Continuing Professional Development Providers Research Articles

A role for clinical audit and peer review in the identification of continuing professional development needs for general dental practitioners: a discussion.

The purpose of this paper is to discuss how the role of peer review and clinical audit may be used in the identification of the continuing professional development (CPD) needs of general dental practitioners (GDPs). Clinical audit and peer review are intrinsically valuable in terms of the continued professional development of GDPs. Collaborative clinical audit, in particular, can provide a framework for short course input and there are particular benefits to this combination of activities which might usefully be more widely encouraged. If open to analysis in a way which retains individual anonymity, peer review and clinical audit resumes, these could be used to inform the provision of CPD and, linked to the knowledge of audit facilitators, short courses might more closely match the CPD needs of local dentists.

A Sense of Direction:

The arrival of continuing professional development (CPD) in the public consciousness of librarianship is a relatively new phenomenon, spurred on by rapid change in the information sector, “technological push”, obsolescence of initial professional qualifications and societal changes. Outlines the benefits of CPD and comments on the Library Association′s new initiative in the CPD arena. Examines some basic problems in CPD planning and provision, notably the terminological difficulty embedded in the concept of “professional” in the label “CPD”. Addresses the controversial area of mandatory versus compulsory CPD and the benefits or disadvantages involved, including the important “equal opportunities” dimension.

A sense of direction: Librarianship and CPD

The arrival of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in the public consciousness of librarianship is a relatively new phenomenon, spurred on by rapid change in the information sector, “technological push”, obsolescence of initial professional qualifications and societal changes. Outlines the benefits of CPD and comments on the Library Association′s new initiative in the CPD arena. Examines some basic problems in CPD planning and provision, notably the terminological difficulty embedded in the concept of “professional” in the label “CPD”. Addresses the controversial area of mandatory versus compulsory CPD and the benefits or disadvantages involved, including the important “equal opportunities” dimension.

Continuing Professional Development Needs of Accounting Technicians in the UK

Opportunity exists to enhance organisational productivity in the UK financial services sector by upgrading the task role of accounting technicians. This can be achieved only if appropriate Continuing Professional Development (CPD) provision is in place. The Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) supported a Plymouth Business School national survey to determine CPD priority areas and preferred modes of training delivery. The study revealed that technician CPD provision on a national scale is inadequate and proposals are made on how this situation might be remedied in the future.