2.  Introduction  What is CPD?  Principles of CPD  CPD Activities  The NSM’s role  Benefits of CPD  Foundations of a CPD system

3.  Changing healthcare needs  Clinical incidents in practice  Changing nursing landscape  Quality of healthcare outcomes  Identified risks  Staff morale

4. The current status:  Various activities as determined by individual, employer, etc.  Not a regulatory requirement  Not always formally measured  No evidence of change in behavior, performance or healthcare outcomes

5.  Nursing Act 2005 – Sections 39 & 59  Human Resource for Health Strategy 2012/13 – 2016/17  NSP for Nurse education, training and practice 2012/13 – 2016/17

6.  Prioritises CPD  Invite from the African Health Professions Regulatory Collaborative (ARC) - team  Establishment of the South Africa ARC Team – the QUAD – NDoH, SANC, Professional Association, Nursing Academia (appointed by the MOH)  SANC – established CPD Technical Working Group  Framework consultations (current)

7.  Conscious updating of professional knowledge and the improvement of professional competence  Continues throughout a person’s working life.  It is a commitment to being professional, keeping up to date and continuously seeking to improve.  It is purposeful maintenance and improvement of knowledge and skills to remain competent for the benefit of the individual, patients and clients, as well as the wider profession

8. Key:  CPD is self-directed and based on learning needs identified by the individual  Builds on an individual’s existing knowledge and experience  Links an individual’s learning to their practice and includes an evaluation of the individual’s development

9.  CPD is a continuous process and actively seeks to improve skills, knowledge and performance.  Learning needs should be defined and agreed in collaboration with line manager but owned and managed by the individual practitioner  It should be based on a rigorous and continuous analysis of professional learning needs.

10.  CPD activities should be planned in advance -personal development plan  Should reflect and be relevant to current and future professional practice and performance  CPD acknowledges varying learning styles and includes a wide range of formal and informal learning activities.  achievable, fair, accessible, transparent, flexible, inclusive and affordable

11.  Formal programmes  Short courses, workshops and seminars  Work-based learning - including pre-designed learning packages  Project work  Conferences- oral or poster presentations  Small-scale research studies (PDSA)  Writing articles and submitting for publication

12.  Undertaking a literature search and review in order to inform the implementation of new practice  Visiting facilities for practice improvement (new techniques or practices)  Participating actively in reflective practice or clinical supervision groups  Participating in management activities. e.g. performance review, policy development or service planning, audits etc.  Mentoring activities ( where not your job role)

13.  employers (public or private)  regulatory bodies  professional associations

14.  Ensure that CPD is planned and properly targeted  Ensure effective use of resources  Develop policies and protocols on CPD activities  Support staff career development  Provide professional leadership  Act as a role model  Take active role in clinical ladder programs and other CPD initiatives

15.  Conduct a needs analysis  Develop a CPD policy  Identify CPD activities  Develop a CPD framework  Implement CPD activities  Track and evaluate

17.  Increases worker productivity  Cost-effective  Improves retention and motivation  Increases job satisfaction  Directly improves patient care

18.  Improves the way healthcare workers interact with patients (leading to confidence & improvements in attitudes)  Builds for the future by strengthening the health system  Changes the practice environment

19.  Agreed standards of care  Professional leadership and advocacy  Policy at all levels  Planning  Resources  Linking job roles to competency – based skills  Development and implementation of performance review systems  Conclusion

20. “Leadership development is self-development” (John G Agno) "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." (William Arthur Ward)

21. THANK YOU