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| − | {{Term|PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT|The | + | {{Term|PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT| The means by which professionals maintain, improve and broaden their [[Knowledge|knowledge]] and [[Skills|skills]] and develop the personal qualities required for the execution of professional and technical duties throughout the working life. It is a [[lifelong Learning|lifelong learning]] approach to planning, managing and benefiting from own development. Professional development helps to: |
| − | * Maintain and enhance the employee competence in the workplace | + | * Maintain and enhance the employee [[Competence|competence]] in the workplace |
| − | * Ensure the employee is competitive in the job market | + | * Ensure the employee is competitive in the job market |
* Demonstrate commitment to personal development | * Demonstrate commitment to personal development | ||
* Have a useful intellectual challenge | * Have a useful intellectual challenge | ||
| − | + | Some routes to professional development are: | |
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* Attending meetings, conferences and seminars | * Attending meetings, conferences and seminars | ||
* Training workshops and knowledge sharing | * Training workshops and knowledge sharing | ||
* Distance and open learning programmes | * Distance and open learning programmes | ||
* Reading books, journals and publications in various fields | * Reading books, journals and publications in various fields | ||
| − | * Involvement in community activities such as [[Mentoring|mentoring]], [[Communities of | + | * Involvement in community activities such as [[Mentoring|mentoring]], [[Communities of Practice|communities of practice]] |
| − | + | When a learning organization aims to strengthening weaker skill sets and knowledge areas, the starting point is to implementing a professional development plan, providing practitioners with the training, knowledge, and networking opportunities they need to advance in their career development. <ref> [http://www.iop.org www.iop.org] (31 July 2008), [http://www.pmi.org/careerdevelopment www.pmi.org/careerdevelopment] (31 July 2008), [http://www.tda.co.uk www.tda.gov.uk] (31 July 2008), [http://www.teachernet.gov.uk www.teachernet.gov.uk] (31 July 2008), [http://www.rsc.org/Education www.rsc.org/Education] (31 July 2008) </ref> See also: [[Learning Organizations]], [[Adult Learning]], [[Continuing Education]], [[Workplace Learning]], [[ Andragogy]], [[Distance Learning]], [[E-Learning]]. }} | |
Latest revision as of 10:37, 6 January 2014
 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
| The means by which professionals maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge and skills and develop the personal qualities required for the execution of professional and technical duties throughout the working life. It is a lifelong learning approach to planning, managing and benefiting from own development. Professional development helps to:
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References
- ↑ www.iop.org (31 July 2008), www.pmi.org/careerdevelopment (31 July 2008), www.tda.gov.uk (31 July 2008), www.teachernet.gov.uk (31 July 2008), www.rsc.org/Education (31 July 2008)