PM4924: The focus of the module is to build on the CPD activities students engaged in last semester and to explore career: Continuing Professional Development 1 Assignment, UOL, Ireland

The focus of the module is to build on the CPD activities students engaged in last semester and to explore career self-management, assisting students to understand the importance of continuing CPD. Students will produce a career development plan and develop a short portfolio of their unique selling points.

Syllabus:

Introduction; the concept of lifelong learning and career self-management; core concepts of CPD; stakeholders involved in CPD; key principles of CPD; techniques and strategies for self-managed CPD process; engaging in self-evaluation and reflection; interpreting the results of self-evaluation; prioritizing learning and development needs; identifying development needs; different ways of recording and presenting evidence of CPD process; personal development plans and learning plans.