Timelord's Guide to CPD

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Regenerate your career

Revalidation, Fellowship and the Timelord’s Guide to CPD

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Overview

• Who’s Who• CDG Confidential

– Revalidation and Fellowship case studies

• All aboard the TARDIS• Sonic screwdrivers• Companions matter• Set the controls• Regenerate yourself

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CDG Confidential

Get the low down on how and why your speakers notched up some new

professional qualifications

Amanda Quick – Revalidation

Isabel Hood - Fellowship

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Blue Box sighting

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Get out and about

• Stick your head above the parapet• Benefits of professional activity

– Awareness– People– Satisfaction– Skills

• SIGs are good for you• Branching out• Virtual communities

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Cow Parade 2006

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Skills gained

• Making meetings effective• Event management• Time management• Teamwork / getting the best out of people• Flexibility• Wider perspective• A little bit of politics• Leadership?

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The CRIME Formula

Commitment + Responsibility =

Increased Motivation + Enthusiasm

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Sonic screwdrivers

• Reading– Books: fiction/non-fiction/LIS/non-LIS– Journals and newsletters– Newspapers, including recruitment pages– Mailing lists, blogs and fora

• Writing– CPD logs – what, when, where, who– CV – good to keep up to date

• Portfolios– Evidence and evaluation of your CPD

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Qualifications

• CILIP Framework of Qualifications– Certification (ACLIP)– Chartership (MCLIP)– Fellowship (FCLIP)– Revalidation (of MCLIP and FCLIP)

• Other qualifications– Academic– Technical e.g. ECDL, Advanced ECDL– Managerial e.g. MBA, CIPD

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Companions matter

• Networks

• Influence – given and received

• Mentors– Formal and informal– Assigned or chosen– At work– For professional qualifications– For coaching

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Good companions…

• May have technical knowhow (Zoe)• May ask the right questions (Sarah-Jane)• May be highly intelligent (Romana)• May be brave and take risks (Leela)• May be a comfort in difficult times (Rose)• May provide a reality check (Donna)

• …or may just stand around screaming!

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Set the controls

• Draw a timeline showing achievements and key events to date in personal/professional life

• Set yourself professional goals– Short term e.g. this week/month– Medium term e.g. months/years– Long term e.g. years/decades

• Regularly review your goals and progress

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Example

• Amanda’s goals:– Short term: be the best CDG President I can be,

encourage the rest of the team and try to keep on top of all my work and CDG commitments

– Medium term: join the mentor network; apply for Fellowship; apply for a first timer award to attend IFLA conference

– Long term: find a post I really love, that suits my personality; think about going part time for better work-life balance

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Regenerate yourself!

• Remember work-life balance

• Set personal goals as well as professional

• Reward yourself for your hard work

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And finally…

• Any questions?

• Thank you for listening and joining in

• Why not join the Career Development Group Scottish Division committee…?