Game-Changer IO2 In-service Training Programme

Module 8: Self-directed Learning This final module contains a variety of different sections to further support your professional development. We will take a detailed look at continuous professional development (CPD) and provide you with some additional practical resources to assist the development of key entrepreneurial competences in your learners. Continuous Professional Development CPD is the ongoing process of developing, improving and increasing your capabilities through access to education and training opportunities. It can take the form of both formal and informal activities that empower you to further develop your professional skills and capabilities. This can take place in the workplace, through outside training organisations, through self-guided training or through watching others perform specific tasks. The aim of CPD is to keep up-to-date with current trends as well as support the development of new skills for the purpose of advancement in your chosen field or industry. It should be seen as vital to your career progression as it provides you with an opportunity to work towards the next stage of your career path or action plan. It is important to recognise that you never stop learning and that your CPD should not be a seen as a one off event to improve one specific skill. You should see your CPD as a continual process or cycle that never stops.