1. PDPs for everyone
Trainees
Trainers
Educational Supervisors
Everyone!

2. What did we find at the ARCP?
Insufficient numbers
Simplistic entries or related to process eg “pass the AKT”
Poor examples provided by ES
Limited numbers of PDPs ‘achieved’
Achieved but no detail given
This is poor preparation for real life appraisal

3. ARCP advice from School of General practice –summer 2014
Trainees are expected to add at least one PDP entry into the ePortfolio every six months in addition to those generated through the ESR
Trainees should edit the PDP entries which have been generated through the ESR to make them personal and SMART

4. Where can PDP entries come from?
Be written by trainee in PDP section
Be ‘promoted’ by trainee from learning log (not recommended)
Be generated by ES in ‘Competence areas- ES feedback’ (not recommended)
‘Agreed learning plans’ (3) at end of ES review are automatically promoted to the PDP section.

5. What makes a good PDP entry?
Aims related to identified learning needs
Relevant
Challenging/stimulating/motivating
Clear aim relating to knowledge, skills or attitudes
Evidence for learning can be collected
Contains SMART objectives

6. What should the Educational Supervisor see?
Active use
PDP entries that confirm reflective practice and an understanding of the PDP process.
A spread between completed entries, entries being worked on and entries that will be started on in the future.

7. What goes in the PDP and what goes in the learning log?
Larger aims
Aims that require changes in knowledge, skills or attitudes using several sources over a period of time

8. PDPs, a pragmatic rule set
For each 6m post the PDP should contain 3 entries in addition to those derived from ‘agreed learning plans’
Where appropriate the PDP entry should fulfil the SMART criteria.
PDP entries should deal with larger learning aims using multiple sources of learning over a period of time
Entries derived from the ES report should be re written by the trainee to make them personal and SMART
A good starting point is “what do I want to learn during this post?”

9. How to use the 3 ‘agreed learning plans’ effectively
Consider using the phrase ‘write yourself a PDP aim relating to....’
Concentrate on learning plans appropriate for the next post
Invite the trainee to bring to their ES meeting 3 draft PDP objectives