Game-Changer IO2 In-service Training Programme

Continuous Professional Development Cycle It is vital that you take responsibility for your own professional development by creating a personalised plan to focus on the competences you would like to develop or improve. This involves establishing your aims and objectives, assessing your current realities, identifying your requirements for skills or knowledge acquisition and selecting appropriate development activities to meet those needs. It is best understood as a cyclical process, where improvement comes from moving around a loop, diagram 8.1 shows a typical outline of the CPD process. Diagram 8.1: The CPD Cycle Step 1: Define your problem – what competences or skills do you need to address? Step 2: Assess your options – what professional development opportunities are required and available to you? Step 3: Design your action plan – what action do you intend to take and in what timeframe? Step 4: Act to implement your plan – commit to your action plan and accomplish your goals within your target timeframe. Step 5: Reflect on your learning – do you feel that you have improved as a result of the activities you have undertaken? Step 6: Evaluate your action plan – update your action plan and make improvements for your future CPD goals.