CPD activity examples

This list should give you an idea of the kinds of activity that might make up your continuing professional development:

Work based learning:

• Learning by doing
• Case studies
• Reflective practice
• Clinical audit
• Coaching from others
• Discussions with colleagues
• Peer review
• Gaining, and learning from, experience
• Involvement in wider work of employer (for example, being a representative on a committee)
• Work shadowing
• Secondments
• Job rotation
• Journal club
• In-service training
• Supervising staff or students
• Visiting other departments and reporting back
• Expanding your role
• Analysing significant events
• Filling in self-assessment questionnaires
• Project work or project management
• Evidence of learning activities undertaken as part of your progression on the Knowledge and Skills Framework

Professional activity

• Involvement in a professional body
• Membership of a specialist interest group
• Lecturing or teaching
• Mentoring
• Being an examiner
• Being a tutor
• Branch meetings
• Organising journal clubs or other specialist groups
• Maintaining or developing specialist skills (for example, musical skills)
• Being an expert witness
• Membership of other professional bodies or groups
• Giving presentations at conferences
• Organising accredited courses
• Supervising research
• Being a national assessor
• Being promoted

Formal / educational

• Courses
• Further education
• Research
• Attending conferences
• Writing articles or papers
• Going to seminars
• Distance learning
• Courses accredited by professional body
• Planning or running a course

Self-directed learning

• Reading journals/articles
• Reviewing books or articles
• Updating knowledge through the internet or TV
• Keeping a file of your progress

Other

• Public service
• Voluntary work
• Courses

This list is not intended to be exhaustive and the Council's intention is that the registrant will make a professional judgement as to which type and frequency of activity will allow them to meet the Standards. Thus, the CPD scheme is based on on-going learning and development and focuses on the individual's learning achievements and how these have been reflected in their clinical practice and service delivery, either directly or indirectly.

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