Post on 05-Dec-2014
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Professional Development Cycle: Tools and Techniques to help
you plan and developJo Alcock
Evidence Base
Professional Development Cycle
Self analysisUnderstanding your current skills and knowledge
and considering where to improve
SWOT analysisReflect on your own strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities and threats
Current CV and profilesAnalysing your current situation in terms of skills and experience
Job role analysisReflect on skills and knowledge required for current or future job
roles and identify areas for development
CILIP PKSBReflect on skills and knowledge required within profession and
identify areas for development
Development planningPlanning areas and activities to support
professional development
Regularly updated plan including areas for development, planned activities, intended outcome, and timescale
Development plan
OpportunitiesWhat sort of activities
have you been involved in for your own
professional development?
Prioritising opportunitiesIdentifying the professional development opportunities with most potential benefit
Alignment with development priorities
Will it develop skills or knowledge that is a priority for you at the moment?
Could it enable you to develop skills or knowledge that could be of use to you in future?
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Benefits
Benefits for you
Developing skills
Improving knowledge
Broadening connections
Benefits for your employer
Enhance job performance
Improved job satisfactionhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/crystaljingsr/3915512588
Your learning style
Does the activity suit your learning preferences?
Activist
Pragmatist
Theorist
Reflector
Honey and Mumford’s Learning Styles http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/styles/honey_mumford.html
Practicalities
Is the time commitment appropriate?
Is location suitable?
Are there any personal circumstances that may prevent you from participating?
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Participating in activitiesMaking the most of your
professional development activities
Before
Plan what you hope to get out of each activity:
Increased understanding?
Skill development?
Broader network?
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DuringMake notes:
Handwritten
Typed
Visual notes
Recorded
Review after event to ensure complete and accurate
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After
Make sure you keep a record of your notes somewhere (you may want to digitise for easy location in future)
Share with colleagues
Share with peers (social media, blogs)
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Recording and reflectingKeeping information up-to-date about the activities
and what you have learnt
Recording activitiesDesktop document (can use Dropbox to ensure access from multiple locations/devices)
Online document (e.g. Google Drive)
Online services
iDoneThis
CILIP Portfolio
Reflecting on activitiesWhat have you learnt?
How can you apply this in future?
Any follow-up actions?
Models of reflection
What? So what? Now what?
More on CPD23 Reflective Practice blog post
Professional Development Cycle