EXPECTATIONS AND
PERCEPTIONS OF
LIBRARIANS TOWARDS
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL
EDUCATION (CPE)
Audrey G. Anday
Outline
Expectations
Perceptions through the CPE Survey Results
Points to Ponder
Imagine this scenario
The interview of your life.
Things are going very well
You have built a genuine rapport with the
interviewers, everyone is smiling
Then come the closing questions: “How do you
continue your education? “What have you
learned lately that has helped you in your
job”
What is expected?
21st century libraries
change has become a constant
new technologies
development of new products and
services.
knowledge and skills that workers had
acquired through education and on-the-job
experience may no longer be relevant.
adopt new roles, innovate new services and
master new technologies by actively
pursuing professional development and
workplace learning opportunities
Keywords
Continuing education
Telecourses
Online classes
Distance education
Lifelong learning
Professional development
“Must we all become professional
students?”
or
“Are we “perpetual students” until
we learn to make money by going
to school?”
CPE SURVEY FOR
LIBRARIANS
Special thanks to the PLAI-STRLC Board, Mam Fe Angela Verzosa and to all who participated in this survey
Question
1.) What is your personal view about
the implementation of the CPE
program for license librarians? Are
you in favor of its implementation?
Are you in favor of its
implementation?
67%
33 %
Yes
No
Reasons they are in favor of CPE
implementation
To really feel the involvement with the profession’s
thrust and recognition in the field of librarianship
To strengthen and enhance knowledge on
librarianship through updates on the new trends to
improve frontline services
It can be very useful for professional growth
For it will improve the competence of the
professionals
Because most of us would do things with motivation
Reasons they are not in favor of CPE
implementation
As a professional, we should voluntarily update
ourselves
As a professional we are expected to update
ourselves on the current trends in our field and there
is no need to earn points/credits for the renewal of
the professional license. Training is part and parcel of
the professional development
CHED as well as the respective institution are closely
monitoring the professional development of staff
Question
2. Does CPE courses/programs
generally provides you:
a. Useful networking opportunities
with peers
b. Valuable contact with experts in
the field
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45 0.5
Useful networking
Contact with experts
43.52%
49.53%
31.48%
27.10%
1.85%
2.80%
8.33%
7.48%
14.81%
13.08%
Strongly disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly agree
Question
3. What is the main reason for your participation
to any LIS CPE program/course
a. For compliance to PRC-CPE requirement for
license renewal
b. For updating one’s knowledge on the new
trends and development in the field
c. Increased employability, financial benefit
and status i.e. bonus, promotion & rewards
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8
Compliance
Updating
Increase employability
10.23%
0.00%
7.29%
11.36%
0.00%
5.21%
42.05%
4.12%
30.21%
18.18%
24.74%
44.79%
13.64%
70.10%
12.50%
Least Important Not so Important Somewhat Important Important Extremely important
Question
4. When licensed librarians are required to
take CPE courses/programs it
a. Helps improve the image of the
profession
b. Helps protect the public from
incompetent professionals
c. Makes it more likely that librarians are
competent
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45
Improve image
Protect public
Makes librarians competent
4.85%
4.85%
2.88%
1.94%
1.94%
5.77%
23.30%
14.56%
15.38%
29.13%
42.72%
32.69%
40.78%
35.92%
43.27%
Strongly disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly agree
Question
5. Other relevant factors/reasons:
a. Indirect cost (travel, food etc) of
participating in CPE courses/program
tends to be excessive
b. Demands of job leave little time for CPE
courses/program
c. CPE courses/program are less useful to me
as I gain experience
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35
Indirect costs
Demands of job
Less useful as I gain experience
3.67%
8.49%
19.63%
11.93%
13.21%
30.84%
20.18%
30.19%
26.17%
33.03%
29.25%
14.95%
31.19%
18.87%
8.41%
Strongly disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly agree
Question
5. Other relevant factors/reasons:
d. CPE courses/program involving long
distance travel is a significant burden to
me and/or my family
e. If CPE was not required, I would still take
fewer CPE courses/program
f. I can learn what I need through on-the-job
or in-house instruction
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4
Long-distance travel is a burden
If CPE is not required
OJT or in-house training
14.15%
2.78%
7.62%
16.04%
8.33%
18.10%
26.42%
25.93%
36.19%
18.87%
25.93%
24.76%
24.53%
37.04%
13.33%
Strongly disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly agree
Question
5. Other relevant factors/reasons:
g. I can learn what I need through
professional readings
h. I do not like lectures and formal schooling
i. It is often difficult to determine in advance
if a course is right for me or would benefit
me professionally
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45
Professional readings
Dislike lectures & formal schooling
Difficulty to know in advance
5.61%
41.35%
11.21%
8.41%
25.96%
25.23%
38.32%
19.23%
33.64%
24.30%
8.65%
15.89%
23.36%
4.81%
14.02%
Strongly disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly agree
0 0.05 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35 0.4 0.45
Indirect costs
Demands of job
Less useful as I gain experience
Long-distance travel is a burden
If CPE is not required
OJT or in-house training
Professional readings
Dislike lectures & formal schooling
Difficulty to know in advance
3.67%
8.49%
19.63%
14.15%
2.78%
7.62%
5.61%
41.35%
11.21%
11.93%
13.21%
30.84%
16.04%
8.33%
18.10%
8.41%
25.96%
25.23%
20.18%
30.19%
26.17%
26.42%
25.93%
36.19%
38.32%
19.23%
33.64%
33.03%
29.25%
14.95%
18.87%
25.93%
24.76%
24.30%
8.65%
15.89%
31.19%
18.87%
8.41%
24.53%
37.04%
13.33%
23.36%
4.81%
14.02%
Strongly disagree Disagree Undecided Agree Strongly agree
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
55%
86%
72%
46%
68%
95%
72%
55%
27%
75%
90%
51%
47%
35% 43%
Orientation Conferences w/ Library Support External study
In-house short courses External short courses Seminars/Workshops
In-service Training Job exchanges Staff exchanges
Attendance in CPE programs Visits to other Libraries Support for Research Work
Reports for Research Work Support for Publication Resource person
Ways of Updating
Profile of respondents
Technical Services
Librarian, 11% Director/Head/In-
charge/University Librarian, 16%
High School
Librarian, 4%
Graduate School
Librarian, 2%
Elementary School Librarian, 1%
Librarian, 31%
College Librarian,
16%
No response, 19%
Location
Luzon, 72%
VisMin, 11%
No response, 17%
Type of Library
Academic/Research
68%
Public9%
School12%
Special11%
Gong back to the earlier scenario
with the closing questions: “How do you continue your
education? “What have you learned lately that has
helped you in your job”
Points to Ponder
Plan for change because change will happen.
Not all change is for the better but all good
changes should be planned
What Else can we do?
Take advantage of continuing education provided by professional associations
If you missed a Conference, try to locate Conference presentations posted on the Internet
Find a mentor
If you think you don’t need a mentor, offer to be a mentor to a fellow professional
If you are eager to learn something new, commit to write an article on any of your interest and research everything about it
What Else can we do?
If you think you know everything on a particular
subject/s offer to teach it to others. Share your
expertise.
Continuously search for grants/supports to attend
Continuing education programs through your Human
Resources Department or contact any Professional
Associations that offer such.
(Ebbinghouse, 2002)
Final words
develop meaningful and satisfying learning
desired level of professional proficiency
high levels of competence, adeptness, and confident
control, based on expertise, skill, and knowledge
capability and potential power to perform well in a
specific situation
meet the demands or requirements of a situation or
work demand in the local or global markets.
(Edralin,1999)
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