submissions will go forward for the Institute’s CPD Award.
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24. CPD Example CSci CPD Submission What do you think?
The Institute’s CPD annual monitoring exercise
Here is a link to an example of a real (anonymised) CPD record & Science Council submission that shows many examples of best practice :
CPD Example CSci CPD Submission
What do you think?
Are there any ideas you have to improve it?
How would you assess this in the monitoring exercise?
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25. Finally The Institute’s CPD annual monitoring exercise
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.
Thanks again for volunteering to assess CPD for the Institute.
We hope you find the experience interesting and rewarding.
And of course……..
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26. Being an Assessor is Great CPD!
The Institute’s CPD annual monitoring exercise
Being an
Assessor is
Great CPD!
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