Difference between revisions of "Professional Development"

{{Term|PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT|The systematic maintenance, improvement and broadening of [[Knowledge|knowledge]] and [[Skills|skills]], and the development of personal qualities necessary 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:  

Professional development is the means by which professionals maintain, improve and broaden their knowledge and skills and develop the personal qualities required in their working lives.  There are many routes which include:

By implementing a professional development plan, a learning organization purpose is to strengthening weaker skill sets and knowledge areas. Professional development activities provide 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.gov.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]]. }}